The Taichung line (), also known as the Mountain line (), is a line of the Taiwan Railway. It is one of two parallel lines in Central Taiwan, passing the inland area and Downtown Taichung. It has a total length of , all of which is double track.
History The Taichung line was first completed in 1908. After the Coast line between Zhunan and Changhua was finished in 1922, the original line was renamed the Taichung line. In 1998, the construction to expand to two tracks (double tracks) was completed. Long tunnels were built to reduce the grade of the line. Sanyi Tunnel is one of the longest railway tunnels in Taiwan. The opening of the new segment of the line relegated the previous segment of the line to become the Former Mountain line.
The section between Fengyuan and Daqing was rebuilt as an elevated line in 2016. Five new stations were added in 2018: Lilin, Toujiacuo, Songzhu, Jingwu, and Wuquan.
Stations Station nameTransfersLocationEnglishChineseTaiwaneseHakkaZhunanTek-lâmChuk-nàm→ West Coast lineZhunanMiaoliCountyZaoqiaoChō-kiôChho-khiâuZaoqiaoFengfuHong-hùFûng-fu MiaoliHoulongMiaoliBiâu-le̍kMèu-li̍tMiaoliNanshiLâm-sìNàm-sṳTongluoTâng-lôThùng-lòTongluoSanyiSam-gīSâm-ngi→ Former Mountain line (limited services)SanyiTai'anThài-anThai-ônHouliTaichungHouliĀu-líHeu-lî→ Former Mountain line (limited services)FengyuanHong-goânFûng-ngiènFengyuanLilinLek-lîmLi̍t-lìmTanziTanziThâm-chúThâm-chṳ́ ToujiacuoThâu-ke-chhùThèu-kâ-chhṳ̀SongzhuSiông-tekChhiùng-chuk 104 BeitunTaiyuanThài-goânThai-ngiènJingwuCheng-búChîn-vúEastTaichungTâi-tiongThòi-chûngCentralWuquanNgō͘-khoânŃg-khiènSouthDaqingTāi-khèngThai-khin 115 WuriO͘-ji̍tVû-ngit 118 (out-of-station)WuriXinwuriSin O͘-ji̍tSîn Vû-ngit Taichung 119 ChenggongSêng-kongSṳ̀n-kûng→ Chengzhui lineJinmaKim-máKîm-mâ 124 Jinma (planned)ChanghuaChanghuaCountyChanghuaChiong-hoàChông-fa→ West Coast line
Notes: Tai'an station: Earliest elevated station of TRA
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