Tamsui–Xinyi line

The Tamsui–Xinyi or Red 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 30 stations serving Tamsui, Beitou, Shilin, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhongzheng, Daan, and Xinyi districts. At 29 km, it is the longest line of Taipei Metro.

Tamsui–Xinyi line
Overview
Other name(s)	Red line
Type	High-capacity metro system
Status	In service
Locale	Metropolitan Taipei
Termini	Beitou, Tamsui Daan, Xiangshan
Stations	28
Services	Tamsui line, Xinbeitou branch line, Xinyi line
Operation
Opened	1997-03-28[lower-alpha 1]
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC)
Rolling stock	Kawasaki C301 and C381 stock
Technical
Line length	29.3 km (18.2 mi) (including Xinbeitou)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail (750 volts DC)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map  Danhai LRT Tamsui Hongshulin Zhuwei Guandu Tunnel Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Depot Xinbeitou (Xinbeitou line) Beitou(  ) Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan Shilin (  ) Jiantan Keelung River Sun Yat-sen Freeway Yuanshan (  ) Minquan West Road Shuanglian (  ) Zhongshan ( A) (  ) Taipei Main Station (  ) ( West Coast line ) NTU Hospital Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Through service to Xindian line (  ) Dongmen (  ) Daan Park Jianguo Elevated Rd. Daan (  ) Xinyi Anhe Taipei 101 / World Trade Center Xiangshan Guangci–Fengtian Temple

Tamsui–Xinyi line
Traditional Chinese	淡水信義線
Simplified Chinese	淡水信义线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dànshuǐ-Xìnyì Xiàn Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Tham-súi–Sin-ngi Sien
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	紅線
Simplified Chinese	红线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hóng Xiàn Wade–Giles Hung^2 Hsien^4 Tongyong Pinyin Hóng Siàn Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Fùng Sien Southern Min Hokkien POJ Âng Soàⁿ

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. The route and stations between Yuanshan and Xiangshan are underground; the routes and station between Yuanshan and Beitou are elevated; the route and station between Beitou 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 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 MRT 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

Template:Tamsui–Xinyi MRT line map As of December 2017, the typical off-peak service is:

• 8 trains per hour (tph) between Tamsui and Xiangshan
• 7 tph between Beitou and Daan

Stations

In operation

• M - Main line
• B - Branch Line

Services			Code	Image	English name	Chinese name	Districts	Travel time to previous station (s)[5]	Stop time at station (s)[5]	Date opened	Notes
M		B
●			R02		Xiangshan	象山	Xinyi	n/a	n/a	2013-11-24
●			R03		Taipei 101–World Trade Center	台北101·世貿	Xinyi	93	30	2013-11-24
●			R04		Xinyi Anhe	信義安和	Daan	81	30	2013-11-24
●	●		R05		Daan	大安	Daan	81	30	2013-11-24	Change for Wenhu line; some services terminate here
●	●		R06		Daan Park	大安森林公園	Daan	70	30	2013-11-24
●	●		R07		Dongmen	東門	Zhongzheng, Da'an	65	35	2013-11-24	Change for Zhonghe–Xinlu line
●	●		R08		CKS Memorial Hall	中正紀念堂	Zhongzheng	165	35	1998-12-24	Change for Songshan–Xindian line; terminus of planned Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line
●	●		R09		NTU Hospital	台大醫院	Zhongzheng	83	25	1998-12-24
●	●		R10		Taipei Main Station	台北車站	Zhongzheng	63	45	1997-12-25	Change for Bannan line, TRA, THSR, and Taoyuan Airport MRT
●	●		R11		Zhongshan	中山	Datong, Zhongshan	65	30	1997-03-28	Change for Songshan–Xindian line
●	●		R12		Shuanglian	雙連	Datong, Zhongshan	58	25	1997-03-28
●	●		R13		Minquan West Road	民權西路	Datong, Zhongshan	57	35	1997-03-28	Change for Zhonghe–Xinlu line
●	●		R14		Yuanshan	圓山	Datong, Zhongshan	90	25	1997-03-28
●	●		R15		Jiantan	劍潭	Shilin	109	25	1997-03-28
●	●		R16		Shilin	士林	Shilin	92	25	1997-03-28
●	●		R17		Zhishan	芝山	Shilin	91	25	1997-03-28
●	●		R18		Mingde	明德	Beitou	76	25	1997-03-28
●			R19		Shipai	石牌	Beitou	61	25	1997-03-28
●			R20		Qilian	唭哩岸	Beitou	100	25	1997-03-28
●	●		R21		Qiyan	奇岩	Beitou	73	25	1997-03-28
●	●	●	R22		Beitou	北投	Beitou	91	25	1997-03-28	Change for services to Xinbeitou; some services terminate here
		●	R22A		Xinbeitou	新北投	Beitou	157	n/a	1997-03-28	Branch line station
●			R23		Fuxinggang	復興崗	Beitou	145[lower-alpha 2]	25	1997-03-28
●			R24		Zhongyi	忠義	Beitou	109	25	1997-03-28
●			R25		Guandu	關渡	Beitou	78	25	1997-03-28
●			R26		Zhuwei	竹圍	Tamsui	145	25	1997-03-28
●			R27		Hongshulin	紅樹林	Tamsui	136	25	1997-03-28	Change for Danhai light rail
●			R28		Tamsui	淡水	Tamsui	175	n/a	1997-03-28

Planned

Code	English name	Chinese name	Districts	Date of opening	Notes
R01	Guangci–Fengtian Temple	廣慈·奉天宮	Xinyi	2022	Connects to Xiangshan station; under construction

See also

• Xinbeitou Branch
• Taipei Rapid Transit System

Notes

1. Current form opened on 24 November 2013
2. to Beitou

References

1. Sandy Huang (2002-11-02). "Ground broken on construction of Hsinyi MRT line". Taipei Times. 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. 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. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
4. "Mayor: Xinyi Line to Provide Services November 24". Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
5. "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). Retrieved 4 October 2019.