Rapid transit in Taiwan

The cities of Taiwan with rapid transit system.

There are three rapid transit systems in Taiwan operate in four major cities:

Two other systems are under construction:

Metro systems in Tainan and Hsinchu are also planned by the government. [1]

Metro Systems

Name Kaohsiung MRTTaipei MetroTaoyuan Metro New Taipei MetroTaichung Metro
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Chinese 高雄捷運臺北捷運桃園捷運 新北捷運臺中捷運
Taiwanese Ko-hiông Chia̍t-ūnTâi-pak Chia̍t-ūnThô-hn̂g Chia̍t-ūnSin-pak Chia̍t-ūnTâi-tiong Chia̍t-ūn
Hakka Kô-hiùng Chhia̍p-yunThòi-pet Chia̍p-yunThò-yèn Chhia̍p-yunSîn-pet Chhia̍p-yunThòi-chûng Chhia̍p-yun
Service area KaohsiungTaipei, New TaipeiTaoyuan, Taipei, New Taipei Tamsui, New TaipeiTaichung
Date opened 9 March 200828 March 19962 March 2017[2] December 2018December 2018
No. Lines 251
Lines  R  Red line
 O  Orange line		 Wenhu line
Tamsui–Xinyi line
Zhonghe–Xinlu line
Songshan–Xindian line
Bannan line		  A Taoyuan International Airport MRT Taoyuan Airport MRT
No. of stations 5211721
Network length 51.4 km (32 mi)131.2 km (82 mi)51.03 km (32 mi)
Daily Ridership 172,000 (2016)2,022,000 (2016)50,500 (2017)
Annual Ridership 63 million (2016)740 million (2016)17 million (2017)
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Other Services  C  Circular light railMaokong Gondola Maokong Gondola
Lines under
construction		  Y  Circular line
 LG  Wanda–Shulin line		 Sanying Line G  Green line

Opening dates by lines

Line/SectionEnd stationsDate openedLength
Taipei Metro Taipei Metro
Wenhu lineMuzha (Wenshan) Zhongshan Junior High SchoolTaipei Zoo 28 March 199610.9 km (6.8 mi)
Neihu Taipei Nangang Exhibition CenterZhongshan Junior High School 4 July 200914.8 km (9.2 mi)
Tamsui–Xinyi lineXinbeitou XinbeitouBeitou 28 March 19971.2 km (0.75 mi)
Tamsui TamsuiZhongshan 28 March 199721.2 km (13.2 mi)
ZhongshanTaipei Main Station 25 December 19970.7 km (0.43 mi)
Taipei Main StationChiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall 24 December 19987.0 km (4.3 mi)
Xinyi Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial HallXiangshan 24 November 20135.7 km (3.5 mi)
Songshan–Xindian lineXindian Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial HallGuting 24 December 19980.9 km (0.56 mi)
GutingXindian 11 November 19998.4 km (5.2 mi)
Xiaonanmen Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial HallXimen 31 August 20001.6 km (0.99 mi)
Xiaobitan QizhangXiaobitan 29 September 20041.9 km (1.2 mi)
Songshan SongshanXimen 15 November 20147.9 km (4.9 mi)
Zhonghe–Xinlu lineZhonghe GutingNanshijiao 24 December 19985.4 km (3.4 mi)
Luzhou LuzhouDaqiaotou 3 November 20106.4 km (4.0 mi)
Xinzhuang DaqiaotouZhongxiao Xinsheng 3 November 20103.9 km (2.4 mi)
Fu Jen UniversityDaqiaotou 5 January 20128.1 km (5.0 mi)
Zhongxiao XinshengGuting 30 September 20122.8 km (1.7 mi)
HuilongFu Jen University 29 June 20132.8 km (1.7 mi)
Bannan lineNangang Taipei City HallXimen 24 December 19996.3 km (3.9 mi)
KunyangTaipei City Hall 30 December 2000
NangangKunyang 25 December 20081.4 km (0.87 mi)
Taipei Nangang Exhibition CenterNangang 27 December 20111.1 km (0.68 mi)
Banqiao XimenLongshan Temple 24 December 19991.4 km (0.87 mi)
Longshan TempleXinpu 31 August 20005.5 km (3.4 mi)
XinpuFuzhong 31 May 20062.0 km (1.2 mi)
Tucheng FuzhongYongning 31 May 20065.4 km (3.4 mi)
YongningDingpu 6 July 20151.9 km (1.2 mi)
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Kaohsiung MRT
 R  Red line CiaotouSiaogang 9 March 200828.8 km (17.9 mi)
Gangshan SouthCiaotou 23 December 20122.3 km (1.4 mi)
 O  Orange line SizihwanDaliao 14 September 200814.4 km (8.9 mi)
Taoyuan Metro Taoyuan Metro
 A  Taoyuan Airport MRT Taipei Main StationHuanbei 2 March 201750.8 km (31.6 mi)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "捷運夢碎！八條輕軌遭退回！公車難經營 捷運路遙遠 台灣大眾運輸 阻礙重重！(MRT Dreams Shattered, Eight Light Rail System Proposals Declined)". Public Television Service. 2010-01-19. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. ↑ 黃立偉, 張國樑 (January 25, 2017). "春節後試營運 機捷敲定3月2日上路". PTS NEWS (in Chinese).
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