Xindian Railway Line Ruins

It ’s a pity that we ca n’t see traces of historical reconstruction

Few people remember the railway of Wanxin Line.

Evaluating the retro-style simple station of the seat may let more people know its history ~

The site name is a topical place, after all, a past that can be known to a small number of people. But the situation on the scene did not make people feel that way, but only some strange weird. I ’ve been here many times since I was a student and after work, and I only know the origin of this place on Google Maps.

After reading Googlemap, I realized that it is a ruin ... If the cultural inheritance work can only be continued by shouting a slogan and setting up a brand, then there is no "root" to follow.

Xindian Line (also known as Wanxin Railway) is a traditional railway branch that was originally privately owned and was operated by the Taiwan Railway Administration after World War II. After diverging from Wanhua Station, the route gradually moved southeast to Gongguan and Jingmei, and gradually turned south. After crossing Jingmei Creek, it continued southbound, and finally reached Xindian Station. The entire line ceased operation in 1965, and most of the subgrade was converted into highways, which was the earliest railway branch of the Taiwan Railway. The Xindian line was originally built in the mid-Japanese era. This private track was built and operated by builder Saiichi City. It was built and operated by a privately-funded Taipei Railway Co., Ltd. Among them, Wanhua = mansion section opened to traffic on January 22, 1921 (Taisho 10); mansion = Xindian section opened to traffic on March 25 of the same year. When the whole line is open to traffic, the travel time from Wanhua to the new store is about 50 minutes. The original construction purpose was originally to facilitate the transportation of coal mines mined from Muzha, Shenkeng and Shiding. At that time, Taipei Railway Co., Ltd. operated two other tracks (coal transport trolley line)-Shenkeng Line (Jingwei = Shisong 10.6 miles in total length) and the 15-minute line (Jingwei = 15 minutes in length, 1.0 miles in total length), There are two stations with Jingwei and fifteen minutes, which can be transferred to Xindian Line. Later, it was a bit of a tourist and commuter railway. In the past, when road transportation was not developed, many tourists often took the train to the Bitan Scenic Area not far from Xindian Station, or changed to a trolley. Go to Wulai for a tour. After the Taipei Imperial University (now National Taiwan University) was founded on March 16, 1928 (Showa 3), there is also a water source station at the gate of the school to serve nearby residents. After the war (1949 (38 years of the Republic of China)), the Xindian line was bought by the Taiwan Railway and became a traditional railway branch line under its jurisdiction. The completion of the Beixin Highway in the mid-to-late 1950s and the opening of the passenger route of the Highway Bureau reduced the passenger capacity of the Xindian Line year by year, and the losses were also getting worse. In addition, the route did not use Taipei Station as the largest transit station as an end station. Even more destined to the decline of the new store line. Horie Station = Xindian station section was finally closed on March 24, 1965 (54 years of the Republic of China). As for Wanhua Station = Horie Station was used as the Horie sideline until it was abolished in 1968 (57 in the Republic of China), and the entire line was demolished in 1970 (59 in the Republic of China). --- Wikipedia

It’s a pity that just a small stone monument is there. I’m surprised that even if you have a certain level of knowledge in university, no one around your classmates knows about the Xindian line railway, and it’s true that the railway disappeared completely after it was dismantled. In my memory, it's a pity. I still hope that this small inscription can play a little role so that curious people can learn more about it. In fact, the southern part of Taipei also has a very interesting history. There is another station nearby. It is about the way to Baozangyan. There is no trace at the present Taipower Research Institute. The current MRT Gongguan Station was originally based on the Xindian Line with two stations here. Later, because the stations were too close, it was changed to one station at the current station.

The Xindian line opened in 1921 (Taisho 10 years). It started from Wanhua. The entire Tingzhou Road is the former railway, so you can note that the sides of the house will be slightly lower than the road. The commuter station of the whole city, the single line of all lines was operated without electricity, and it was operated in 1968 after the war (it ended its operation in 1977) When I went to the night market, I asked the shopkeepers nearby. They were all impressed by this railway. They were also surprised that some people knew that this railway had been filled into asphalt. This is a great place. Thank you for someone who can mark a landmark. It’s good for a landmark to let people know the past history. Follow-up planning can also submit comments to government units. List 12 stations along the line for everyone to understand. In the past in Taiwan, it would be really low to only give 1 star to scold people. By the way, the Zhonghe MRT, which is currently under construction, used to be the Taihe Zhonghe branch line (Bannan Road). Compared to this road, the Xindian line is much better!