Scenic route
Jiji Line
Ershui → Jiji · Taiwan
Taiwan’s cherished 1922 branch line through betel-palm country and a camphor-tree green tunnel, reopened in 2026 after a landslide closure.
- Distance
- 15 km
- Fastest time
- 30 min
- Average speed
- 30 km/h
- Top speed
- 90 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmErshui
- 3 kmYuanquan
- 11 kmZhuoshui
- 16 kmLongquan
- 20 kmJiji
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 5224252: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via Taiwan Railway: our line passes within 59 m of every station the Fast Local Train 2702 to Changhua calls at (the operator publishes no route geometry to compare)
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Jiji Line?
The Jiji Line runs 15 km from Ershui to Jiji.
How long does the Jiji Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 30 min for the 15 km. That is an average of 30 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 90 km/h.
Who runs the Jiji Line?
Taiwan Railway, with DR1000 railcar.
How old is the Jiji Line?
The line has been in service since 1922. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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