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Train routes operated by Taiwan Railway
8 routes · classic 3 · scenic 5
Taiwan Railway runs 8 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 1,059 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Puyuma Express at 347 km; the fastest is the Puyuma Express, running up to 150 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1921.
What this page says about the company comes from Taiwan Railway's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Official site ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q30941702 ↗
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- 8
- Total length
- 1,059 km
- Countries
- Taiwan
- Fastest
- Puyuma Express · 150 km/h
- Longest
- Puyuma Express · 347 km
- Oldest line here
- 1921
- Type
- national railway
Classic (3)
- Puyuma Express
Named for the Puyuma people: tilting trains lean through the Yilan curves, past Qingshui’s sheer sea cliffs, into the East Rift Valley’s rice paddies.
Wikipedia ↗ - Tze-Chiang Limited Express
Taiwan’s flagship Teng-Yun EMU3000, with a business-class car, curving down the wild Pacific east coast from Taipei to Taitung.
Wikipedia ↗ - Taroko Express
Japanese-built TEMU1000 tilting train carving through the Yilan cliffs and tunnels from Taipei to the marble gorge country of Hualien.
Wikipedia ↗
Scenic (5)
- South-Link Line
Taiwan’s last main line to be completed: 35 tunnels through the island’s southern spine to Duoliang’s celebrated platform above the Pacific.
Wikipedia ↗ - Neiwan Line
Hakka-country branch line climbing from Hsinchu into the hills to the old timber and coal town of Neiwan, revived as a heritage day-trip.
Wikipedia ↗ - Jiji Line
Taiwan’s cherished 1922 branch line through betel-palm country and a camphor-tree green tunnel, reopened in 2026 after a landslide closure.
Wikipedia ↗ - Pingxi Line
A 1920s coal branch where railcars squeeze between Shifen’s shop-fronts as sky lanterns lift off: waterfalls and a cat village along the way.
Wikipedia ↗ - Shen’ao Line
Short coastal branch to Badouzi, the Taiwan station nearest the sea, where rainbow-painted railcars run beside the wave-cut Shen’ao arch.
Wikipedia ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
How many train routes does Taiwan Railway run?
8 of the routes in this atlas are Taiwan Railway services, covering 1,059 km across 1 country (Taiwan). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest Taiwan Railway train?
The Puyuma Express, Taipei to Taitung, at up to 150 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes 3 h 55 min over 347 km.
Does Taiwan Railway run night trains?
Not in this atlas. All 8 Taiwan Railway routes listed here are daytime services.
Which is the longest Taiwan Railway route?
The Puyuma Express, 347 km from Taipei to Taitung, taking 3 h 55 min at its fastest. The oldest line Taiwan Railway runs over here opened in 1921.
Countries Taiwan Railway runs in
- 🇹🇼 Train routes in Taiwan 10 routes