Xindian Line, Taipei Metro

Xindian Line, Taipei Metro
Xindian Line 新店線
Taipower Building Station Platform
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Taipei and New Taipei, Republic of China
Termini	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Xindian
Stations	10
Operation
Opened	November 11, 1999
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Character	Underground
Depot(s)	Xindian Depot
Technical
Line length	11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail (750 volts DC)
Operating speed	80 km/h
Route map Legend  Danshui Line to NTU Hospital  Xiaonanmen Line to Xiaonanmen Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Through service to Danshui Line  Xinyi Line to Dongmen  Xinzhuang Line to Dongmen Guting Through service to Zhonghe Line  Zhonghe Line to Dingxi Taipower Building  Yellow Line to Y40 Gongguan  Yellow Line to Y42 Jingmei River Wanlong Jingmei Jingmei River  Circular Line to Far East Industrial Park Dapinglin  Circular Line to Shisizhang Qizhang  Xiaobitan Branch Line to Xiaobitan Xindian District Office Xindian

The Taipei Metro Xindian Line is an underground high-capacity line. The 11.2 km (7.0 mi)-route has 10 stations (including the partially elevated Xiaobitan Branch Line) and is part of the Green Line.^[1] The line runs under the Roosevelt Road, following the route of the former TRA Xindian Line—which ceased service in 1965— on its southern section. It serves the areas of Xindian, Jingmei, Gongguan, and Ximen.

History

• January 1991: Construction began on the Xindian Line.
• December 24, 1998: The segment from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall-Guting opened for service.
• November 11, 1999: The rest of the line opened for service, trains run through Tamsui Line to Tamsui Station.^[1]
• August 31, 2000: The segment from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall-Ximen opened for service (as the Xiaonanmen Line).
• September 29, 2004: The Xiaobitan Branch Line opened for service.^[1]
• November 15, 2014: With the opening of Songshan Line, trains run between Songshan and Xindian Stations, forming Line 3.

Rolling stock

Over the years, three kinds of rolling stock were used on this line, as well as on the through services between Xindian and Tamsui. The first fleet of trains were the C301 cars. In 1997, C321 cars were added to the fleet. In 2007, a fleet of C371 cars replaced all C321 cars. (C321 cars continue services on Bannan Line.)

Stations

Future Expansion

With the completion of the Songshan Line in 2014, trains will connect to the Songshan Line (instead of the Tamsui Line) via the Xiaonanmen Line.^[2]

See also

• Songshan Line
• Xiaonanmen Line
• Xiaobitan Branch Line

References

Taipei Metro Routes
	Wenhu Neihu Wenshan
	Tamsui-Xinyi Tamsui Xinyi Xinbeitou Branch
	Songshan-Xindian Songshan Xiaonanmen Xindian Xiaobitan Branch
	Zhonghe-Xinlu Xinzhuang Zhonghe Luzhou
	Bannan Nangang Banqiao Tucheng
6	Circular [u/c; planned] North-South [planned]
7	Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin [u/c; planned] Juguang Branch [u/c]
	Minsheng-Xizhi [planned] Donghu Branch [planned]
Light Rail	Shezi [planned] Danhai [planned] Ankeng [planned] Sanying [planned]

Rapid transit in Taiwan
Taipei Metro	Operational Heavy rail  2   3   4   5  medium capacity metro  1  Gondola lift  Maokong Gondola  Under construction medium capacity metro  6   7
DRTS New Taipei (u/c)	Under construction Light rail Danhai LRT ● Green Mountain Line ● Blue Ocean Line ●Ankeng LRT
Taoyuan Metro (u/c)	Under construction Heavy rail  Airport MRT   Blue  TRA railway  Red
Taichung Metro (u/c)	Under construction Heavy rail  Green  TRA railway  Red
Chiayi BRT	Operational BRT ● Line 1 ● Line 2
Kaohsiung Metro	Operational Heavy rail  Red   Orange  Light rail  Circular  (C1-C8) Under construction TRA railway ● Kaohsiung Underground Line ● Kaohsiung-Chaozhou Line Light rail  Circular  (C8-C14)
Planned systems	Chiayi MRT Tainan MRT Hsinchu MRT Keelung LRT