Editing High-speed rail (section)

==== Taiwan ====
{{Main|High-speed rail in Taiwan}}
Taiwan has a single north–south high-speed line, [[Taiwan High Speed Rail|Taiwan high-speed rail]]. It is approximately {{convert|345|km|abbr=off}} long, along the west coast of Taiwan from the national capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. The construction was managed by Taiwan  high-speed rail Corporation and the total cost of the project was US$18&nbsp;billion. The private company operates the line fully, and the system is based primarily on Japan's [[Shinkansen]] technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot-info/rail/high_speed/system-summaries/taiwan.pdf |title=Taiwan}}</ref>

Eight initial stations were built during the construction of the  high-speed rail system: Taipei, Banqiao, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, and Zuoying (Kaohsiung).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www5.thsrc.com.tw/en/about/ab_comp.asp|title=Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation|access-date=17 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227080200/http://www5.thsrc.com.tw/en/about/ab_comp.asp|archive-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> The line now has 12 total stations (Nangang, Taipei, Banqiao, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan and Zuoying) as of August 2018. There is a planned and approved extension to Yilan and Pingtung, which are set to enter service by 2030.