Xindian Line (Taipei Metro)

Xindian Line
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)
No. 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

Xindian Line
Traditional Chinese	新店線
Simplified Chinese	新店线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīndiàn Xiàn Tongyong Pinyin Sindiàn-Siàn Wade–Giles Hsin^1-tien^4-Hsien^4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Sin-tiàm-soàⁿ

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

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
→ Continues through Xiaonanmen Line then Songshan Line
G11	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall	中正紀念堂	Tamsui-XInyi Line	Zhongzheng	Taipei
G10	Guting	古亭	Zhonghe-Xinlu Line
G9	Taipower Building	台電大樓		Zhongzheng Da'an
G7	Gongguan (National Taiwan University)	公館 (台灣大學)
G6	Wanlong	萬隆		Wenshan
G5	Jingmei	景美
G4	Dapinglin	大坪林	Circular Line (TBD)	Xindian	New Taipei
G3	Qizhang	七張	Xiaobitan Branch Line
G2	Xindian District Office	新店區公所
G1	Xindian	新店

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

1. "Taipei Metro Network: First Stage of Taipei MRT". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
2. "Taipei Metro Network: Green Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2010-02-12.