Linkou Line

Linkou Line
Overview
Native name 林口線
Type Passenger/freight rail
Termini Taoyuan
Linkou
(Linkou Power Plant)
Stations 9
Operation
Opened January 1, 1968
Closed December 28, 2012 (passenger)
December 31, 2012 (freight)
Owner Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s) Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length 18.4 km (11.4 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification None

The Linkou Line (Chinese: 林口線; pinyin: Línkǒu Xiàn) is a railway branch line in Taiwan formerly operated by the Taiwan Railway Administration. It is located in Taoyuan City and New Taipei City. The Linkou line is no longer in operation, having been suspended in December 2012.

History

The railroad was originally built to transport coal to the Linkou Power Plant and was opened on January 1, 1968. But owing to the traffic policy of Taoyuan County, the local government made this line available for passenger service on October 27, 2005.

Passenger service on the Linkou Line ended on December 28, 2012, followed by freight services on December 31, 2012, due to the grade-separation of the northern section of the TRA Taiwan Trunk Line.

Services

While still in operation, service was only on work days, excluding government holidays.

Stations

Station NameTransfers and NotesLocation
HanyuChinese
Taoyuan桃園 → Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Trunk Line (N) TaoyuanTaoyuan
Taoyuan Senior High School桃園高中
Baoshan寶山
Nanxiang南祥 Guishan
Wufu五福 Freight only Luzhu
Changxing長興
Haishan海山
Haihu海湖
Linkou林口 Freight only LinkouNew Taipei

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