To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. The Taiwan Railways Administration has seen a bump in passenger numbers for its daily round-trip service on its South Link line since November, as many rail fans wanted to ride the diesel-powered trains before they are pulled from service on Dec. 23. The daily service between Fangliao Station in Pingtung County and Taitung Station in Taitung County, which takes just over two hours each way, departs Fangliao before noon and makes the return trip at 4:15 p.m. The service gained attention because it is the only one using nearly 50-year-old carriages that have never been fitted with air conditioning and because of the coastal and rural views it offers across southern Taiwan.