Classic route
Taroko Express
Taipei → Hualien · Taiwan
Japanese-built TEMU1000 tilting train carving through the Yilan cliffs and tunnels from Taipei to the marble gorge country of Hualien.
How this line was checked
- The 94 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 5867231 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 69.6% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 17 m); the longest stretch away from it is 21.5 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 Taroko Express?
The Taroko Express runs 170 km from Taipei to Hualien.
How long does the Taroko Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h for the 170 km. That is an average of 85 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 130 km/h.
Who runs the Taroko Express?
Taiwan Railway, with TEMU1000.
How old is the Taroko Express?
The line has been in service since 2007. 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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