The Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a rapid transit system serving Taoyuan City, as well as parts of New Taipei City and Taipei City, in Taiwan.[3] The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, of which 2 are now under construction. The Taoyuan Airport MRT (Taipei Main Station - Huanbei) is the only line currently in operation. The system opened with the opening of the first line in the system, Taoyuan Airport MRT, for trial passenger service on 2 February 2017 and revenue passenger service on 2 March 2017.
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 桃園捷運 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 桃园捷运 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Owner | Taoyuan City Government Department of Rapid Transit Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Taoyuan and New Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of lines | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of stations | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Annual ridership | 23.214 million (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Taoyuan Metro Corp. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Began operation | 2 March 2017[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Taoyuan Metro Corporation | ||||||||||||||||
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| System length | 51.33 km (31.89 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | ||||||||||||||||
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History
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Taoyuan Metro token
Network and operations
editLines
edit| Line | Termini (District, City) |
Stations | Length (km) |
Depot | |
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| Taoyuan Airport MRT [Note 1] |
Taipei Main Station (Zhongzheng, Taipei) |
Laojie River (Zhongli, Taoyuan) |
22 | 51.33 | Luchu, Chingpu |
Infrastructure
editTaoyuan Airport Line
editTrains
editAirport trains come in two types, commuter and express train.[4] Express trains stop at Taipei Main Station, New Taipei Industrial Park, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Airport Terminal 1, Airport Terminal 2. Commuter trains stop at every station.
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Commuter train -
Express train -
Interior of a Commuter train -
Interior of an Express train
Free Wi-Fi
editFree Wi-Fi is available throughout the system.
Future expansion
editAll lines will use standard gauge track, with the exception of the Red line which will use 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow-gauge railway as it is basically a reconstruction of the Taoyuan portion of the TRA Western Line into an underground railway tunnel intended to support more frequent, rapid transit-like local rail services (rather like the reconstruction of TRA railways in Greater Taipei and Kaohsiung). The Taolin Line segment of the Brown Line from Taoyuan to Shanbi is intended to be built as a bus rapid transit route.
| Line | Section | Termini | Length (km) | Status | |||
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| Taoyuan Airport MRT | Zhongli Extension | Laojie River Railway Station | Zhongli Railway Station | 2.06 | Under Construction | ||
| Zhongli Railway Station | Zhongli Sports Park | TBD | Planning | ||||
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Green Line | Main Line | Bade | Kengkou | 27.8 | Under Construction | |
| Main Line (Branch) | Chang Xing | Hengshan | Planning | ||||
| Zhongli Extension | Bade | Zhongli Sports Park | 7.2 | Planning | |||
| Daxi Extension | Zhongli Sports Park | Puding Transshipment Station | 4.33 | Planning | |||
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Orange Line | Zhongli-Pingzhen Line | The Taoyuan Arena | TBD | 21 | Planning | |
| Pingzhen-Longtan Line | TBD | Longtan Transshipment Station | 8 | Planning | |||
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Brown Line | Huilong Line | Taoyuan Main Station | Huilong | 11.38 | Planning | |
| Urban Extension | Taoyuan Main Station | Zhonglu | 3.9 | Planning | |||
Construction
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In March 2011, the Bureau of High Speed Rail, which oversees construction of the project, announced that the 11.4 km (7.1 mi)-long elevated structure from Dayuan Station (A15) to Xingnan Station (A20) had been completed.[5] The rest of the Taoyuan Line passed an environmental impact assessment in July 2014. Construction was expected to last from June 2015 to 2019.[6] Construction of the Green Line started in October 2018 and is expected to finish in 2026.[7] Construction of the Brown Line is expected to start in 2023, and expected to be completed by 2026.[8][9]
Network map
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The Airport MRT is also known as the Purple Line for the color scheme, and occasionally known as Blue Line as it was partially designated as such.
References
edit- ^ "Mass Rapid Transit". stat.motc.gov.tw. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ 黃立偉, 張國樑 (25 January 2017). 春節後試營運 機捷敲定3月2日上路. PTS NEWS (in Chinese).
- ^ 桃園都會區大眾捷運系統 (in Chinese). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "乘車指南".
- ^ 《交通》機場捷運大園至中壢路段高架橋全部合龍. 中時電子報 (in Chinese). 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ Chiu, Chun-chin; Holzer, Wesley; Kao, Evelyn (2014-07-17). "Taoyuan MRT green line passes evaluation, could be finished by 2019". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "桃園綠線捷運進度微超前 鄭文燦：預計2026年完工". Newtalk. August 25, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "桃捷棕線改中運量 月底前送審". The Liberty Times (in Traditional Chinese). May 17, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "桃園捷運綠線預計2026年通車!房價應聲上漲，哪幾個站點成長最多?". pl168.net (in Traditional Chinese). August 30, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
External links
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