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The Taiwan Railway Administration (台灣鐵路管理局, abbreviated 台鐵 or TRA) an agency of the Republic of China Ministry of Transportation and Communications responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan (Rail gauge: 1067 mm) . As Taiwan is heavily urbanized with a high population density, railways have always played an important part in domestic transportation. Most of the main lines are fully electrified and service is generally efficient and reliable.

Recent growth in the Highway System in Taiwan and increased competition from bus companies and airlines has led to a decline in long distance rail travel (except during major holidays such as Chinese New Year), though short and intermediate distance travel is still heavily utilized by commuters and students. The Taiwan High Speed Rail line is not run by TRA, and is also expected to be a major source of competition. To offset this TRA has begun placing an emphasis on tourism, this has led to several special tourist trains running to scenic areas and hot springs, the addition of dining cars (originally deemed unnecessary due to Taiwan's relatively small size), and converting several smaller branch lines to attract tourists.

Like several other state owned enterprises in Taiwan, the Taiwan Railway Administration is currently in the process of privatization, which has led to some conflict between employee unions and management with the occasional threat of strikes. Routes

TRA runs the four main rail lines forming a closed loop around the main island of Taiwan, and three smaller branch lines.

Main Lines

Branch Lines Passenger service Freight only Defunct

Service Trains are divided into five classes, higher classes generally stop at fewer stations resulting in faster service. The classes are:



With the exception of the Ordinary trains, all trains are modern and air conditioned. Many of the Ordinary train cars, on the other hand, are almost 40 to 50 years old, and provide an interesting experience for the more historically minded.

History Source:



See also

References

External links

{| border="1" align="right" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="250" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"|-! align="center" colspan="2" style="background-color:#7171C6" |Taiwan Railway Administration|- align="center"| colspan="2" | |-| width="48%" | Headquarters| Taipei Main Station, Taipei|-| Service Type| [Inter-city rail, Regional rail|-| Foundation| 1887 — present]| Narrow gauge railway|-| Website| http://www.railway.gov.tw|}

The Taiwan Railway Administration (台灣鐵路管理局, abbreviated 台鐵 or TRA) an agency of the Republic of China Ministry of Transportation and Communications responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan (Rail gauge: 1067 mm) . As Taiwan is heavily urbanized with a high population density, railways have always played an important part in domestic transportation. Most of the main lines are fully electrified and service is generally efficient and reliable.

Recent growth in the Highway System in Taiwan and increased competition from bus companies and airlines has led to a decline in long distance rail travel (except during major holidays such as Chinese New Year), though short and intermediate distance travel is still heavily utilized by commuters and students. The Taiwan High Speed Rail line is not run by TRA, and is also expected to be a major source of competition. To offset this TRA has begun placing an emphasis on tourism, this has led to several special tourist trains running to scenic areas and hot springs, the addition of dining cars (originally deemed unnecessary due to Taiwan's relatively small size), and converting several smaller branch lines to attract tourists.

Like several other state owned enterprises in Taiwan, the Taiwan Railway Administration is currently in the process of privatization, which has led to some conflict between employee unions and management with the occasional threat of strikes. Routes

TRA runs the four main rail lines forming a closed loop around the main island of Taiwan, and three smaller branch lines.

Main Lines

Branch Lines Passenger service Freight only Defunct

Service Trains are divided into five classes, higher classes generally stop at fewer stations resulting in faster service. The classes are:



With the exception of the Ordinary trains, all trains are modern and air conditioned. Many of the Ordinary train cars, on the other hand, are almost 40 to 50 years old, and provide an interesting experience for the more historically minded.

History Source:



See also

References

External links



 

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