The site construction work was divided into three periods. It started in March of 1975 and is scheduled for completion in August of 1979. By that time 1,153 kms of rail lines from Keelung to Kaohsiung will fully be electrified.
電化主要工程則於六十四年三月施工，分三期進行，預定六十八年八月全部完成，屆時，由基隆至高雄軌道里程共計一千一百五十三公里，全部電化。