Donggang line

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Donggang line
Heavy rail
Operator(s)Taiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened19 July 1940 (1940-07-19)[1]
ClosedJuly 2002 (2002-07)[2]
Technical
Line length6.2 km (3.9 mi)[2]
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
ElectrificationNone

The Donggang line (

Pingtung Line, diverging at Zhen'an Station to the coastal town of Donggang. The route ran parallel to the current-day Provincial Highway 17
.

History

During

Fangliao. Donggang residents petitioned to the government for the tracks to enter the town, and Donggang Line entered service on 19 July 1940 as a branch line of the system.[1][3] At the time of opening, the line had only two stations, Shebian (社邊, now Zhen'an) and Donggang; a third station named Dapeng was added on 1 December 1942.[4] Aside from passenger services, the line also branched off into an air force complex located at the current Penbay International Circuit.[3]

In 1983, the completion of the Shuangyuan Bridge across the Gaoping River made car travel to Kaohsiung much faster and caused a decline in ridership on the Donggang line. Afterwards, there were only ten round-trip services on the line, primarily served by a single DR2600 series car.[5] Passenger services finally ceased on 1 March 1991.[6] The line continued to carry military supplies into the air force base until July 2002.[2]

Development plans

Former President Ma Ying-jeou once proposed that the Donggang Line be reopened, but the plan was rejected by Donggang residents.[7]

In 2016, the

Linbian instead of Zhen'an.[8][9] However, Donggang residents also opposed this plan, and the route was deemed not economically viable.[7]

A planned extension of the Kaohsiung MRT

Red line will follow the route of the Donggang Line between Donggang and Dapeng Bay.[10][11]

Stations

Name Chinese Taiwanese Hakka Transfers and Notes Location
Zhen'an 鎮安 →
Pingtung Line
Linbian
 Pingtung County
Dapeng 大鵬   Donggang
Donggang 東港  

References

  1. ^ a b 昭和15年7月臺灣總督府報 (in Japanese). Taiwan Historica: Government-General of Taiwan. 12 July 1940. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d 陳彥廷 (11 November 2016). "鐵路東港支線若「復駛」 舊站址恐與新行政中心強碰！" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Liberty Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b 温文佑. 消失的軍用鐵道─東港線 (PDF) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ 昭和17年11月臺灣總督府報 (in Japanese). Taiwan Historica: Government-General of Taiwan. 27 November 1942. p. 103. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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  6. ISBN 9789860497526
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  7. ^ a b 陳彥廷 (15 March 2019). "燈會塞爆讓「東港支線」再現懷舊風潮 居民盼高捷南延" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Liberty Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ 侯承旭 (26 October 2016). "台鐵東港線是否復駛 將投入850萬評估" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Liberty Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "東港觀光鐵道計畫規劃作業". Ministry of Transportation and Communications Railway Bureau (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. ^ 王淑芬; 郭芷瑄 (4 January 2021). "高雄捷運到屏東 確定高雄端採地下屏東端高架" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. ^ 陳彥廷 (21 February 2020). "高捷小港東港線 林邊爭延火車站" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Liberty Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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