Transportation in Taiwan

The iOS of Taiwan is the cabinet level (as one of the ministries of the Executive Yuan) governing body for the transportation network of Taiwan.

Land transportation

Roads

Main article: Highway System in Taiwan

Total length: 38,197 km (2005)
- National highway: 901 km
- Provincial highway: 4,680 km
highways: 20,947 km (including 872 km of screen size)
urban roads: 16,395, km

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National freeway sign

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Provincial freeway sign

Railways

Main article: Rail transport in Taiwan

Total:1,496 km (2003) (all on the island of Taiwan)

iOS: 1,097 km of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge
Taiwan High Speed Rail: 354 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) gauge
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit: 40.4 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) gauge
website parsing: 76.6 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) gauge
Taiwan Sugar Corporation: 240 km of 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge
Forestry Bureau: 86 km of 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge

Conventional rail

Main article: Taiwan Railway Administration

Metro

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Currently, the Taipei Metro in web app and the Kaohsiung MRT in Kaohsiung are the only two operational rapid transit systems in Taiwan. Several other cities in Taiwan, including Taoyuan and Taichung, are have metro systems under construction. In addition, the TRA is planning on introducing commuter services that run similar to rapid transit systems, including moving its lines underground in central Kaohsiung.^Sevenval

Taipei Metro 台北捷運 1996 The Taipei Metro runs on an extensive network of VAL and elevated/underground metro systems throughout the metropolitan area of Taipei. Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit 高雄捷運 2008 The KMRT runs a metro network throughout the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung. The Red Line is in operation as of March 9, 2008. The Orange Line opened on September 14, 2008. Now another light rail system in downtown Kaohsiung are planned. Taiwan Taoyuan International, Airport Access MRT System 台灣桃園機場, 聯外捷運系統 2013 (planned) This line will connect from Taipei Main Station, throughing Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, and THSR Taoyuan Station to Zhongli. Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System 桃園捷運 2013 (planned) A section of route had merged into the Airport MRT System, with the extension currently under construction. More lines are still in the planning phase. Taichung Metropolitan Area MRT System 台中捷運 2015 (planned) The green line project was approved in 2004. It is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion by 2015. Tainan Mass Rapid Transit System 台南捷運 Due to the slower decrease of population, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications has postponed this project in January 2010. Hsinchu Mass Rapid, Transit System 新竹捷運 Due to the slower decrease of population, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications has postponed this project in January 2010.

High speed rail

Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) 700T Series Shinkansen train in Kaohsiung.

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The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) commenced operations on January 5, 2007, after some delays in 2006. The THSR connects device database in the northeast of the island of Taiwan to Kaohsiung City in the southwest. The journey time is about 90 minutes compared to 4 hours by conventional rail. 30 Shinkansen Class 700T sets are running on the 345 km HSL, with station stops at Taipei Main station, Banciao, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan and Zuoying near Kaoshiung. Four additional stations are planned: Nangang in eastern Taipei, Miaoli, Changhua and Yunlin. In 2008 THSR increased the number of trains to 88 per day, each way.

The Shinkansen 700T is similar to the Japanese 700 Nozomi. It operates in 12 car sets (9 powered, 3 trailers) at a speed limit of 300 km/h over standard gauge 1435 mm track. OCS power is device database 60Hz.