The Pingxi Line () is a 12.9 km long, single-track railway

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of the

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. It runs through

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and Pingxi Districts in

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History

The railroad was originally built to transport coal. It was completed in July 1921, during Japanese rule.

Services

All trains have through service to the

Yilan Line The Yilan Line () is the northern section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration in Taiwan. It has a length of 95 km. History This railroad was completed in 1924 as the Giran-sen during Imperial Japanese rule over Taiwan. ...

. Most trains terminate at either Houtong or

. Other trains go as far as Badu.

Stations

Gallery

File:TRA CK124 SL 03.jpg, TRA steam logo CK124 running on the Pingsi Line File:TRA DRC1033 on Pingxi Line 20061104.jpg, DR1000 on the Pingsi line File:平溪線的DR1000彩繪列車.JPG, Colour promotional livery for DR1000 File:Exchanging Tokens Sandiaoling 20100131 DSC 2115.png, TRA personnel receiving a token (staff) to provide movement authority at Sandiaoling for the next segment to Shifen File:Pingxi Line Edmondson Tickets.JPG, Pingsi Line Edmondson ticket

References

External links

1921 establishments in Taiwan TRA routes Railway lines opened in 1921 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Taiwan {{Taiwan-rail-transport-stub