Central Tunnel

Central Tunnel
	View looking towards the western portal of the Central Tunnel
Overview
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	Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator	Taiwan Railways Administration
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]}