MAKING CHANGES: A branch line to connect a high-speed rail station and a railway station in Changhua County would be finished by 2026, the transportation minister said

Taipei Times
Date:  Jan 09, 2020
By: Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

The government intends to spend NT$4.181 billion (US$138.96 million) on building a branch line to

connect the High Speed Rail station in Changhua County with the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) station in Tianjhong Township (田中), as well as on infrastructure upgrades along the Jiji branch line (集集支線) in Nantou County, Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said yesterday.

Lin made the announcement during his tour of the TRA station in the township, where the high-speed rail station is also located.

The small town to the south of the county has become a popular tourist destination due to the Taiwan Rice Heaven-Tianzhong Marathon, where participants run while sampling various dishes presented by local residents along the way.

Construction on the 3km branch line is scheduled to begin next year, with the cost estimated to reach NT$1.181 billion, Lin said.    [FULL  STORY]