TRA’s Train No. 118 at Xinxing Lane Level Crossing
Operating Agency
Taiwan Railway Administration, MOTC (TRA)
Car type
Push-pull Electric Locomotive
Category
Derailment on mainline
Date
2019-12-31
Area
Xinxing Lane Level Crossing, Changhua County
Description
On December 31, 2019, Tze-Chiang Limited Express Train No. 118, operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA), an agency under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), was scheduled to travel from Chaozhou Station in Pingtung to Qidu Station in Keelung. At approximately 12:11 PM, the train collided with a forklift at location K234+046, between Shetou Station and Yuanlin Station on west line, and then derailed. There was no fatalities and injuries in this occurrence.
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