Xinguanyin Tunnel
 New Guanyin Tunnel North Exit | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | North-link Line |
| Location | Yilan County Nan'ao, Yilan |
| Coordinates | 24°24′36″N 121°47′13″E / 24.41°N 121.787°E |
| Status | in use |
| System | Taiwan Railway |
| Crosses | Central Mountain Range |
| Start | Wuta Station south |
| End | Hanben Station north |
| Operation | |
| Operator |  Taiwan Railway Administration |
| Traffic | rail |
| Technical | |
| Length | 10,307.1 meters |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrified | AC 25kV, 60Hz |
| Operating speed | 130km / h |
New Guanyin Tunnel is located in Taiwan Railway Administration North-link Line, Yilan County Nan'ao, Yilan territory. A total length of 10,307.1 meters, runs through Central Mountain Range, is Taiwan the longest mountain railway tunnel[1].
This tunnel is a one-way section for up to 13.2 km in order to improve the Wuta - Hanben Chisel tunnel. Beigou is located in the south of Wuta station, south of Nanxi South River, south of Hanzhong station north, across the board two-track electrification. As the tunnel is very long, the construction unit in order to save construction time, in addition to excavation on both sides of the north and south, and in the middle of the North vertical pit and South Hang Hang, so all a total of 6 working surface to enhance the construction efficiency. The tunnel was launched in August 2001 and was commissioned in 2003. The track in the tunnel adopts the ballast layout track, which allows the train to pass at a speed of 130km / h at high speed. After completion, it will greatly enhance the driving efficiency of the north route.
Parallel with the New Guanyin tunnel Guanyin tunnel, Guyin tunnel, Gufeng tunnel and Guanyin singal station, have been abandoned, Reserved for the Yilan County government as Suhua Highway relief with the sidewalk, and later because of Suhua change engineering needs and become a dedicated contact.
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- ^ According to the Taiwan Railway Statistical Yearbook, the longest railway tunnel approved by the Taiwan Railway is the underground tunnel of Nangang - Banqiao 20,960 meters. The [longest mountain tunnel of Taiwan is Hsuehshan Tunnel, [length of 12,941 meters] Jiang Weishui Expressway.