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TianLin Railway-Line
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ZhenTai Rice Mill
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TianZhong ⸗ XiZhou ⸗ ErLin
  • The historic TianLin sugar railway line in southern Changhua County was build by Japan's sugar industry to connect the towns TianZhong 田中, BeiDou 北斗, XiZhou 溪州 and ErLin 二林. Later by Taisugar a branch to ErShui 二水was added to establish a narrow gauge connection to ZhouShui 濁水 and NanTou 南投.
    One of the last relics of the sugar-rail-times along this line is the historic Rice Mill situated between TianZhong and BeiDou.

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田林線
    • Map of abandoned narrow gauge sugar railways: TianLin Line ■— , ErShui Branch Line ■—, ZhuoShui Line ■— .

田中糖業鐵道車站
  • 田中糖業鐵道車站
    • The entrance building of the Sugar-Rail Station opposite the TianZhong TRA station was moved a little from its original position to better fit into the today's station square. It had been the starting point of the TianLin-Line 田林線.

    • Since 1910 to XiZhou and further 1912 to ErLin this 762mm gauge railway line had a length of almost 30 km and is one of the oldest in Taiwan.

Zhentai Rice Mill
  • Zhentai Rice Mill
    • Zhentai Rice Mill
    • Zhentai Rice Mill
  • Zhentai Rice Mill
    • Zhentai Rice Mill
    • Zhentai Rice Mill
  • Zhentai Rice Mill
  • Zhentai Rice Mill
    • 振台碾米工廠。
      地址: 彰化縣田尾鄉富農路一段170號。
      特色: 也是在地老牌碾米廠。

Connections
  • Junction of Ershui and TianZhong Lines
    • The TianLin Line had been in the center of a wide network of branch lines. A section around XiZhou also was part of the strategic South-North Link.

    • The old railway tracks are mostly used as roads and are occasionally interrupted by missing bridges or farmland, but a good part is converted to bicycle lanes that let you explore the countryside. Bike tours that touch the TianLin Line: Around ErLin and north to XiHu, LuGang and YuanLin.
Photos: Jan. 2026