After Chihpen, the train arrives at the New Taitung Station, last stop on the South Link Railway. The new station was constructed on the out skirts of Taitung to solve the problem of limited space inside Taitung City's old station to more easily shift and park cars.
知本之後的台東新站已到南迴線的終點，這是針對台東市區原有舊站腹地有限，為了便於調度、停泊車廂，而在市郊另建的台東新站。