Tamsui–Xinyi line explained

Tamsui–Xinyi line
Other Name:	Red line
Native Name:	Chinese: 淡水信義線
Mapcolor:	Red
Type:	Rapid transit
Status:	In service
Locale:	Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Start:	,
End:	,
Stations:	28
Routes:	Tamsui–Xiangshan (full) Beitou–Daan (short-turn) Beitou–Xinbeitou (branch)
Open:	(Zhongshan–Tamsui) (Zhongshan-Taipei Main Station) (CKS Memorial Hall–Taipei Main Station) (Xiangshan–CKS Memorial Hall)
Operator:	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Character:	Elevated and underground
Depot:	Beitou
Stock:	C301 C381
Linelength:	29.3km (18.2miles) (including Xinbeitou)
Speed:	80km/h
Map State:	collapsed

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 28 stations serving Tamsui, Beitou, Shilin, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhongzheng, Daan, and Xinyi districts. At, 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 and are underground; the routes and stations between and including and are elevated; station is elevated; the route and stations between and including and are ground level; and station is elevated.

History

For 15 years, trains operated between and via the southern part of the current, making it the longest-serving former service of the system, followed closely by a 13 year service from to via the southern part of the current . With the completion of 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 .^[1]
• 25 December 1997: The section from to Taipei Main Station begins service.
• 24 December 1998: The section from Taipei Main Station to begins service. The section of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and 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 .
• 1 November 2002: Ground broken on Xinyi Line construction.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 29 September 2012: With the opening of the last trains between Beitou and Nanshijiao were launched ending the through services; trains now operate between Nanshijiao and or . A new shuttle service from Beitou to was added temporarily until the Xinyi Line opened.
• 15 October 2013: Xinyi line completed its preliminary inspection.^[4]
• 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 and between Taipower Building and via the Xiaonanmen line.
• 24 November 2013: The section between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Xiangshan opened and began revenue service.^[5]
• 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 and between Tamsui or Beitou and Daan or Xiangshan.
• September 2019: With the platform gates at Fuxinggang Station (August 2018) put into operation, all platform gate projects on this route have been completed.^[6]
• 20 June 2019: The "Xinbeitou-Da'an" shuttle service begins its trial operation.^[7]

Services

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

• 8 trains an hour (tph) between and
• 7 tph between and

Stations

• M - Main line
• B - Branch Line

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Code	Station Name		Travel time to previous station (s)^[8]	Stop time at station (s)	Date opened	Transfers	Districts	City
M		B							English	Chinese
●					Chinese: 廣慈·奉天宮			Under construction; estimated to open in 2025		bgcolor=#F9F9F9 rowspan="3"	Xinyi
●					Chinese: 象山	71		2013-11-24		Taipei
●					Chinese: 台北101·世貿	93	30
●					Chinese: 信義安和	81					Daan
●	●				Chinese: 大安
●	●				Chinese: 大安森林公園	70
●	●				Chinese: 東門	65	35				Zhongzheng, Daan
●	●				Chinese: 中正紀念堂	165		1998-12-24	(constructing)		Zhongzheng
●	●				Chinese: 台大醫院	83	25
●	●			Taipei Main Station	Chinese: 台北車站	63	45	1997-12-25
●	●				Chinese: 中山	65	30	1997-03-28			Datong, Zhongshan
●	●				Chinese: 雙連	58	25
●	●				Chinese: 民權西路	57	35
●	●				Chinese: 圓山	90	25
●	●				Chinese: 劍潭	109					Shilin
●	●				Chinese: 士林	92			(constructing)
●	●				Chinese: 芝山	91
●	●				Chinese: 明德	76					Beitou
●	●				Chinese: 石牌	61
●	●				Chinese: 唭哩岸	100
●	●				Chinese: 奇岩	73
●	●	●			Chinese: 北投	91
		●			Chinese: 新北投	157
●					Chinese: 復興崗	145	25
●					Chinese: 忠義	109
●					Chinese: 關渡	78
●					Chinese: 竹圍	145				Tamsui	New Taipei
●					Chinese: 紅樹林	136
●					Chinese: 淡水	175			(constructing)

See also

• Xinbeitou branch line

Notes and References

1. Taipei MRT 19970328 台北捷運通車試營運.mpg . en . 2024-04-06 . www.youtube.com.
2. Web site: Ground broken on construction of Hsinyi MRT line. Sandy Huang. Taipei Times. 2002-11-02. 2009-08-15. 2012-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002050035/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2002/11/02/177989. live.
3. Web site: 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. 2010-09-06. 2012-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20120922194745/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns270/rp270_02.html. dead.
4. Web site: Preliminary Inspection of the Xinyi Line Completed. Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 2013-10-15. 2013-11-10. 2013-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110235140/http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=68287204&ctNode=15933&mp=115002. dead.
5. Web site: Mayor: Xinyi Line to Provide Services November 24. Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government. 2013-11-19. 2013-11-24. 2013-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001146/http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=69359733&ctNode=8472&mp=100002. live.
6. Web site: 自由時報電子報 . 2018-09-30 . 北捷117站月台門 月底全數就定位 - 地方 - 自由時報電子報 . 2024-04-06 . news.ltn.com.tw . zh-TW.
7. Web site: 自由時報電子報 . 2019-09-14 . 噪音超標 北捷大安─新北投直通車不做了 - 生活 - 自由時報電子報 . 2024-04-06 . news.ltn.com.tw . zh-TW.
8. Web site: 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. zh. 4 October 2019. 7 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191007145554/https://data.gov.tw/dataset/61792. live.