Taiwan Sugar Railways
 | This article possibly contains original research. (February 2019) |
 A Sugar Railway DIEMA diesel locomotive on the Magongcuo Line | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Main region(s) | Taiwan |
| Parent company | Taiwan Sugar Corporation |
| Dates of operation | 1907–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) |
| Taiwan Sugar Railways | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Táiwān Tángyè Tiělù |
| Wade–Giles | T'ai2-wan1 T'ang2-yeh4 T'ieh3-lu4 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Táiwan Tángyè Tiělù |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Tâi-oân Thn̂g-gia̍p Thih-lō͘ |
The Taiwan Sugar Railways is a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) industrial railway operated by the Taiwan Sugar Corporation. The railway was primarily used in the production of sugar by transporting sugarcane to mills, but 41 lines also provided passenger service.[1]
After the Second World War the network raeched its peak, : 3000 kilometer, of which 675 for passengers. [2]
From 1950 approximately 275 kilometer were added: "The North-South Parallel Preparatory Line". This connected all sugar factories. However, this was quickly shortened after a natural disaster, and increasingly after each disaster. The last part closed in 1998.[3] The only line still used to carry sugarcane today is the Magongcuo Line in Huwei, Yunlin, though five other lines are partly preserved as heritage railways.[4][5]
History
The Sugar Railways were initially constructed by Meiji Sugar Co., Ltd. during
Operations
Typically, most of the Sugar Railway lines centered on the many sugar mills in southern and central Taiwan, radiating outwards through sugarcane fields and small towns. Most of the lines were also linked with stations shared with
See also
References
- ^ https://www.tmitrail.org.tw/work-content/1458
- ^ https://www.tmitrail.org.tw/work-content/1458
- ^ https://www.taisugar.com.tw/Monthly/CPN.aspx?ms=1385&p=13384998&s=13385007
- ^ "來！來！攏來搭五分車！-蔗香飄飄 唯一以五分載蔗的虎尾糖廠". 台糖通訊 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taiwan Sugar Corporation. August 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ 黃淑莉 (December 10, 2020). "追火車！虎尾糖廠製糖開工 「五分車」穿梭市區田間" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Liberty Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ https://hiking.biji.co/index.php?=info&review_id=9447
External links
- Taiwan Sugar Corporation (English)(dead link)
- Sugar railways in Taiwan(dead link)
