Railway Act｜第 2 條｜鐵路｜Act｜In Force
第 一 章｜交通部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2026-01-14
Definitions: (1) Railways: transportation systems and their relevant facilities guided by tracks and driven by powered vehicles. (2) Railway institutions: public institutions that manage the operation of railways, or private institutions that manage the construction or operation of railways. (3) High speed railways: railways with an operational speed above 200 Km/hr. (4) Electrified railways: railways powered by direct or alternating currents. (5) National railways: railways owned by the nation and managed by the central government. (6) Local railways: railways managed by local governments. (7) Private railways: railways managed by citizens. (8) Special railways: railways constructed by various enterprises and institutions, used exclusively for the transportation of their enterprise. (9) Electricity transmission systems: lines and relevant disconnecting and protecting facilities that transmit electricity between transformer stations and railway transformer stations. (10) Headroom: the minimum space required for the safe performance of trains. (11) Height limits: facilities that limit the load height of vehicles passing through railway-crossings.