Taoyuan Metro
Taoyuan Metro | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Táoyuán Jiéyùn | | |
Bopomofo | ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ | |
Hakka | ||
Romanization | Thò-yèn Chhia̍p-yun | |
Southern Min | ||
Hokkien POJ | Thô-hn̂g Chia̍t-ūn |
Planned network |
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The Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a
History
- 2 March 2017: The Airport line, officially the Taoyuan Airport MRT opened for service.
Network and operations
Lines
Line | Termini (District, City) |
Stations | Length (km) |
Depot | |||
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Taoyuan Airport MRT [Note 1] |
Taipei Main Station (Zhongzheng, Taipei) |
Laojie River (Zhongli, Taoyuan) |
22 | 51.33 | Luchu, Chingpu |
Infrastructure
Taoyuan Airport Line
Trains
Airport trains come in two types, commuter and express train.[4] Express trains stop at Taipei Main Station, New Taipei Industrial Park, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Airport Terminal 1, Airport Terminal 2. Commuter trains stop at every station.
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Commuter train
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Express train
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Interior of a Commuter train
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Interior of an Express train
Free Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the system.
Future expansion
All lines will use
Line | Section | Termini | Length (km) | Status | |||
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Taoyuan Airport MRT | Zhongli Extension | Huanbei | Zhongli Railway Station | 2.06 | Under Construction | ||
Zhongli Railway Station | Zhongli Sports Park | TBD | Planning | ||||
Green Line | Main Line | Bade | Kengkou | 27.8 | Under Construction | ||
Main Line (Branch) | Chang Xing | Hengshan | Planning | ||||
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 Line | TBD | Longtan Transshipment Station | 8 | Planning | |||
Brown Line | Huilong Line | Taoyuan Main Station | Huilong | 11.38 | Planning | ||
Urban Extension | Taoyuan Main Station | Zhonglu | 3.9 | Planning |
Construction
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] Construction of the Green Line started in October 2018 and is expected to finish in 2026.[7] Construction of the Brown Line is expected to start in 2023, and expected to be completed by 2026.[8][9]
Network map
See also
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Mass Rapid Transit". stat.motc.gov.tw. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "乘車指南".
- ^ 《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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "桃園綠線捷運進度微超前 鄭文燦:預計2026年完工". Newtalk. August 25, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "桃捷棕線改中運量 月底前送審". The Liberty Times (in Traditional Chinese). May 17, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "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?". pl168.net (in Traditional Chinese). August 30, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
External links
Media related to Taoyuan MRT at Wikimedia Commons