But because the mountain line goes through Taichung, central Taiwan's largest city, 80 percent of the trains take this route, and the coastal line has taken on the feel of a laid-back branch line.
不過因為山線經過中部的都會區台中，百分之八十的列車都往這裡跑，仍然「任重道遠」，海線反倒成為優哉遊哉的支線了。