Taoyuan Metro Explained

Taoyuan Metro should not be confused with Taiyuan Metro.

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Taoyuan Metro
Native Name:
T:桃園捷運
S:桃园捷运
P:Táoyuán Jiéyùn
Bpmf:ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ
Poj:Thô-hn̂g Chia̍t-ūn
H:Thò-yèn Chhia̍p-yun
Owner:Taoyuan City Government
Department of Rapid Transit Systems
Locale:Taoyuan and New Taipei, Taiwan
Transit Type:Rapid transit
Lines:1
Stations:22
Annual Ridership:23.214 million (2018)[1]
Began Operation:2 March 2017[2]
Operator:Taoyuan Metro Corporation
System Length:51.33km (31.89miles)
Map Name:Planned network
Map State:show

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.

History

Network and operations

Lines

Infrastructure

Taoyuan Airport Line

Trains

Airport trains come in two types, commuter and express train.[5] Express trains stop at,,,, . Commuter trains stop at every station.

Free Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the system.

Future expansion

All lines will use standard gauge track, with the exception of the Red line which will use 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.

LineSectionTerminiLength (km)Status
Taoyuan Airport MRTZhongli ExtensionLaojie River Railway StationZhongli Railway Station2.06Under Construction
Zhongli Railway StationZhongli Sports ParkTBDPlanning
Green LineMain LineBadeKengkou27.8Under Construction
Main Line (Branch)Chang XingHengshanPlanning
Zhongli ExtensionBadeZhongli Sports Park7.2Planning
Daxi ExtensionZhongli Sports ParkPuding Transshipment Station4.33Planning
Orange LineZhongli-Pingzhen LineThe Taoyuan ArenaTBD21Planning
Pingzhen-Longtan LineTBDLongtan Transshipment Station8Planning
Brown LineHuilong LineTaoyuan Main StationHuilong11.38Planning
Urban ExtensionTaoyuan Main StationZhonglu3.9Planning

Construction

In March 2011, the Bureau of High Speed Rail, which oversees construction of the project, announced that the 11.4km (07.1miles)-long elevated structure from Dayuan Station (A15) to Xingnan Station (A20) had been completed.[6] The rest of the Taoyuan Line passed an environmental impact assessment in July 2014. Construction was expected to last from June 2015 to 2019.[7] Construction of the Green Line started in October 2018 and is expected to finish in 2026.[8] Construction of the Brown Line is expected to start in 2023, and expected to be completed by 2026.[9] [10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mass Rapid Transit . stat.motc.gov.tw . 18 February 2019.
  2. News: http://news.pts.org.tw/article/347952. zh:春節後試營運 機捷敲定3月2日上路. PTS NEWS. 黃立偉, 張國樑. zh. 25 January 2017.
  3. Web site: http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns245/rp245_03.htm. zh:桃園都會區大眾捷運系統. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. zh. 2008-07-01. 2010-06-19.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: 乘車指南 .
  6. News: http://money.chinatimes.com/newmoney/realtime/newscontent.aspx?NewsSN=000307001177. zh:《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. 2011-03-07. 2011-03-07. zh.
  7. News: Chiu. Chun-chin. Holzer. Wesley. Kao. Evelyn. Taoyuan MRT green line passes evaluation, could be finished by 2019. 2014-07-17. Central News Agency. 2014-07-17.
  8. News: August 25, 2020 . 桃園綠線捷運進度微超前 鄭文燦:預計2026年完工 . Newtalk . June 10, 2022.
  9. News: May 17, 2022 . 桃捷棕線改中運量 月底前送審 . zh-hant . The Liberty Times . June 10, 2022.
  10. Web site: August 30, 2021 . 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? . June 10, 2022 . pl168.net . zh-hant.