The Taichung line (), also known as the Mountain line (), is a line of the

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. It is one of two parallel lines in Central Taiwan, passing the inland area and Downtown

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. It has a total length of , all of which is

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History

The Taichung Line was first completed in 1908. After the Coast Line between Zhunan and

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was finished in 1922, the original line was renamed the Taichung Line. In 1998, the construction to expand to two tracks ( double tracks) was completed. Long tunnels were built to reduce the grade of the line.

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Tunnel is one of the longest

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s in Taiwan. The opening of the new segment of the line relegated the previous segment of the line to become the Old Mountain Line. The section between Fengyuan and

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was rebuilt as an elevated line in 2016. Five new stations were added in 2018:

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, Toujiacuo, Songzhu, Jingwu, and Wuquan.

Stations

Notes: * Tai'an Station: Earliest elevated station of TRA.

References

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