Ankeng light rail

The Ankeng Light Rail (Chinese: 安坑輕軌; pinyin: Ānkēng Qīngguǐ) (code K) is a light rail transit (LRT) system under construction in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.[2][3] The route will run from Shuangcheng, joining terminating at Shisizhang where it is to link with the planned Circular line. The line is known in the New Taipei Metro system as the Khaki line, or line K.[4] The line is expected to open in 2021. [5][6][7][8] The rolling stock for the line will be produced in Taiwan.[9]

Ankeng Light Rail

Overview
Native name	Ankeng Light Rail Transit System
Locale	New Taipei City, Taiwan
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	1 (1 under construction)
Number of stations	9 (9 under construction)
Operation
Operator(s)	New Taipei Metro Co.
Technical
System length	7.67 km (4.77 mi)[1]
Track gauge	Standard gauge
System map Shisizhang Circular line Xinhe Elementary School TBA Anhe Ankang Intersection Anzhong Road Chezi Road Qiaoxin Road Anxiang Road Erbazi Note: the names in italics are only possible names and may change.

The trains for the Ankeng line will be in the shape of a partially battery powered tram service, most likely the same type of trams used for the Danhai light rail. Construction started around April 2016 and is well away on the road level part between station K01 and K05, with the first tracks having been laid in November 2018. A depot will also be located just past station K01, near Antai Road. A large part of the depot appears to be inside a mountain.

The line was originally expected to open in December 2020, but has been delayed until December 2021. The line will connect to station Y07 (Shisizhang) of the Circular line, which opened on 31 January 2020.

Stations

(Stations’ names are to be confirmed except Shisizhang station.)

Code	English name	Chinese name	Districts	Notes
K01	Shuangcheng	雙城	Xindian
K02	Rose China Town	玫瑰中國城
K03	Taipei Xiaocheng	臺北小城
K04	Cardinal Tien Hospital Ankang Branch	耕莘安康院區
K05	Jinwen University of Science and Technology	景文科大
K06	Ankang	安康
K07	Sunrise Sports Park	陽光運動公園
K08	Xinhe Elementary School	新和國小
K09	Shisizhang	十四張		Change for Circular Line

See also

• Rail transport in Taiwan
• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. 新北市政府. "安坑線路線說明". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
2. 新北市政府. 安坑線輕軌運輸系統暨周邊土地開發綜合規劃報告書. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
3. "Department of Rapid Transit Systems-Network-Approved MRT Routes". New Taipei City Government. 2019-01-23.
4. "捷運路線清楚又便利！學問就在顏色上！" (in Chinese). New Taipei City Government. 2018-04-18.
5. 新北市政府. "安坑輕軌" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-06-19.
6. "安坑輕軌工程今動土 預計110年完工" (in Chinese). 自由時報. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
7. 賴月貴 (2017-04-26). "安坑輕軌簽約創內需 錢台灣人自己賺" (in Chinese). 大紀元. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
8. "〈台北都會〉安坑輕軌土建4/6動工 110年底完工" (in Chinese). 自由時報. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
9. 李珣瑛 (2017-04-26). "台灣車輛與中鋼簽約 承接安坑輕軌車體工程". 聯合報. Retrieved 2017-06-25.