Tamsui Line (Taipei Metro)

Tamsui Line
Tamsui Line
淡水線

Jiantan Station
Overview
Other name(s) Danshui Line
Type Rapid transit
Locale Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini Tamsui
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Stations 21
Operation
Opened March 28, 1997
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Character Elevated, at-grade, underground
Depot(s) Beitou Depot
Rolling stock Kawasaki C301, C371
3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
Technical
Line length 23.2 km (14.4 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification Third rail (750 volts DC)
Operating speed 80 km/h
Route map
Tamsui Line
Traditional Chinese 淡水線
Simplified Chinese 淡水线

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

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

CodeStation NameTransferLocation
EnglishChinese
R33Tamsui淡水 TamsuiNew Taipei
R32Hongshulin紅樹林
R31Zhuwei竹圍
R30Guandu關渡 BeitouTaipei
R29Zhongyi忠義
R28Fuxinggang復興崗
R26Beitou北投 Xinbeitou Branch Line
R25Qiyan奇岩
R24Qilian唭哩岸
R23Shipai
(Veterans General Hospital)
石牌
(榮總)
R22Mingde明德
R21Zhishan芝山 Shilin
R20Shilin士林 Circular Line (TBD)
R18AJiantan劍潭
R17Yuanshan圓山 Datong
Zhongshan
R16Minquan West Road民權西路 Zhonghe-Xinlu Line
R15Shuanglian雙連
R14Zhongshan中山 Songshan-Xindian Line
R13Taipei Main Station台北車站 Bannan-Tucheng Line
Airport MRT (2015)
TRA Western Line
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Zhongzheng
R12National Taiwan University Hospital台大醫院
R11Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall中正紀念堂 Songshan-Xindian Line
→ Continues through Xinyi Line

References

  1. "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  2. "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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