Pingxi line

Pingxi line

Pingxi branch railway was originally built by Taiyang Mining Co., Ltd. to transport coal. Later, after the government took over and operated it, it was once abandoned and later developed into a railway branch line with important sightseeing value

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Pingxi line belongs to non electrified, one-way slow speed railway, and the speed limit is less than 30-40km. The DR1000 diesel powered inter district train of Taiwan Railway officially entered Pingxi line after changing tracks at sandiaoling station.

Ruifang ↔ Monkey cave ↔ Between sandiaoling is the main line of "Ilan line" of two-way electrification of Taiwan Railway, which connects the north loop line to Hualien through su'ao new station.

One day tickets are NT $80. They are available at window 12 of Taipei station hall (right rear of ticket vending machine), Keelung station, Ruifang station and Jingtong station.

Route information

Jurisdiction: Taiwan Railway Administration

Route distance: sandiaoling ↔ Jingtongjian 12.9km

Track gauge: 1067mm number of stations: 7 (sandiaoling) ↔ Jatropha curcas

Double line section: none, single line in the whole line

Electrification zone: None

Use vehicle: shuttle bus

Operation mode

Haike Museum = Ruifang = Jingtong. Most tourists get on from Ruifang station and the morning and evening trains start from Badu.

Most of the return trains start from Jingtong.

In order to attract foreign tourists, Taiwan's Tourism Bureau tried to run a steam train from Ruifang to Pingxi. After the old steam train CK124 was full of 300 tourists, it tried to take a section of Pingxi line. The charming charm of the old train made the railway fans who came to Taiwan from Japan to take a test ride fall in love with it.

Historical evolution

Pingxi line was completed in July 1912 in the Japanese occupation era. It was originally a coal transportation railway funded by Taiyang Mining Co., Ltd. It was not until 1929 that it was sold to the Ministry of Railways in Taiwan's governor's office. After reconstruction, it began to run passenger transport. In the 1980s, due to the closure of most coal mines in Pingxi Township and the loss of population, the Pingxi line was operating at a loss. The Taiwan Railway administration once planned to stop operating the Pingxi line. With the active efforts of local people, it has been retained as the only three major branch lines of Taiwan Railway (Pingxi line, neiwan line and Jiji Line), and has become the longest and most beautiful passenger transport branch line among the railway branches still in operation.

tourist resources

There are many scenic spots along the way, including sandiaoling waterfall group, Shishi waterfall, jingjingdong, Taiwan Coal Mine Museum, Pingxi old street, xiaozishan, Jingtong old street, Shidi coal mine site, etc.; Pingxi regularly holds "Sky Lantern Festival" every year, and Pingxi line also plays a role in transporting a large number of tourists.

Eight famous sceneries:

Sandiaoling - Dahua: sanguazi bridge Dahua - Shihua: Jilong River steel girder bridge beside Jingjing cave

Dahua to Shitai: Pingxi Railway on Shitai old street

No.10 station: arm log entry signal machine

Jingtong station: the remains of coal yard in Shidi coal mine

Jingtong station: wooden building

Stations along the line

Main stations of Pingxi line: sandiaoling station, Dahua station, Shishi station, Wanggu station, Lingjiao station, Pingxi station and Jingtong station

Address: Ruifang station, Xinbei

Longitude: 121.740166

Latitude: 25.025833

Chinese PinYin : Ping Xi Xian