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Taiwan Railway
A local train at North Hsinchu
Overview
Native name
臺鐵[I]
Locale
Taiwan
Transit type
Heavy rail
Number of lines
12
Number of stations
241
Annual ridership
170,254,000 (2022) 9.89%
Chief executive
Feng Hui-sheng
Website
railway.gov.tw
Operation
Began operation
1891
Operator(s)
Taiwan Railway Corporation
Character
Mixed
Number of vehicles
900
Technical
System length
1,065 km (662 mi)
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification
25 kV 60Hz AC overhead lines where electrified
Top speed
130 km/h (81 mph)
Official route map (zh)
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] Passenger traffic in 2018 was 231,267,955.[2]
The railway was previously operated Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA). On 1 January 2024, Taiwan Railway Administration became a state-owned corporation, Taiwan Railway Corporation.[3]
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^"Transportation". A Brief Introduction to Taiwan. ROC Government Information Office. Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2006.
^"Statistics". railway.gov.tw. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^TRA becomes Taiwan Railway Corporation International Railway Journal January 2, 2024
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