Tamsui Line, Taipei Metro

Tamsui Line
Tamsui Line
淡水線

Jiantan Station
Overview
Other name(s) Danshui Line
Type Rapid transit
Locale Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini Tamsui
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Stations 21
Operation
Opened March 28, 1997
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Character Elevated, at-grade, underground
Depot(s) Beitou Depot
Rolling stock Kawasaki C301, C371
3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
Technical
Line length 23.2 km (14.4 mi)
Number 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
Tamsui Line, Taipei Metro
Traditional Chinese 淡水線
Simplified Chinese 淡水线

The Taipei Metro Tamsui Line (formerly the Danshui Line) is a high-capacity underground, at-grade, and elevated line. The right-of-way was originally occupied by the conventional rail Tamsui TRA Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration, which closed in 1988. The 23.2 km route includes 21 stations and the Beitou maintenance depot.[1] Most of the stations along the Tamsui line are built in a traditional Chinese architectural style. Passengers from Tamsui require only 31 minutes to reach Taipei Main Station, where transfers to both the Nangang Line and the Banqiao Line can be made.

The line opened for revenue service on December 25, 1997. On a southbound journey, trains leave from Tamsui and follow the right-of-way of the old Tamsui-Taipei railroad on an at-grade or elevated level through Beitou, Shilin and Yuanshan, after which the line runs underground through to Taipei Main Station. The route ends at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, after which most trains continue to the Xiangshan Station on the Xinyi Line. Services to Xindian on the Xindian Line existed until the Songshan Line opened on November 15, 2014.[2]

History

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.

Stations

CodeStation NameTransferLocation
EnglishChinese
R28Tamsui淡水 TamsuiNew Taipei
R27Hongshulin紅樹林
R26Zhuwei竹圍
R25Guandu關渡 Tamsui/
Beitou		New Taipei/
Taipei
R24Zhongyi忠義 BeitouTaipei
R23Fuxinggang復興崗
R22Beitou北投  Xinbeitou Branch 
R21Qiyan奇岩
R20Qilian唭哩岸
R19Shipai
(Veterans General Hospital)		石牌
(榮總)
R18Mingde明德
R17Zhishan芝山 Shilin
R16Shilin士林  Circular  (TBD)
R15Jiantan劍潭
R14Yuanshan圓山 Datong/
Zhongshan
R13Minquan West Road民權西路  Zhonghe-Xinlu 
R12Shuanglian雙連
R11Zhongshan中山  Songshan-Xindian 
R10Taipei Main Station台北車站  Bannan-Tucheng 
 Airport MRT  (2015)
Taiwan Railways Administration Western Line
Taiwan High Speed Rail		 Zhongzheng
R09National Taiwan University Hospital台大醫院
R08Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall中正紀念堂  Songshan-Xindian 
→ Continues through  Xinyi 

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. ↑ "Opening of Songshan Line to Let Taipei MRT Fulfill Original Vision of a Network Organized by Color". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
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