Linkou line

The Linkou Line (Chinese: 林口線; pinyin: Línkǒu Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Nâ-kháu Soàⁿ) was a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. It was located in Taoyuan City and New Taipei City. The Linkou line was suspended for operation in December 2012.

Linkou Line
Overview
Native name林口線
TypePassenger/freight rail
TerminiTaoyuan
Linkou
(Linkou Power Plant)
Stations9
Operation
OpenedJanuary 1, 1968
ClosedDecember 28, 2012 (passenger)
December 31, 2012 (freight)
OwnerTaiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s)Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length18.4 km (11.4 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
ElectrificationNone

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
NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaTransfers and NotesLocation
Taoyuan桃園Thô-hn̂gThò-yèn → West Coast line TaoyuanTaoyuan
Taoyuan Senior High School桃園高中Thô-hn̂g Ko-tiongThò-yèn Kô-chûng
Paoshan寶山Pó-sanPó-sân
Nanhsiang南祥Lâm-siôngNàm-siong Guishan
Wufu五福Ngo͘-hokŃg-huk Freight only Luzhu
Changhsing長興Tióng-hingChhòng-him
Haishan海山Hái-sanHói-sân
Haihu海湖Hái-ô͘Hói-fù
Linkou林口Nâ-kháuNà-khiéu Freight only LinkouNew Taipei

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