[[Image:TRA - Neiwan Station.jpg|thumb|Neiwan Station, Hsinchu County [http://public.fotki.com/apjung/trainspotting/taiwan/6/].]]

thumb|Neiwan Line monument

The Neiwan line () is a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by Taiwan Railway. It is located in Hsinchu County.

History

The Neiwan line was completed on 11 September 1951. It became a popular tourist site in the early 2000s. A through-service between Neiwan and Taipei on Saturdays and Sundays started in 2004.

The section between Hsinchu and Zhudong was temporarily closed from 28 February 2007 in order to facilitate the construction of an electrified, dual-track, grade-separated route from Hsinchu through Zhuzhong and, via a new sub-branch line (the Liujia Line), to the newly opened Hsinchu HSR station. Concurrently, three infill stations were added between Hsinchu and Zhuzhong. The upgraded section was reopened on 11 November 2011.

The section past Zhuzhong remains single-track and unelectrified.

Operations

The Neiwan Line is principally serviced by Local Trains (區間車).

On some special occasions, diesel-powered versions of the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express (自強號) have been used on the route.

Stations

{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

!Name!!Chinese!!Taiwanese!!Hakka!!Transfers and Notes!!colspan=2|Location

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|Hsinchu||||Sin-tek||Sîn-chuk

|align=left|→ West Coast line

|rowspan=4|East||rowspan=4|Hsinchu

|-

|North Hsinchu||||Pak Sin-tek||Pet Sîn-chuk

|align=left|→ West Coast line

|-

|Qianjia||||Chhian-kah||Chhiên-kap||align=left|

|-

|Xinzhuang||||Sin-chng||Sîn-chông||align=left|

|-

|Zhuzhong||||Tek-tiong||Chuk-chûng

|align=left|→ Liujia line to Hsinchu HSR station

|rowspan=4|Zhudong||rowspan=9|Hsinchu<br>County

|-

|Shangyuan||||Siōng-goân||Sông-yèn||align=left|

|-

|Ronghua||||Êng-hôa||Yùng-fà||align=left|

|-

|Zhudong||||Tek-tang||Chuk-tûng||align=left|

|-

|Hengshan||||Hoâiⁿ-soaⁿ||Vàng-sân||align=left|

|rowspan=5|Hengshan

|-

|Jiuzantou||||Káu-chàn-thâu||Kiú-chan-theù||align=left|

|-

|Hexing||||Ha̍p-heng||Ha̍p-hîn||align=left|

|-

|Fugui||||Hù-kuì||Fu-kui||align=left|

|-

|Neiwan||||Lāi-oan||Nui-vân||align=left|

|}

References

  • Railway Reconstruction Bureau project page for the Liujia branch (in Chinese)