Due to the growing convenience of aviation and highway transport in recent years many TRA branch lines have closed. The remaining rail lines inspire nostalgia for the early 20th century, which assure that they will be treasured.
雖然近年來隨著航空、公路運輸更為便利，台鐵許多支線已先後停駛，但存留下來的部分卻也在世紀初的懷舊風潮中，顯得格外令人珍惜。