Railway Act Article 2

Definitions:(1) Railways: transportation systems and their relevant facilities guided by tracks and driven by powered vehicles.(2) Railway institutions: public institutions that manage the operation of railways, or private institutions that manage the construction or operation of railways.(3) High speed railways: railways with an operational speed above 200 Km/hr.(4) Electrified railways: railways powered by direct or alternating currents.(5) National railways: railways owned by the nation and managed by the central government.(6) Local railways: railways managed by local governments.(7) Private railways: railways managed by citizens.(8) Special railways: railways constructed by various enterprises and institutions, used exclusively for the transportation of their enterprise.(9) Electricity transmission systems: lines and relevant disconnecting and protecting facilities that transmit electricity between transformer stations and railway transformer stations.(10) Headroom: the minimum space required for the safe performance of trains.(11) Height limits: facilities that limit the load height of vehicles passing through railway-crossings.
中文原文 鐵路法第2條
本法用詞,定義如下:
一、鐵路:指以軌道導引動力車輛行駛之運輸系統及其有關設施。
二、鐵路機構:指以鐵路營運為業務之公營機構,或以鐵路之興建或營運為業務之民營機構。
三、高速鐵路:指經許可其列車營運速度,達每小時二百公里以上之鐵路。
四、電化鐵路:指以交流或直流電力為行車動力之鐵路。
五、國營鐵路:指國有而由中央政府經營之鐵路。
六、地方營鐵路:指由地方政府經營之鐵路。
七、民營鐵路:指由國民經營之鐵路。
八、專用鐵路:指由各種事業機構所興建專供所營事業本身運輸用之鐵路。
九、輸電系統:指自變電所至鐵路變電站間輸送電力之線路與其有關之斷電及保護設施。
十、淨空高度:指維護列車車輛安全運轉之最小空間。
十一、限高門:指限制車輛通過鐵路平交道時裝載高度之設施。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.