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 on 16 February 2007.
The Taroko Express uses the tilting electrical multiple unit series known as TEMU1000 based on the JR Kyushu 885 series. They were imported to Taiwan in 2006; since 2007, they have been running between Hualien and Taipei City, on the curved Yilan line at the existing narrow gauge tracks, where they reduced traveling time between the two places from previously 3 hours down to about 2 hours.[1] Some trains also continue from Taipei to Tianzhong. Its maximum operational speed is 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).[2]
Taroko Express set 7 in Hello Kitty livery at Kaohsiung in 2016. After the livery was removed, this trainset would later derail, killing 49.
On 2 April 2021, a Taroko Express train derailed in Hualien County, killing 49 people with many others injured.[3][4]
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^"太魯閣號事故遺骸DNA比對出爐 罹難者確認49人" [DNA Matching Results of Taroko Express Derailment Released, Death Toll reduced to 49]. www.cna.com.tw. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
The TarokoExpress (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...
Look up Taroko in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Taroko may refer to: Taroko people, indigenous people of Taiwan related to the Seediq Taroko language...
electric multiple units (EMUs) were delivered from 2012 to 2014 for TarokoExpress services running between Taipei and Hualien on the east coast lines...
On 2 April 2021, at 09:28 NST (01:28 UTC), a TarokoExpress train operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) derailed at the north entrance of...
of fares; however, it is a reservation-only service similarly to the TarokoExpress, with no standing passengers allowed. The name "Puyuma" means "together"...
Ashizuri, Nanpū, Shimanto and Uzushio limited expresses. TRA TEMU1000 series (Taiwan, 2007) use for TarokoExpress, based on JR Kyūshū 885 Series. Tilt Train...
together with Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung. On 2 April 2021, a TarokoExpress derailed at the north entrance of Qingshui Tunnel after striking an...
Passengers holding the card can take all trains of the TRA, except TarokoExpress, Puyuma Express, group trains, tourism trains, and specified operating trains...
for use on the route between Taipei and Hualien in Taiwan (known as TarokoExpress). Deliveries of the trains began in late 2006, with the first public...
such as when a truck entered a level crossing and collided with the TarokoExpress in Jan 17, 2012. The Taiwan Railway Administration alone has hundreds...
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southwest from Heren Station of the Taiwan Railways. On April 2, 2021, a TarokoExpress train derailed at the entrance of Daqingshui Tunnel near the cliffs...
demand for trains is very high. As standing is not allowed in TarokoExpress and Puyuma Express, seat reservation is compulsory even with the pass. Foreign...
security law passed. 2021 2 April 2021 Hualien train derailment: A TarokoExpress train was derailed at Hualien County killing 49 passengers and injuring...
seat layout, a children's play area, and breastfeeding rooms. TarokoExpress Puyuma Express 王思慧 (15 October 2018). "台鐵車種如聯合國 將逐步統一降低成本" (in Chinese (Taiwan))...
June due to concerns over damage in the Taroko National Park. Incumbent Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen expressed concern about the damage and ordered the...
in Taipei City before the cut-over to underground trackage built during the Undergroundization Project: TarokoExpress No. 1074 on September 20, 2008....
"The Beauty of Taroko" is a large-scale ink painting created by Ma Pai-Shui in early 1999. It consists of twenty-four pieces of Xuan paper, each measuring...
platforms. Although it is a first-class station, the TarokoExpress, a variant of the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express which passes through the Taichung line (Mountain...
line ceases service. 2008-02-25: The station becomes a stop on the TarokoExpress. Fengyuan Museum of Lacquer Art Taichung Municipal City Huludun Cultural...
2008: The TarokoExpress begins servicing the station. 16 June 2009: The station becomes an origin point for the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express. 29 October...
depot is completed. 25 February 2008: In order to increase service, the TarokoExpress begins stopping at the station. Changhua Arts Hall Changhua City Library...
Japanese rule. Except Tzu-Chiang Limited Express southbound 133, 143, northbound 138, and some TarokoExpresses, all other trains stop at Hsinchu Station...
on the Yilan line and is a second-tier station. Many express trains, including the TarokoExpress, stop at this station. 1919-03-24: The station opened...
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