Rail Gauge
The earliest railway in Taiwan was the Liu Mingchuan's railway during the Qing dynasty. Since then, major railways in Taiwan have followed the cape gauge standard. The Hualien–Taitung Line (臺東線) was once 2 ft 6 in (762 mm), but since 1982 it has been converted to cape gauge, while the Alishan Forest Railway and the majority of Taiwan Sugar Railways are still 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) railways. The Taipei Metro, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit all use standard gauge rail.
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