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The Taroko Express (Chinese: 太魯閣號; pinyin: Tàilǔgé Hào) is an express train service of Taiwan Railway, and is part of Tze-Chiang Limited Express. The name of the service comes from the 19-kilometre (12-mile) long Taroko Gorge, which is one of Taiwan's most popular tourist spots, and the Truku people. It began commercial operations ...
Tze-Chiang (Chinese: 自強號; pinyin: Zìqiáng háo), also Tzu-chiang or Ziqiang, is a type of limited express train service operated by Taiwan Railway (TR). Of the five service classes operated by TR, the Tze-Chiang service is the fastest. Ticketing is done on the basis of mileage (NT$2.27 per km with a 10 km minimum fee).
Rail transport in Taiwan consists of 2,025 kilometres (1,258 mi) (as of 2015) of railway networks. [2] Though no longer as dominant as it once was, rail transport is an extremely important form of transportation in Taiwan due to high population density, especially along the densely populated western corridor.
Taiwan Railway (TR) [II] is a state-owned conventional railway in Taiwan. It is operated by the Taiwan Railway Corporation under the supervision of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications , responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services on 1,097 km (682 mi) of track in Taiwan . [ 1 ]
Taiwan High Speed Rail map, as of 2022. The railway was opened in 2007, [27] with limited commercial services between Banqiao and Zuoying stations from 5 January, [28] [29] with full service from Taipei Station to Kaohsiung from May 2007. [30] Three additional stations located along the line – Miaoli, Changhua and Yunlin – opened in 2015. [31]
TEMU2000 series "Puyuma Express" Puyuma Express set 16 near Xizhi In service 2013–present Manufacturer Nippon Sharyo Family name Tze-chiang limited express Formation 4 cars per unit, 2 units per train Operators Taiwan Railway Corporation Specifications Train length 168.39 m (552 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Car length 22,095 mm (72 ft 5 + 7 ⁄ 8 in) (TED) 20.7 m (67 ft 10 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) (others ...
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below Taiwan High Speed Rail section for their relations in detail. There are five rapid transit systems in Taiwan: Taipei Metro, opened in March 1996, serves the core of Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area.
Shifen railway station (Chinese: 十分車站; pinyin: Shífēn Chēzhàn) is a railway station located in Pingxi District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is located on the Pingxi line and is operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration .