YILAN MAGISTRATE URGES DIRECT TAIPEI-YILAN RAIL LINE|雪隧塞爆 宜縣長籲沿國道五號建北宜直鐵

To relieve the Hsuehshan Tunnel traffic congestion problems, Yilan County Magistrate Lin Tsung-hsien said in a radio interview that the Taipei-Yilan direct train route must be built. He also suggested building the train route along National Freeway No. 5. However, the MOTC thinks that this plan will have a greater impact on the environment. It also won't save time and will cost more money. The Hsuehshan Tunnel traffic congestion on holidays has long been a major issue. In a radio interview, Yilan County Magistrate Lin Tsung-hsien reiterated that a direct train route from Taipei to Yilan is desperately needed. He also said that the Hsuehshan Tunnel has been in use for 10 years without any issues, so the direct train route should be built along the National Freeway No. 5 in order to alleviate the traffic problems. ==LIN TSUNG-HSIEN, Yilan County Magistrate== The environmental impact of Freeway No. 5 on the watershed can be monitored and recorded, so we just need to look at the evidence. Our discussion should be based on scientific data. Based on data, we suggest building the train route next to the Hsuehshan Tunnel so that the train can be used as efficient public transport. Two plans were originally proposed for the Taipei-Yilan direct train route. The first plan's route starts from Nangang, goes straight through the Feitsui reservoir watershed, and ends at Toucheng. The second proposed route circles around the watershed and makes stops along the way. The second plan was approved by all sectors because it presents the least environmental impact. However, Magistrate Lin believes that building the route along Freeway No. 5 would be best. Scholars and the Railway Reconstruction Bureau disagreed. They said it will not save time and will take up to NT$50 billion to complete. ==SHIH WEN-HSIUNG, Planning Division, Railway Reconstruction Bureau== The second plan was selected on April 20th, 2014 by a panel of scholars, experts, and government officials. ==CHEN WEN-SHAN, Professor, Dept. of Geoscience, NTU== Even though Freeway No. 5 was made viable and technical issues were overcome. The cost would be much higher. The Railway Reconstruction Bureau said the current plan is to circumvent Feitsui reservoir watershed on the train route. Evaluation of the plan will be completed by the end of this year, and the route is estimated to take 11 years to complete. The direct train route will increase the number of trains from Nangang to East Taiwan from 5 to 9 trains, and the transport capacity will be boosted by 80%. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 為解決雪隧塞車問題，宜蘭縣長林聰賢今天接受廣播專訪表示，北宜直鐵不但一定要蓋，還建議交通部，直接沿國道五號來蓋。但交通部認為這樣的方案，對環境的衝擊更大，而且不會比較省時間，花的經費還更多。 每到假日，雪隧總是湧入壅擠的車潮，為了解決宜蘭地區的交通問題，宜蘭縣長林聰賢接受廣播專訪時，再次表示東部民眾，急迫需要北宜直鐵的建設。更直言，既然雪隧已經監測10年都沒有問題，那應該可以沿著國道五號蓋鐵路，解決宜蘭嚴重交通問題。 ==廣播主持人 周玉蔻 v.s 宜蘭縣長 林聰賢== （國五)高速公路對於集水區 有任何的衝擊 監測的資料都有數據 所以可以用科學的數據來討論 科學的數據來討論說 如果是這樣 我們要的就是 沿著雪山隧道旁邊再開一條 然後讓鐵路運輸 變成是真正的大眾運輸 原有的北宜直鐵計畫，方案一，直接從南港穿越翡翠水庫集水區，直接抵達頭城。或是方案二，同樣從南港出發避開集水區，在沿線經過雙溪頭城等站。交通部鐵路改建工程局表示，方案二是經由中央、雙北市、宜蘭縣政府與學者專家評估，對環境衝擊最小，所決定採用的方案。 但林聰賢提出，直接沿著國五旁邊蓋，是最適合的新方案。不過學者與鐵工局表示，這樣並不會省時間，花費的經費更預估高達五百億。 ==鐵路改建工程局規劃組副組長 施文雄== 專家學者及機關代表 共同評選的結果 當時在(民國)103年4月20號 已經決定是由新方案二 ==台大地質系教授 陳文山== 雖然說國五後來打通了 技術上也克服了一些問題 但是你的費用會增加非常多 鐵工局表示，目前規畫的北宜鐵路改善方案，避開翡翠水庫集水區，預計今年底完成評估，但施工日期還需研議。如果順利施工，預計將花費11年的時間。完成後，南港到東部的發車量，從每小時的5班提高到9班，運載量將提高八成，將大大改善，東部鐵路一位難求的現象。 記者李志華 張梓嘉 陳保羅 台北報導