阿里山森林鐵路
The earliest railway in Taiwan was completed in 1893 under the auspices of Governor Liu Mingchuan during the Qing Era and rebuilt by the Governors-General during the Japanese Era (see Taiwan Railways Administration§History). Since then, major railways in Taiwan have followed the gauge standard. The Taitung Line was built during the Japanese Era with gauge, but since 1982 it has been converted to , while the Alishan Forest Railway and the majority of Taiwan Sugar Railways are still railways. The Taiwan High Speed Rail and all rapid transit systems use standard gauge track.