Neiwan line

The Neiwan Line (Chinese: 內灣線; pinyin: Nèiwān Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lāi-oan Soàⁿ) is a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. It is located in Hsinchu County.

Neiwan Line
Overview
Native name內灣線
OwnerTaiwan Railways Administration
TerminiHsinchu
Neiwan
Stations13
Service
Operator(s)Taiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened11 September 1951
Technical
Line length27.9 km (17.3 mi)
Neiwan Station, Hsinchu County.
Neiwan Line monument

History

The Neiwan Line was completed on 11 September 1951. Although this line is a branch line, its standards are comparable to those of a main line except that it is not electrified. It became a popular tourist site in the early 2000s.

The Neiwan Line closed temporarily between Hsinchu and Zhudong on 28 February 2007. This was to allow construction of the Liujia Line. The line was reopened on 11 November 2011. [1]

Liujia branch
Main article: Liujia Line

The Liujia Line, which connects TRA Hsinchu Station and THSR Hsinchu Station, branches off from the Neiwan Line at Zhuzhong Station.[2]

Operations

All trains run between Hsinchu and Neiwan. The headway between each number of runs is about one hour. There has been one through-service between Neiwan and Taipei on Saturdays and Sundays since 2004. The Neiwan Line is principally serviced by Local Trains (區間車). Until the renovation of the Neiwan Line which accompanied the construction of the Liujia Line, only diesel-powered trains serviced the Neiwan Line as it was not electrified. Now, diesel-powered trains are only required on the segment between Zhuzhong and Neiwan. On some special occasions diesel-powered versions of the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express (自強號) have been used on the route.

Stations
NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaTransfers and NotesLocation
Hsinchu新竹Sin-tekSîn-chuk → West Coast line EastHsinchu
North Hsinchu北新竹Pak Sin-tekPet Sîn-chuk → West Coast line
Qianjia千甲Chhian-kahChhiên-kap
Xinzhuang新莊Sin-chngSîn-chông
Zhuzhong竹中Tek-tiongChuk-chûng → Liujia line to Hsinchu HSR station ZhudongHsinchu
County
Shangyuan上員Siōng-goânSông-yèn
Ronghua榮華Êng-hôaYùng-fà
Zhudong竹東Tek-tangChuk-tûng
Hengshan橫山Hoâiⁿ-soaⁿVàng-sân Hengshan
Jiuzantou九讚頭Káu-chàn-thâuKiú-chan-theù
Hexing合興Ha̍p-hengHa̍p-hîn
Fugui富貴Hù-kuìFu-kui
Neiwan內灣Lāi-oanNui-vân

References
  1. Marchant, John Scott (2011-11-11). "Hsinchu's Neiwan Line steams back to life". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  2. "New rails to link high speed and TRA trains". The China Post. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
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