Transportation in Taiwan
Transportation in Taiwan is overseen by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and comprises a highly developed network of land, air, and sea transport systems. == Land transport == === Roads === Total length: 41,475 km (2009) National highway: 901 km Provincial highway: 4,680 km Highways: 20,947 km (including 872 km of freeways) Urban roads: 16,395, km === Rail === Total: 1,580 km (2009) (all on the island of Taiwan) Taiwan Railway: 1,097 km of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge Taiwan High Speed Rail: 354 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge Kaohsiung Metro: 51.8 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge Taipei Metro: 131.1 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge New Taipei Metro Taoyuan Metro: 51.03 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge Taichung MRT Taiwan Sugar Corporation: 240 km of 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge Forestry Bureau: 86 km of 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge ==== High-speed rail ==== The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) commenced operations on 5 January 2007, after some delays in 2006.