Xinguanyin Tunnel

Xinguanyin Tunnel (Chinese: 新觀音隧道) is located in Taiwan Railways Administration North-link Line, Nan'ao, Yilan County territory. It runs through the Central Mountain Range, and with a total length of 10,307.1 meters, it is the longest mountain railway tunnel in Taiwan.[1].

Xinguanyin Tunnel
新觀音隧道
Xinguanyin Tunnel North Exit
Overview
LineNorth-link Line
LocationNan'ao, Yilan County
Coordinates24.41°N 121.787°E / 24.41; 121.787
Statusin use
SystemTaiwan Railways
CrossesCentral Mountain Range
StartWuta Station south
EndHanben Station north
Operation
Opened2003
Operator Taiwan Railways Administration
Trafficrail
Technical
Length10,307.1 meters
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrifiedAC 25 kV, 60 Hz
Operating speed130 km/h

This tunnel is a one-way section for up to 13.2 km in order to improve the Wuta - Hanben Chisel tunnel. Beigou is located in the south of Wuta station, south of Nanxi South River, south of Hanzhong station north, across the board two-track electrification. As the tunnel is very long, the construction unit in order to save construction time, in addition to excavation on both sides of the north and south, and in the middle of the North vertical pit and South Hang Hang, so all a total of 6 working surface to enhance the construction efficiency. The tunnel was launched in August 2001 and was commissioned in 2003. The track in the tunnel adopts the ballast layout track, which allows the train to pass at a speed of 130km / h at high speed. After completion, it will greatly enhance the driving efficiency of the north route.

Parallel with the New Guanyin tunnel Guanyin tunnel, Guyin tunnel, Gufeng tunnel and Guanyin signal station, have been abandoned, Reserved for the Yilan County government as Suhua Highway relief with the sidewalk, and later because of Suhua change engineering needs and become a dedicated contact.

References
  1. According to the Taiwan Railways Statistical Yearbook, the longest railway tunnel approved by the Taiwan Railways is the tunnel of Nangang - Banqiao 20,960 meters. The [longest mountain tunnel of Taiwan is Hsuehshan Tunnel, [length of 12,941 meters] Freeway 5.
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