''Fu-Hsing Semi-Express'' () was a series of trains operated by the

Taiwan Railway Administration Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) was a governmental agency in Taiwan which operated Taiwan Railway from 1948 to 2023. It managed, maintained, and operated conventional passenger and freight railway services on of track. Passenger traffic ...

from 1981 to 2022. This service was originally called the "Air Conditioned Reserved, on Chu-kuang Limited Express" (莒光特快附掛對號) and operated as a more affordable coach on the Chu-kuang Express services; however, the practice of having different classes of service on the same train was not well-received (TRA had abolished this system in 1953), and soon the Air Conditioned coaches were rebranded and operated as an independent class of trains and named the Fu-hsing Limited Express (復興特快). ''Fu-Hsing Semi-Express'' trains were introduced in 1981. They were the first to be built in Taiwan, and the first Taiwanese trains to have air conditioning. Republished as: , and by the
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Republished as: The ''Fu-Hsings final journey took place on 29 March 2022, and ran from Hualien to

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. ''Fu-Hsing'' trains were replaced by EMU500 series, EMU500 and EMU900 series, EMU900 series trains, and the Tze-chiang limited express. ''Fu-Hsing'' trains that could be refurbished were placed on the South-link line.

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1981 establishments in Taiwan 2022 disestablishments in Taiwan Named passenger trains of Taiwan Taiwan Railways Administration {{Taiwan-rail-transport-stub