Bannan line explained

Bannan line
Mapcolor:Blue
Other Name:Blue Line
Type:Rapid transit
Locale:Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Start:,
End:,
Stations:23
Routes:
  • Dingpu–Nangang Exhib. Center (full)
  • Far Eastern Hospital-Kunyang (short-turn)
Operator:Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Character:Underground
Depot:
  • Nangang
  • Tucheng
Stock:
Linelength:26.61NaN1
Tracks:2
Speed:80km/h
Map State:collapsed
T:板南線
S:板南线
P:Bǎnnán Xiàn
T2:板橋南港線
S2:板桥南港线
P2:Bǎnqiáo Nángǎng Xiàn
Altname3:Blue line
T3:藍線
S3:蓝线
P3:Lán Xiàn
Tp3:Lán Siàn
W3:Lan2Hsien4
Tl3:Nâ Soàⁿ
Phfs3:Làm Sien
Also Known As:Banqiao–Nangang line

The Bannan or Blue line (code BL) is a metro line of Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan, with a total of 23 stations serving the districts of Nangang, Xinyi, Daan, Zhongshan, Wanhua, Banqiao and Tucheng. The line's name is a portmanteau of Banqiao and Nangang.

The entire line runs underground. The excavation of tunnels using the cut-and-cover method resulted in large scale detouring of road traffic. Because of that, the line runs beneath existing roads and totals 28.3km (17.6miles).

Overview

Service on this line is divided into a full-length service from to, as well as a shorter service from to .

Due to being at the centre of the Taipei 101 New Year's festivities, intervals between trains can be reduced to a minimum of 135 seconds, transporting up to 39,000 passengers per hour.[1] This results in an average of about 27 trains per hour on the line during peak hours.

History

Stations

Bannan Line stations timeline!Date!Description!Remarks
24 December 1999Taipei City Hall to Longshan TempleRevenue Service
31 August 2000Longshan Temple to Xinpu
30 December 2000Kunyang to Taipei City Hall
27 May 2006Banqiao to TuchengTrial Service
31 May 2006Xinpu to YongningRevenue Service
16 May 2008Taipei Main Station to NangangTrial Service
25 December 2008Revenue Service
27 February 2011Nangang to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center[2]
6 July 2015Yongning to Dingpu

Services

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

Stations

Services! rowspan="2"
CodeStation NameTravel time to previous station (s)[3] Stop time at station (s)Date openedTransferDistrictsCity
Normal Night EnglishChinese
Chinese: 頂埔252015-07-06 (constructing)TuchengNew Taipei
Chinese: 永寧1802006-05-31 (Pitang) (constructing)
Chinese: 土城952006-05-31 (constructing)
Chinese: 海山1062006-05-31N/A
Chinese: 亞東醫院1422006-05-31Banqiao
Chinese: 府中922006-05-31
Chinese: 板橋892006-05-31 (out of station)
Chinese: 新埔1022000-08-31
Chinese: 江子翠742000-08-31N/A
Chinese: 龍山寺190281999-12-24 WanhuaTaipei
Chinese: 西門103301999-12-24Zhongzheng, Wanhua
Taipei Main StationChinese: 台北車站132401999-12-24Zhongzheng
Chinese: 善導寺64301999-12-24N/A
Chinese: 忠孝新生76281999-12-24Daan, Zhongzheng
Chinese: 忠孝復興84401999-12-24Daan
Chinese: 忠孝敦化63281999-12-24N/A
Chinese: 國父紀念館671999-12-24Xinyi, Daan
Chinese: 市政府721999-12-24Xinyi
Chinese: 永春822000-12-30
Chinese: 後山埤73302000-12-30Nangang, Xinyi
Chinese: 昆陽99252000-12-30Nangang
Chinese: 南港1052008-12-25
Chinese: 南港展覽館1142011-02-27

Notes and References

  1. News: Taipei City promises faster New Year MRT. The China Post. 2010-12-23. 2010-12-23. 16 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170416220732/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/12/23/284807/Taipei-City.htm. live.
  2. News: 2011-02-24 . MRT Nangang extension to start operations . Focus Taiwan News Channel . 2011-02-24 . 8 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120808062040/http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?ID=201102240036&Type=aLIV . live .
  3. 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.