Taoyuan Metro

Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a rapid transit system serving the Taoyuan City area in Taiwan.[3] The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, out 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.

Not to be confused with Taiyuan Metro.
Taoyuan Metro
Overview
Native name
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese桃園捷運
Simplified Chinese桃园捷运
OwnerTaoyuan City Government
LocaleTaoyuan and New Taipei, Taiwan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations21
Annual ridership23.214 million (2018)[1]
WebsiteTaoyuan Metro Corp.
Operation
Began operation2 March 2017[2]
Operator(s)Taoyuan Metro Corporation
Technical
System length51.03 km (31.71 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Planned network

History
  • Taoyuan Metro token
    02 March 2017: Purple line (full name is Taoyuan Airport MRT) opened for service.

Network and operations

Lines
LineTermini
(District, City)		StationsLength
(km)		Depot
Taoyuan Airport MRT
[Note 1]		 Taipei Main Station
(Zhongzheng, Taipei)		Huanbei
(Zhongli, Taoyuan)		2151.03Chingpu

Infrastructure

Trains

Airport trains come in two types, commuter and express train.[4] Express trains call at Taipei Main Station, New Taipei Industrial Park, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Airport Terminal 1, Airport Terminal 2. Commuter trains stop at every station.

  • Commuter train
  • Express train
  • Interior of a Commuter train
  • Interior of an Express train

Free Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the system.

Free Wi-Fi sign on a train

Future expansion

All lines will use standard gauge track, with the exception of the Red line which will use 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) track 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.

Line SectionTerminiLength (km)Status
Taoyuan Airport MRT Zhongli ExtensionHuanbeiZhongli Railway Station2.06Under Construction
Zhongli Railway StationZhongli Sports ParkTBDPlanning
Green Line Main LineBadeKengkou 27.8Under Construction
Main Line (Branch)Chang XingHengshanPlanning
Zhongli Extension Bade Zhongli Sports Park 7.2 Planning
Daxi Extension Zhongli Sports Park Puding Transshipment Station 4.33 Planning
Orange Line Zhongli-Pingzhen Line The Taoyuan Arena TBD 21 Planning
Pingzhen-Longtan LineTBDLongtan Transshipment Station8Planning
Brown Line Huilong Line Taoyuan Main Station Huilong 11.38 Planning
Urban ExtensionTaoyuan Main StationZhonglu3.9Planning
Map of planned network

Construction
Logo at Taoyuan Metro construction site

In March 2011, the Bureau of High Speed Rail, which oversees construction of the project, announced that the 11.4 km (7.1 mi)-long elevated structure from Dayuan Station (A15) to Xingnan Station (A20) had been completed.[5] The rest of the Taoyuan Line passed an environmental impact assessment in July 2014. Construction was expected to last from June 2015 to 2019.[6]

Network Map

See also

Notes
  1. 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.

References
  1. "Mass Rapid Transit". stat.motc.gov.tw. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. 黃立偉, 張國樑 (25 January 2017). 春節後試營運 機捷敲定3月2日上路. PTS NEWS (in Chinese).
  3. 桃園都會區大眾捷運系統 (in Chinese). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  4. https://www.tymetro.com.tw/tymetro-new/tw/_pages/travel-guide/introduce.html
  5. 《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 (in Chinese). 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  6. Chiu, Chun-chin; Holzer, Wesley; Kao, Evelyn (2014-07-17). "Taoyuan MRT green line passes evaluation, could be finished by 2019". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2014-07-17.

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