By 2027, a second track is to be installed on the railway line connecting Hualien and Taitung counties, the Railway Bureau said yesterday.
Hualien Station is 162km from Taitung County’s Chiben Station, but 112.65km of the distance consists of sections of single track, Eastern Engineering Office deputy director Hsia Heng-ren (夏恒仁) said.
Thirteen curved sections of track with a radius of less than 800m would also be improved, while electric cables, signals and facilities along the route would be upgraded, Hsia said.
With a single track, trains need to wait at a loop if other trains need to go first, he said, adding