The Railways of Taiwan

For frustrated, non-Chinese speaking Railbuffs!!!!

LINKS

Superb photographs of the railways of Taiwan covering both the state rail system of TRA and the metros and the now largely defunct networks of sugar and mineral railways. Truly fascinating website that will occupy the serious railbuff for hours.... and with English captions too. (Well done, I-jaw!!!)

The official website of the Taiwan Railway Administration. This includes a full timetable system and information pages on many stations together with many other interesting features

Black and white photographs and movies of Taiwan's railways in the 1970s. Steam locos at  many obscure locations on minor railways

Collection of photographs of the Alishan Railway and TRA

The official website of the line operated by the Taiwan Forestry Bureau

THSRC Website

The official website of the new high speed railway between Tai-pei and Kaoh-siung, due to open October 2006

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