![]() View looking towards the western portal of the Central Tunnel | |
Overview | |
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Line | South-link Line |
Location | Daren, Taitung County Shizi, Pingtung County |
Coordinates | 22°17′05″N 120°46′57″E / 22.284611°N 120.782479°E |
Status | in use |
System | Taiwan Railways Administration |
Crosses | Central Mountain Range Tea stay in the mountains |
Start | Central Signal Station (west side: Shizi, Pingtung County) |
End | Guzhuang Station (east side: Daren, Taitung County, This station at Dawu ) |
No. of stations | Central Signal Station |
Operation | |
Work begun | 1985 |
Opened | 1991 |
Owner | ![]() |
Operator | ![]() |
Traffic | rail |
Technical | |
Length | 8,070 metres (26,480 ft) |
No. of tracks | double track |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrified | non - electrification interval |
Operating speed | 110 km/h |
Highest elevation | 175 metres (574 ft) |
Tunnel clearance | 7.12 metres (23 ft) |
Width | 8.154 metres (27 ft) |
Grade | 0.002–0.008 |
Central Tunnel (Chinese: 中央隧道; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Suìdào) is a tunnel that runs through the Central Mountain Range, carrying Taiwan Railways Administration's South-link line between Fangshan Station and Guzhuang Station. At 8,070 metres (26,480 ft), it was the longest railway tunnel in Taiwan when it opened (now second only to the 10,307-metre (33,816 ft) Xinguanyin Tunnel). The tunnel has a dike and two ventilation shafts.[citation needed]