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Pingtung Line

Pingtung Line
TRA Pingtung Line.svg
Overview
Native name 屏東線
Type Heavy rail
Termini Kaohsiung
Fangliao
Stations 18
Operation
Opened 15 December 1941
Owner Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s) Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length 61.3 km (38.1 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification 25 kV/60 Hz Catenary (KaohsiungChaozhou section)
Operating speed 150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map
km Station
Connecting to the Western Line
0.0 Kaohsiung
5.8 Fengshan
9.5 Houzhuang
13.8 Jiuqutang
Kaohsiung City - Pingtung County border
18.8 Liukuaicuo
21.0 Pingtung
23.6 Guilai
25.9 Linluo
28.3 Xishi
32.0 Zhutian
36.1 Chaozhou
40.9 Kanding
43.3 Nanzhou
46.9 Zhen'an
50.1 Linbian
54.1 Jiadong
57.2 Donghai
61.3 Fangliao
Connecting to the South-Link Line

The Pingtung Line (Chinese: 屏東線; pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn) is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line in Taiwan. It is 61.3 km long, of which 36.1 km is double track.

The line was completed in 1941. It is electrified (25 kV) with two tracks from Kaohsiung to Chaozhou. Most trains start or end from Kaohsiung Station or Pingtung Station.



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