Taiwan Railway’s longest branch line reopens ahead of schedule

Taiwan Railway’s longest branch line reopens ahead of schedule

2026-06-25

After closing in 2021 for repairs after a landslide, Taiwan Railway’s Jiji Line has reopened more than two months ahead of schedule. On Thursday morning, an opening ceremony was held, attended by Taiwan Railway and government officials, including the president and transport minister.

The train servicing the reopened line also has eye-catching new livery. Featuring colorful local elements, it’s become a social media sensation. Many passengers flocked to the station to be the first to take the special train. The over -29.7km-long Jiji line connects seven stations between Changhua’s Ershui Township and Nantou’s Jiji Township.

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歷經五年修復! 台鐵最長支線"集集線"全線恢復行駛

2026-06-25

台灣中部著名觀光鐵路集集線，2021年受到邊坡坍塌影響，歷經近五年施工修復改善，6月25日上午，終於恢復全線通車，比預計時間提早兩個多月，總統賴清德也親自到場，參加通車典禮。

嶄新的彩繪列車，內容豐富多元，吸引民眾目光，不少鐵道迷，爭相拍照，也有人專程排隊買票，搶先搭乘首班車。集集線是台鐵最長支線，轉型為觀光鐵路，連接彰化二水到南投車埕，全長29.7公里，全線包含二水、集集、水里等7個車站。

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Whether they’re Japanese or other foreign tourists, when they come here, they all tell us, “Your roads are so wonderful, and the maintenance hole covers are so pretty.”

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It’s a beautiful design. It’s fitting for Tainan’s historical areas, and encourages people to come and explore.

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When I first became mayor, the sewer connection rate was only 19%. Now it’s up to 30%. This sewer system policy is the big picture, while the maintenance hole covers are a smaller detail. By addressing both large and small aspects, we can make Tainan a more progressive city.

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It’s the middle of breeding season for the Taiwan leaf-nosed bat, when hundreds nurse their pups inside the Four Faced Buddha Temple in Changhua City. A crested goshawk was recently spotted entering the alcove and executing a daring maneuver to snatch one of the bats while they were sleeping. Footage of the encounter amazed viewers, who were impressed by the bird’s ability to mimic the bats’ upside-down position, even when they normally hunt by swooping down from up on high.

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The goshawk can somehow mimic the bats and turn upside down like they do. It’s incredible.

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This particular goshawk caught a bat here last November. Driven by instinct, it returned for more.

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It visits often. Its behavior was driven by what we call habitat memory. When it came last month, it couldn’t flip upside-down as well as the bats could. This time around, it learned how and could do it fast and flawlessly. It sunk its talons in immediately and then flew away.

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The man wearing gloves is walking toward the row of scooters. Not for repairs, but to move them.

He takes no time to decide which scooter to move, going from one to another. After he’s done, all scooters are rearranged into a neat line.

However, the scooters were parked properly within the designated lines in the first place, so why does he even bother? He’s so consistent that even the street view on Google Maps show the rearranged scene. Neighbors say it’s been more than seven years.

- Has he moved your scooter before?
- Yes. Even if it’s just protruding a little, he’d move it closer to the building.

- Has anyone protested to him that he might damage their vehicles?
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- What about other scooter owner?
- It’s no use. He goes at it every morning.
- In the morning, I see. What about the evening?
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The man is supposedly unhappy that parking lines protrude too much to the driveway, making it difficult for him to drive through. That’s why he’s taken to moving the scooters. However, neighbors are fed up.

He lives on Huaide Street in New Taipei’s Banqiao District. Neighbors say that every time he notices scooters in the parking lines, or parked wonkily in the slightest, he’d come out to move them. It doesn’t matter how many times neighbors have tried to tell him off. He’d even argue back angrily. However, a lawyer says that the man could be charged with a criminal offense if his moves cause damage to neighbors’ scooters.

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If the vehicle is scratched or damaged during the moving process, it may constitute a crime of property damage.

The man refused to be interviewed by us. Instead, he emphasized that he only moves the scooters so that cars can pass through. Regardless, his bizarre persistence without others’ consent has made him a neighborhood nuisance.

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