Tamsui–Xinyi line
Taipei Main Station
Overview
Other name(s)Red line
Native name淡水信義線
StatusIn service
LocaleTaipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini
Stations28
Service
TypeRapid transit
Services
Operator(s)Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)Beitou
Rolling stock
History
Opened
  • 28 March 1997 (1997-03-28) (Zhongshan–Tamsui)
  • 25 December 1997 (1997-12-25) (Taipei Main Station)
  • 24 December 1998 (1998-12-24) (CKS Memorial Hall–Taipei Main Station)
  • 24 November 2013 (2013-11-24) (Xiangshan–CKS Memorial Hall)
Technical
Line length29.3 km (18.2 mi) (including Xinbeitou)
CharacterElevated and underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map
Up arrow Danhai LRT
R28
 Tamsui
R27
 Hongshulin
R26
 Zhuwei
Guandu Tunnel
R25
 Guandu
R24
 Zhongyi
Beitou Depot
R23
 Fuxinggang
R22A
 Xinbeitou
R22
 Beitou
(Up arrow Xinbeitou branch)
R21
 Qiyan
R20
 Qilian
R19
 Shipai
R18
 Mingde
R17
 Zhishan
Waishuang River
(Left arrow  Right arrow)
R16
 Shilin
R15
 Jiantan
Keelung River
Sun Yat-sen Freeway
R14
 Yuanshan
(Left arrow )
R13
 Minquan West Road
R12
 Shuanglian
( Right arrow)
R11
 Zhongshan
(Left arrow  )
(Left arrow Taiwan High Speed Rail Right arrow)
(Left arrow Taiwan Railways AdministrationWest Coast line Right arrow)
R10
 Taipei Main Station
(Left arrow  Right arrow)
R09
 NTU Hospital
R08
 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
(Left arrow )
R07
 Dongmen
( Down arrow)
R06
 Daan Park
Jianguo Elevated Rd.
(Left arrow  Right arrow)
R05
 Daan
R04
 Xinyi Anhe
R03
 Taipei 101–World Trade Center
R02
 Xiangshan
R01
 Guangci–Fengtian Temple
Tamsui–Xinyi line
Traditional Chinese淡水信義線
Simplified Chinese淡水信义线
Red line
Traditional Chinese紅線
Simplified Chinese红线

The Tamsui–Xinyi Line (code R) is a metro line in Taipei operated by Taipei Metro, named after the districts it connects: Tamsui and Xinyi. It includes a total of 28 stations serving Tamsui, Beitou, Shilin, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhongzheng, Daan, and Xinyi districts. At 29 km (18 mi), it is currently the longest line of the 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 a lack of surface right-of-way.

The Red line is a high-capacity metro system. The route and stations between and including Minquan West Road and Xiangshan are underground; the routes and stations between and including Yuanshan and Beitou are elevated; Xinbeitou station is elevated; the route and stations between and including Fuxinggang and Hongshulin are ground level; and Tamsui station is elevated.

History

A sign at Taipei Main Station in 2007. The line, then known as Tamsui and romanised as Danshui line, operated to Nanshijiao and Xindian.

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 13 year service from Beitou to Nanshijiao via the southern part of the current Zhonghe–Xinlu line. With the completion of Dongmen station, Xinyi Line, and Songshan Line, both services ended, placing the current form of the Tamsui–Xinyi line into effect.

  • 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. The section of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Guting on the Xindian line opened along with the Zhonghe line allowing trains from Tamsui to travel to Nanshijiao.
  • 11 November 1999: The rest of the Xindian Line opened. Trains from Tamsui traveled to Xindian and the Zhonghe Line route was cut back to Beitou.
  • 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]
  • 29 September 2012: With the opening of Dongmen the last trains between Beitou and Nanshijiao were launched ending the through services; trains now operate between Nanshijiao and Huilong or Luzhou. A new shuttle service from Beitou to Taipower Building was added temporarily until the Xinyi Line opened.
  • 15 October 2013: The line completed its preliminary inspection.[3]
  • 23 November 2013: With the opening of the Xinyi line, the last trains of the Beitou-Taipower Building shuttle service were launched; trains operated between Beitou and Xiangshan and between Taipower Building and Ximen via the Xiaonanmen line.
  • 24 November 2013: The section between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Xiangshan opened and began revenue service.[4]
  • 14 November 2014: With the opening of the Songshan line, the last trains between Tamsui and Xindian were launched at 12:00 November 15, 2014 ending the through services; trains now operate between Xindian or Taipower Building and Songshan and between Tamsui or Beitou[lower-alpha 1] and Daan[lower-alpha 1] or Xiangshan.

Services

As of December 2017, the typical off-peak service is:

Stations

  • M - Main line
  • B - Branch Line
Services Code Station Name Travel time to previous station (s)[5] Stop time at station (s)[5] Date opened Transfers Districts City
M B English Chinese
● R01 Guangci–Fengtian Temple 廣慈·奉天宮 — — Under construction; estimated to open in 2025 Xinyi
● R02 Xiangshan 象山 71 — 2013-11-24 Taipei
● R03 Taipei 101–World Trade Center 台北101·世貿 93 30
● R04 Xinyi Anhe 信義安和 81 Daan
● ● R05 Daan 大安
● ● R06 Daan Park 大安森林公園 70
● ● R07 Dongmen 東門 65 35 Zhongzheng, Daan
● ● R08 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall 中正紀念堂 165 1998-12-24

(constructing)

 Zhongzheng
● ● R09 NTU Hospital 台大醫院 83 25
● ● R10 Taipei Main Station 台北車站 63 45 1997-12-25 Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan High Speed Rail
● ● R11 Zhongshan 中山 65 30 1997-03-28 Datong, Zhongshan
● ● R12 Shuanglian 雙連 58 25
● ● R13 Minquan West Road 民權西路 57 35
● ● R14 Yuanshan 圓山 90 25
● ● R15 Jiantan 劍潭 109 Shilin
● ● R16 Shilin 士林 92 (constructing)
● ● R17 Zhishan 芝山 91
● ● R18 Mingde 明德 76 Beitou
● ● R19 Shipai 石牌 61
● ● R20 Qilian 唭哩岸 100
● ● R21 Qiyan 奇岩 73
● ● ● R22 Beitou 北投 91
● R22A Xinbeitou 新北投 157 —
● R23 Fuxinggang 復興崗 145[lower-alpha 2] 25
● R24 Zhongyi 忠義 109
● R25 Guandu 關渡 78
● R26 Zhuwei 竹圍 145 Tamsui New Taipei
● R27 Hongshulin 紅樹林 136
● R28 Tamsui 淡水 175 — (constructing)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Short-turn service
  2. ↑ to Beitou

References

  1. ↑ Sandy Huang (2002-11-02). "Ground broken on construction of Hsinyi MRT line". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  2. ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  3. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  4. ↑ "Mayor: Xinyi Line to Provide Services November 24". Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government. 2013-11-19. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  5. 1 2 "臺北捷運系統相鄰兩站間之行駛時間、停靠站時間 | 政府資料開放平臺". data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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