Tamsui–Xinyi line
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Traditional Chinese | 淡水信義線 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 淡水信义线 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 紅線 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 红线 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Tamsui–Xinyi or Red line (code R) is a line of Taipei Metro. It includes a total of 30 stations serving the Tamsui, Beitou, Shilin, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhongzheng, Daan, and Xinyi districts. At 29 km, it is the longest line of Taipei Metro.
The Tamsui section runs mostly along the former Tamsui railway line. There most of the tracks and stations have been renovated, except in the Zhongzheng district, where a new tunnel was constructed due to lack of surface right-of-way.
The Red line is a high-capacity metro system. Routes south of Yuanshan are underground; routes between Yuanshan and Beitou are elevated; routes between Beitou and Hongshulin are ground level; and Tamsui is elevated.
History
For 15 years, trains operated between Tamsui and Xindian via the southern part of the current Songshan–Xindian line, making it the longest-serving former service of the system, followed closely by a service from Beitou to Xindian. With the completion of the current line sections, both services ended. Trains from the Tamsui run directly onto the Xinyi section.
- July 1988: Tamsui Line begins construction.
- 28 March 1997: Tamsui Line begins service from Tamsui to Zhongshan.
- 25 December 1997: The section from Zhongshan to Taipei main station begins service.
- 24 December 1998: The section from Taipei main station to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall begins service.
- 1 November 2002: Ground broken on Xinyi Line construction.[1]
- 12 February 2010: Corridor approved by the Executive Yuan for the Xinyi line eastern extension.
- 15 July 2010: The last section of shield tunneling is completed, marking the completion of tunnel construction.[2]
- 15 October 2013: The line completed its preliminary inspection.[3]
- 24 November 2013: The section from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station to Xiangshan Station opened and began revenue service.[4]
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.
Services
As of December 2017, the typical off-peak service is:
Services | Code | Station Name | Transfer | Distance (km) | Location | ||||
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● | R28 | Tamsui | 淡水 | 28.3 | Tamsui | New Taipei | |||
● | R27 | Hongshulin | 紅樹林 | 26.2 | |||||
● | R26 | Zhuwei | 竹圍 | 24.2 | |||||
● | R25 | Guandu | 關渡 | 22.1 | Tamsui Beitou | New Taipei Taipei | |||
● | R24 | Zhongyi | 忠義 | 21.2 | Beitou | Taipei | |||
● | R23 | Fuxinggang | 復興崗 | 19.8 | |||||
| | ● | R22A | Xinbeitou | 新北投 | |||||
● | ● | ● | R22 | Beitou | 北投 | 18.1 | |||
● | ● | R21 | Qiyan | 奇岩 | 17.4 | ||||
● | ● | R20 | Qili'an | 唭哩岸 | 16.6 | ||||
● | ● | R19 | Shipai (Veterans General Hospital) | 石牌 (榮總) |
15.3 | ||||
● | ● | R18 | Mingde | 明德 | 14.7 | ||||
● | ● | R17 | Zhishan | 芝山 | 13.8 | Shilin | |||
● | ● | R16 | Shilin | 士林 | Y [planned] | 12.7 | |||
● | ● | R15 | Jiantan | 劍潭 | |||||
● | ● | R14 | Yuanshan | 圓山 | 10.0 (11.6 Jiantan) | Datong Zhongshan | |||
● | ● | R13 | Minquan West Road | 民權西路 | 9.1 | ||||
● | ● | R12 | Shuanglian (Mackay Memorial Hospital) | 雙連 (馬偕紀念醫院) | |||||
● | ● | R11 | Zhongshan | 中山 | 7.9 (8.5 Shanglian) | ||||
● | ● | R10 | Taipei main station | 台北車站 | 300 m: |
7.1 | Zhongzheng | ||
● | ● | R09 | National Taiwan University Hospital | 台大醫院 | 6.6 | ||||
● | ● | R08 | Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (Nanmen) | 中正紀念堂 (南門) |
5.5 | ||||
● | ● | R07 | Dongmen | 東門 | 4.2 | Zhongzheng Da'an | |||
● | ● | R06 | Daan Park | 大安森林公園 | 3.6 | Da'an | |||
● | ● | R05 | Daan | 大安 | 2.7 | ||||
● | R04 | Xinyi Anhe | 信義安和 | 1.7 | |||||
● | R03 | Taipei 101/World Trade Center | 台北101/世貿 | 0.7 | Xinyi | ||||
● | R02 | Xiangshan | 象山 | 0.0 | |||||
| | R01 | Guangci/Fengtian Temple(Zhongpo) [December 2022] | 廣慈/奉天宮(中坡) | -- |
See also
References
- ↑ Sandy Huang (2002-11-02). "Ground broken on construction of Hsinyi MRT line". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ↑ "捷運信義線隧道全線貫通 達成重大工程里程碑". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ↑ Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government (2013-10-15). "Preliminary Inspection of the Xinyi Line Completed". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ↑ "Mayor: Xinyi Line to Provide Services November 24". Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-11-24.