Xiaonanmen Line (Taipei Metro)

Xiaonanmen Line
Xiaonanmen Line 小南門線
Xiaonanmen Station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Taipei, Republic of China
Termini	Ximen Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	August 31, 2000
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Character	Underground
Rolling stock	3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
Technical
Line length	1.6 km (1.0 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail (750 volts DC)
Route map Legend  Songshan Line via Beimen   Nangang Line via Taipei Main Station  Crossover connecting Nangang Line Ximen  Banqiao Line via Longshan Temple  Xiaonanmen  Danshui Line via NTU Hospital  CKS Memorial Hall Crossover from Danshui Line  Xinyi Line via Dongmen   Xindian Line via Guting

Xiaonanmen Line
Traditional Chinese	小南門線
Simplified Chinese	小南门线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiǎonánmén Xiàn Tongyong Pinyin Siǎonánmén-Siàn Wade–Giles Hsiao^3-nan^2-men^2-Hsien^4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Sió-lâm-mn̂g-Sòaⁿ

The Taipei Metro Xiaonanmen Line is a high-capacity underground line and is part of the Green Line. It is 1.6 km (0.99 mi)-long and consists of three stations.^[1] This line was constructed along with Nangang Line to serve as a maintenance line to allow trains to access the Beitou Depot for maintenance prior to the completion of maintenance facilities on Line 5 .^[1]

Stations

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
→ Continues through Songshan Line
G13	Ximen	西門	Bannan-Tucheng Line	Wanhua Zhongzheng	Taipei
G12	Xiaonanmen	小南門		Zhongzheng
G11	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall	中正紀念堂	Tamsui-XInyi Line
← Continues through Xindian Line

History

• December 24, 1999: Part of the Nangang Line opened for service, since Nangang Depot which was designed service the line has yet to open, trains pass through Xiaonanmen line (then known as "Maintenance Track") to access Beitou Depot on Tamsui Line for maintenance.
• August 31, 2000: Xiaonanmen Line began service between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Ximen. A one train shuttle service utilizing one track ran at a headway of around 10 minutes, and the operating track alternated around every 6 months.
• November 24, 2013: With the completion of the Xinyi Line, shuttle service on this line was extended via Xindian Line to Taipower Building Station and utilizes both tracks.
• November 15, 2014: With the completion of the Songshan Line, Line 3 trains now run through this line from Songshan Station to the Xindian Line and terminate either at Taipower Building Station or Xindian Station.^[2]

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. "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2010-06-20.