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TianLin Railway-Line
and
ZhenTai Rice Mill
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TianZhong ⸗ XiZhou ⸗ ErLin
  • Two historic narrow gauge railway lines connecting the towns TianZhong 田中, Beidou 北斗, XiZhou 溪州, ErLin 二林, and a branch to ErShui 二水.
    One of the last witness of the sugar-rail-times in this area is the historic Rice Mill located between TianZhong and BeiDou.

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田林線
    • Map of the TianLin Railway-Line (green) and the ErShui Branch Line (blue):

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