Tamsui Line (Taipei Metro)
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The Taipei Metro Tamsui Line (formerly the Danshui Line) is a high-capacity underground, at-grade, and elevated line. The right-of-way was originally occupied by the conventional rail Tamsui TRA Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration, which closed in 1988. The 23.2 km route includes 21 stations and the Beitou maintenance depot.[1] Most of the stations along the Tamsui line are built in a traditional Chinese architectural style. Passengers from Tamsui require only 31 minutes to reach Taipei Main Station, where transfers to both the Nangang Line and the Banqiao Line can be made.
The line opened for revenue service on December 25, 1997. On a southbound journey, trains leave from Tamsui and follow the right-of-way of the old Tamsui-Taipei railroad on an at-grade or elevated level through Beitou, Shilin and Yuanshan, after which the line runs underground through to Taipei Main Station. The route ends at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, after which most trains continue to the Xiangshan Station on the Xinyi Line. Services to Xindian on the Xindian Line existed until the Songshan Line opened on November 15, 2014.[2]
History
- July 1988: Tamsui Line begins construction.
- March 28, 1997: Tamsui Line begins service from Tamsui to Zhongshan.
- December 25, 1997: The section from Zhongshan to Taipei Main Station begins service.
- December 24, 1998: The section from Taipei Main Station to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall begins service.
Rolling stock
Over the years, the Tamsui Line used different types of rolling stock. From the start, the line used C301 cars. In 1997, the C321 cars were introduced. In 2007-2013, the newest cars, the C371 and C381 cars were used, replacing some of the C301 and all C321 cars.
Stations
| Code | Station Name | Transfer | Location | |||
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| R33 | Tamsui | 淡水 | Tamsui | New Taipei | ||
| R32 | Hongshulin | 紅樹林 | ||||
| R31 | Zhuwei | 竹圍 | ||||
| R30 | Guandu | 關渡 | Beitou | Taipei | ||
| R29 | Zhongyi | 忠義 | ||||
| R28 | Fuxinggang | 復興崗 | ||||
| R26 | Beitou | 北投 | Xinbeitou Branch Line | |||
| R25 | Qiyan | 奇岩 | ||||
| R24 | Qilian | 唭哩岸 | ||||
| R23 | Shipai (Veterans General Hospital) | 石牌 (榮總) |
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| R22 | Mingde | 明德 | ||||
| R21 | Zhishan | 芝山 | Shilin | |||
| R20 | Shilin | 士林 | Circular Line (TBD) | |||
| R18A | Jiantan | 劍潭 | ||||
| R17 | Yuanshan | 圓山 | Datong Zhongshan | |||
| R16 | Minquan West Road | 民權西路 | Zhonghe-Xinlu Line | |||
| R15 | Shuanglian | 雙連 | ||||
| R14 | Zhongshan | 中山 | Songshan-Xindian Line | |||
| R13 | Taipei Main Station | 台北車站 | Bannan-Tucheng Line Airport MRT (2015) TRA Western Line Taiwan High Speed Rail |
Zhongzheng | ||
| R12 | National Taiwan University Hospital | 台大醫院 | ||||
| R11 | Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall | 中正紀念堂 | Songshan-Xindian Line | |||
| → Continues through Xinyi Line | ||||||
References
- ↑ "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ↑ "Opening of Songshan Line to Let Taipei MRT Fulfill Original Vision of a Network Organized by Color". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
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