Scenic route
Pingxi Line
Ruifang → Jingtong · Taiwan
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.
How this line was checked
- The 13 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 5149859 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 86.8% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 9 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Taiwan Railway — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 Pingxi Line?
The Pingxi Line runs 13 km from Ruifang to Jingtong.
How long does the Pingxi Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 50 min for the 13 km. That is an average of 16 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Pingxi Line?
Taiwan Railway, with DR1000 railcar.
How old is the Pingxi Line?
The line has been in service since 1921. 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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