Baguashan Tunnel (Chinese: 八卦山隧道) is a railway tunnel through Baguashan in Taiwan, located between Taichung HSR station and Changhua HSR station. With a route length of 7,357 meters, it is the longest tunnel on Taiwan High Speed Rail. Mileage of Baguashan Tunnel is TK173+021to TK180+378.[1][2]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | THSR |
| Location | Bagua Plateau（Changhua CountyChanghua、Fenyuan、Dacun、Yuanlin） |
| Coordinates | 24°03′53.32″N 120°36′30.11″E / 24.0648111°N 120.6083639°E |
| Status | complete |
| System | THSR |
| Start | 石牌里, Changhua, Changhua County |
| End | 東北里, Yuanlin, Changhua County |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | Apr 9, 2001 |
| Constructed | 507 days |
| Opened | Jan 5,2007 |
| Owner | Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation |
| Operator | Taiwan High Speed Rail |
| Traffic | High-speed rail |
| Technical | |
| Length | 7,357 metres (24,137 ft) |
| Line length | 7,357 metres (24,137 ft) |
| Track length | 7,357 metres (24,137 ft) |
| No. of tracks | Double |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrified | AC 25KV |
| Operating speed | 315 kilometres per hour (196 mph) |
| Highest elevation | 200 metres (660 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Tunnel clearance | 11.76 metres (38.6 ft) |
History
edit- Apr 9, 2001 work begun.
- Aug 29,2002 breakthrough.
- Jan 5,2007 opened.
References
edit- ^ "台灣高速鐵路 C260 標 八卦山隧道" (PDF). MAA.Ltd. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "台灣高速鐵路 C260標". 大陸工程公司. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- 台灣高速鐵路全線隧道一覽表 - 悠遊台灣鐵道 Archived 2020-03-28 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
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