Jiji Line

Jiji Line

Jiji branch line is the longest branch line of Taiwan Railway. At first, it was built as a transportation railway for hydropower generation and reservoir construction. Later, it became the pioneer of Taiwan tourism railway because of its rich tourism resources. It is also the only railway still in operation in Nantou County

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Stations along the line

Main stations of Jiji Line: ershui station, Yuanyuan station, Zhuoshui station, Longquan station, Jiji station, Shuili station and Checheng station.

brief introduction

Jiji Line was initially built during the Japanese occupation period to meet the needs of taiwanelectric Power Co., Ltd. to build Sun Yue Tan Daguan power plant and Jugong power plant. It was completed in 1921 and began to handle passenger transport business the next year. In 1927, the governor's office of Taiwan purchased and improved the route, and became a branch line under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of railways.

The 921 earthquake occurred on September 21, 1999, which caused serious damage to the Jiji Line. The Jiji station was inclined and collapsed, and many railway tracks were broken. It was not until February 6, 2002 that it was restored to traffic and transformed into one of Taiwan's famous sightseeing railways.

Route information

Number of stations: 7 (including starting and ending stations)

Double line section: none, single line in the whole line

Electrification zone: None

Operation mode

·Some of the trains were delayed to Taichung and Changhua.

Use of vehicles

As the gathering line is a non electrified section, the whole line is driven by DR1000 air-conditioned diesel passengers, and the current configuration is 3 vehicles and 1 train.

brief introduction

In 1919 (the eighth year of Taisho in the period of Japanese rule), based on the transportation needs of the construction of Riyuetan menpaitan power station (Riyuetan No.1 Power Station, now Daguan No.1 Power Station) and Riyuetan No.2 Power Station (now Jugong power station) by Taiwan Electric Power Co., Ltd., the gathering line began to be built. It was completed in 1921 and began to handle passenger transport business on January 14, 1922. On May 1, 1927, the governor's office of Taiwan purchased and improved the route, and became a branch line under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of railways.

The 921 earthquake occurred on September 21, 1999, which caused serious damage to the Jiji Line: the Jiji station tilted, and many railway tracks also buckled. It was not until February 6, 2002 that it was restored and opened to traffic, and continued to transform into one of Taiwan's famous sightseeing railways.

Jiji Line is also the stage of the 2010 TV movie "remember we loved" with the theme of railway story.

Address: Shuili Township, Nantou, Taiwan

Longitude: 120.859563

Latitude: 23.825503