Dec. 25, 1979, was a significant day in the history of communications in the Republic of China, as the North Link Railway, the last but most difficult of the 10 major construction projects, was completed and underwent a successful test run. Costing about NT $ 7.3 billion (US $ 203 million) and taking six years to construct, the railway was fully opened to traffic on Feb. 1, 1980.
民國六十八年十二月廿五日，在台灣鐵路史上，是個具有重大意義的日子。耗資新台幣七十三億、費時六年、十項建設中最艱鉅困難的北迴鐵路，在當天舉行全線完工試車，並於六十九年二月一日正式通車。