Here is an overview of all railway stations in Taiwan, including, TRA, HSR (High Speed Rail) and smaller branch lines, with links to posts about the stations or places to visit in its vicinities as well as links to Taiwan Tourist...
Traveling by train – for work, personal matters, and pleasure – has long been an intrinsic part of Taiwan life. In recent years something new, the concept of “cruise-style rail travel,” has taken firm root. If full-package “let us do the...
Between the highly developed Keelung-Taipei-Hsinchu corridor, and the rapidly growing metropolis of Taichung – now Taiwan’s second most populous municipality – lies Miaoli County. The population density of Miaoli is just one quarter that of Taichung. Whether you approach from north...
From the Taiwan Strait to the Pacific Ocean Text: Steven Crook; Photos: Vision Taiwan’s first railway line, between the cities of Taipei and Keelung, was established in 1891; but round-the-island rail travel wasn’t possible for another hundred years. The opening in 1991...
Old Neighborhoods and Windy Wetlands — Taking the Coastal Railway Line in Central Taiwan Text: Steven Crook; Photos: Vision Situated between the modern downtown core of Taichung City and the Taiwan Strait are a number of districts worth exploring. Wander through old neighborhoods...
The Windy City by Slow Train — Places of Interest Between “North Hsinchu” and “South Hsinchu” Text: Steven Crook; Photos: Vision Located on Taiwan’s northwest coast, Hsinchu is known as Taiwan’s “Windy City” thanks to its salient coastal position and prevalent winds sweeping...
Yilan-Hualien by Slow Train Text: Steven Crook; Photos: Vision Getting tickets for the fast Puyuma and Taroko express trains, which shuttle from Taipei down the east coast of Taiwan, can be a challenge. If you are not in a hurry, consider using...
Visiting Changhua, Yuanlin, and Douliu Text: Steven Crook, Photos: Vision Head south of Taichung City in central Taiwan and you’ll come to Changhua and Yunlin counties. While not known as first-tier tourist hotspots, these counties indeed offer a number of intriguing places...
Riding Back in Time by Train on the Neiwan Branch Line Text: Steven Crook, Photos: Vision Neiwan is one of four popular branch–railway lines in Taiwan, the others being the Pingxi, Jiji, and Alishan lines. A slow train on this route takes...
The East Rift Valley between the cities of Hualien and Taitung in eastern Taiwan is one of the most scenic and popular tourist areas on this beautiful island. If you want to explore this slow-paced bucolic region of rice paddies and...
Riding the Pingxi Line in New Taipei City is a journey into the past, as well as a jaunt into lush and scenic countryside that feels hundreds of miles from busy and crowded central Taipei, which is in fact just a...
Miaoli, a somewhat sleepy county with a distinct rural character, situated between two quickly developing urban centers – Hsinchu and Taichung – is often overlooked by travelers zipping between the north and central/southern areas of Taiwan. The Miaoli Coast, especially, is...
Taking a Jiji Line train brings you to the base of Taiwan’s soaring central mountains and close to its geographical center. It allows you to get a glimpse of days gone by with stops at old railway stations, in a former...
Let’s go on a Taitung train ride! Sheltered from the busy, populous parts of Taiwan by massive mountain ranges, Taitung County is a charming rural part of the island where life is slower, the fields seem greener, the air fresher. This...
