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{{Short description|Metro system in Taiwan}}
{{about-distinguish|Taipei Metro|New Taipei Metro}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox public transit
| image = Taipei Metro Logo(Logo Only).svg
| imagesize = 100px
| alt = 
| caption = 
| image2 = TRTC381 in Beitou Station.JPG
| image3 = Bombardier INNOVIA APM 256 approaching Daan Station 20210418.jpg
| caption3 = Top: High-capacity [[Taipei Metro C381]]<br>Bottom: Medium-capacity [[Taipei Metro C370]]
| native_name = {{hlist|{{lang|zh-tw|臺北捷運}}{{efn native lang|tw|name=word1
  |t=臺北捷運
  |p=Táiběi jiéyùn
  |m=Tâi-pak chia̍t-ūn
  |s=Thòi-pet chia̍p-yun}}|{{lang|zh-tw|臺北都會區大眾捷運系統}}}}
| owner = [[Taipei City Government]]
| area served = [[Taipei]], [[New Taipei City|New Taipei]]
| locale = [[Taipei metropolitan area]], [[Taiwan]]
| transit_type = [[Rapid transit]]<br />[[Rubber-tyred metro]] ([[Wenhu line]])
| lines = 5{{efn|Not including the Circular line, operated by New Taipei Metro Corporation, nor branch lines.}}<ref name="network">{{Cite web|date=19 January 2020|title=Network and Systems|url=http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=1315555&ctNode=70214&mp=122036|access-date=22 January 2020|publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation|archive-date=17 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517103202/http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=1315555&ctNode=70214&mp=122036|url-status=live}}</ref>
| line_number = 
| start = 
| end = 
| stations = 117{{efn|<ref name="network" /> The number of stations is 131 if the 12 [[interchange station]]s (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted multiple times and the stations of [[Circular line (Taipei Metropolitan Area)|Circular Line]] Phase 1 operated by [[New Taipei Metro]] Corporation are included, once for each line, while it is 119 if they are combined. Out-of-station transfers at [[Banqiao station|Banqiao]] and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xinpu}} – {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xinpu Minsheng}}, which require leaving [[paid area]], are counted as 2 stations each; transfer stations that provide [[cross-platform interchange]] are counted as a single stations.}}
| daily_ridership = 1.98 million (2023)
| annual_ridership = 918,360 million (2023) {{increase}}&nbsp;60.58%<ref name="2018 report">{{Cite report |url=https://www-ws.gov.taipei/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDA1L2NrZmlsZS8zYmMwZGYzNC1jNTU3LTQ3MGItOGYwMy01OTAwZTcyODhjMTYucGRm&n=MjAxOF%2fmjbfpgYvlubTloLHkuK3mlofniYgucGRm&icon=.pdf |title=2018 Annual Report |last=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |access-date=22 January 2020 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808011145/https://www-ws.gov.taipei/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDA1L2NrZmlsZS8zYmMwZGYzNC1jNTU3LTQ3MGItOGYwMy01OTAwZTcyODhjMTYucGRm&n=MjAxOF%2fmjbfpgYvlubTloLHkuK3mlofniYgucGRm&icon=.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| chief_executive = BC Yen
| headquarters = 7 Lane 48 Sec 2 Zhongshan N Rd, [[Zhongshan District, Taipei|Zhongshan District]], [[Taipei]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.metro.taipei/}}
| began_operation = 28 March 1996
| operator = Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
| character = Grade-separated
| vehicles = 849 cars (217.5 trains{{efn|Medium-capacity trains consist of 4 carriages, while heavy-capacity trains consist of 3 or 6.}})
| train_length = 3–6 carriages{{efn|Circular and Wenhu lines: 4; Xiaobitan and Xinbeitou branches: 3}}
| headway = 2-9 minutes{{efn|{{Tree list}}
* Wenhu line
** Minimum 1:20
** Peak average 2:09
** Off-peak average 4:10
* Other lines
** Minimum 2:00
** Peak average 4:01
** Off-peak average 5:28
{{Tree list/end}}<ref name="2018 report" />}}
| system_length = {{convert|136.9|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="network" />
| notrack = 2
| track_gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}{{efn|Wenhu line: {{track gauge|1880mm}} broad gauge}}
| minimum_radius_of_curvature = {{convert|200|m|ft|0}}{{efn|Wenhu line: {{convert|33|m|ft|0}}}}
| el = {{750 V DC|conductor=y}}
| average_speed = {{convert|31.50|km/h|mph|0}}{{efn|Wenhu line: {{convert|32.84|km/h|mph|0}}}}
| top_speed = {{convert|80|km/h|mph|0}}{{efn|Wenhu line: {{convert|70|km/h|mph|0}}}}
| map = 
| map_name = Official map (2023)
| map_state = show
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| t = 臺北捷運
| s = 台北捷运
| p = Táiběi Jiéyùn
| tp = Táiběi Jiéyùn
| w = T'ai<sup>2</sup>-pei<sup>3</sup> Chieh<sup>2</sup>-yün<sup>4</sup>
| tl = Tâi-pak Tsia̍t-ūn
| h = Thòi-pet Chia̍p-yun
| bpmf = ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ
| altname = Taipei Rapid Transit System
| t2 = 臺北大眾捷運系統
| s2 = 台北大众捷运系统
| p2 = Táiběi Dàzhòng Jiéyùn Xìtǒng
| w2 = T'ai<sup>2</sup>-pei<sup>3</sup> Ta<sup>4</sup>-chung<sup>4</sup> Chieh<sup>2</sup>-yün<sup>4</sup> Hsi<sup>4</sup>-t'ung<sup>3</sup>
| tl2 = Tâi-pak Tāi-tsiòng Tsia̍t-ūn Hē-thóng
| h2 = Thòi-pet Thai-zung Chia̍p-yun He-thúng
| bpmf2 = ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄒ一ˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ
}}
'''Taipei Metro'''{{efn native lang|tw|name=word1}} (also known as '''Taipei Mass Rapid Transit''' ('''MRT''')<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 August 2009 |title=History |url=http://english.dorts.gov.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=205925&CtNode=19607&mp=115002 |access-date=20 December 2017 |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government |language=en}}</ref> and branded as '''Metro Taipei''')<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2009 |title=Metro Logo |url=http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=1056478&CtNode=70213&mp=122036 |access-date=20 December 2017 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en |archive-date=22 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050814/http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=1056478&CtNode=70213&mp=122036 |url-status=live }}</ref> is a [[rapid transit]] system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital [[Taipei]] and [[New Taipei City]] in [[Taiwan]].

It was the first [[rapid transit]] system to be built on the island.<ref name="Lew 2007 Wired">{{Cite magazine |last=Lew |first=Alexander |date=15 October 2007 |title=Taipei Subway Ranks as one of the Best |url=https://www.wired.com/autopia/2007/10/taipei-subway-r/ |access-date=13 March 2010 |magazine=Wired |archive-date=15 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915135541/http://www.wired.com/autopia/2007/10/taipei-subway-r |url-status=live }}</ref> The initial network was approved for construction in 1986, and work began two years later.<ref name="chronicles" /> It began operations on 28 March 1996, and by 2000, 62 stations were in service across three main lines.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=zh:臺北市交通統計查詢系統 |url=http://dotstat.taipei.gov.tw/pxweb2007P/Dialog/statfile9.asp |access-date=15 September 2018 |website=dotstat.taipei.gov.tw |language=zh |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222221731/http://dotstat.taipei.gov.tw/pxweb2007P/Dialog/statfile9.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Over the next nine years, the number of passengers had increased by 70%. Since 2008, the network has expanded to 131 stations and the passenger count has grown by another 96%.{{cnl|date=April 2024}} The system has been praised by locals for its effectiveness in relieving growing traffic congestion in Taipei and its surrounding satellite towns, with over two million trips made daily.<ref name="nari">{{Cite news |date=20 September 2001 |title=Traffic nightmares plague Taipei |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/detail.asp?onNews=1&GRP=D&id=17269 |access-date=30 June 2010 |archive-date=22 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922035657/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/detail.asp?onNews=1&GRP=D&id=17269 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
===Proposal and construction===
[[File:TRTS Route Map 1986.png|thumb|The initial Taipei Metro plan as approved by the [[Executive Yuan]] in 1986]]
[[File:Taipei Metro official map 2004.png|thumb|2004 system map]]
[[File:2023 Taipei MRT official map.png|thumb|2023 system map]]
The idea of constructing a [[rapid transit]] system on the island was first put forth at a press conference on 28 June 1968, where the [[Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)|Ministry of Transportation and Communications]] announced its plans to begin researching the possibility of constructing such a network in the [[Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area|Taipei metropolitan area]]; however, the plan was shelved due to financial concerns and the belief that such a system was not urgently needed at the time. With the increase of [[traffic congestion]] accompanying economic growth in the 1970s, the need for a rapid transit system became more pressing.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Liu |first1=Baojie 劉寶傑 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O8LrPAAACAAJ&q=9571314323 |title=Jié yùn báipíshū: 4444 yì de jiàoxùn-táiběi jié yùn |last2=Lu |first2=Shaowei 呂紹煒 |publisher=Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye you xian gong si<!--時報文化出版企業有限公司--> |year=1994 |isbn=957-13-1432-3 |location=Taibei Shi |language=zh |script-title=zh:捷運白皮書：4444億的教訓－台北捷運}}</ref> In February 1977, the Institute of Transportation (IOT) of the [[Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Republic of China)|Ministry of Transportation and Communications]] (MOTC) released a preliminary rapid transport system report, with the designs of five lines: U1, U2, U3, S1, and S2, to form a rough sketch of the planned corridors, some of which would be converted from single-tracked [[Taiwan Railways Administration]] (TRA) branch lines, resulting in the first rapid transit system plan for Taipei.<ref name="routeplanning">{{Cite book |last1=Xu |first1=Zhaocong 許昭琮 |title=Táiběi dūhuì qū jié yùn lù wǎng guīhuà lǐniàn |last2=Zhang |first2=Meihua 張美華 |last3=Lao |first3=Dinghua 勞定華 |last4=Zhang |first4=Shuzhen 張束珍 |date=2000 |publisher=Jie yun jishu<!--捷運技術--> |pages=47–70 |language=zh |script-title=zh:台北都會區捷運路網規劃理念 |trans-title=<!--please provide a translation of the title in English--> |issue=22}}</ref>

In 1981, the IOT invited British Mass Transit Consultants (BMTC) and {{ill|China Engineering Consultants, Inc.|zh|中華顧問工程司}} to form a team and provide in-depth research on the preliminary report.<ref name="routeplanning" /> In 1982, the Taipei City Government commissioned [[National Chiao Tung University]] to do a research and feasibility study on medium-capacity rapid transit systems. In January 1984, the university proposed an initial design for a medium-capacity rapid transit system in Taipei City, including plans for the Wenhu line and the Tamsui–Xinyi line. The pre-1985 plans would have retained the [[3 ft 6 in gauge railways|3 ft 6 in gauge]] of the TRA lines and the rolling stock design would have conformed to TRA and Japanese narrow-gauge standards.<ref name="routeplanning" /> On 1 March 1985, the [[Executive Yuan]] [[Council for Economic Planning and Development]] (CEPD) signed a treaty with the Taipei Transit Council (TTC), composed of three American consultant firms, to conduct overall research on a rapid transit system in Taipei. Apart from adjustments made to the initial proposal, such as the move to standard gauge track and wider and longer rolling stock for the high-capacity lines, Wenhu line was also included into the network. In 1986, the initial network design of the Taipei Metro by the CEPD was passed by the [[Executive Yuan]], although the network corridors were not set yet.<ref name="chronicles">{{Cite web |date=11 October 2010 |title=Chronicles |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1315948&ctNode=11760&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117145521/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1315948&ctNode=11760&mp=122032 |archive-date=17 November 2011 |access-date=8 January 2011 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref> A budget of NT$441.7 billion was allocated for the project.<ref name="sustainable">{{Cite journal |last=Her |first=Kelly |date=1 July 2001 |title=Sustainable Subways |url=http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/site/Tr/ct.asp?xitem=638&ctnode=1343&mp=1 |url-status=dead |journal=Taiwan Review |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311060446/http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/site/Tr/ct.asp?xitem=638&ctnode=1343&mp=1 |archive-date=11 March 2012 |access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref>

On 27 June 1986, the Preparatory Office of Rapid Transit Systems was created,<ref name="geotechnical">{{Cite web |last=Berlin Wu |date=10 May 1996 |title=Geotechnical Design and Construction Automation in Taiwan |url=http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/41353/35265375.pdf?sequence=1 |access-date=7 January 2011 |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology |page=33 |archive-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314015443/http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/41353/35265375.pdf?sequence=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> which on 23 February 1987 was formally established as the [[Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government|Department of Rapid Transit Systems]] (DORTS) for handling, planning, designing, and constructing the system.<ref name="sustainable" /> Apart from preparing for the construction of the metro system, DORTS also made small changes to the metro corridor. The six lines proposed on the initial network were:<ref name="routeplanning" /> Tamsui line and Xindian line (Lines U1 and U2), Zhonghe Line (Line U3), Nangang Line and Banqiao Line (Line S1), and Muzha line (now Wenhu line), totaling 79 stations and {{convert|76.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} route length,<ref name="sustainable" /> including {{convert|34.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} of elevated rail, {{convert|9.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} at ground level, and {{convert|44.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} underground.<ref name="geotechnical" /> The Neihu Line corridor was approved in 1990. On 27 June 1994, the '''Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC)''' was formed to oversee the operation of the Taipei Metro system.

The [[Executive Yuan]] approved the initial network plan for the system on 27 May 1986.<ref name="chronicles" /> Construction began on 15 December 1988.<ref name="chronicles" /> The growing traffic problems of the time, compounded by road closures due to TRTS construction led to what became popularly known as the "dark age of Taipei traffic". The TRTS was the center of political controversy during its construction and shortly after the opening of its first line in 1996 due to incidents such as computer malfunction during a thunderstorm, alleged structural problems in some elevated segments, [[cost overrun|budget overruns]], and fare prices.

=== Opening and initial network ===
The system opened on 28 March 1996, with the {{convert|10.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} elevated {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}}, a driverless, [[Medium-capacity rail transport system|medium-capacity]] line<ref name="chronicles" /> with twelve stations running from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongshan Junior High School}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}}. The first high-capacity line, the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|R}}, began service on 28 March 1997, running from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Tamsui}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongshan}}, then extended to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}} at the end of the year. On 23 December 1998, the system passed the milestone of 100 million passengers.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=H. Ju |last2=Z. C. Moh |last3=R. N. Hwang |date=23 December 1998 |title=Soft Ground Tunneling for Taipei Rapid Transit Systems |url=http://www.maa.com.tw/common/publications/1995/1995-097.pdf |access-date=7 January 2011 |publisher=MAA Group}}</ref>

=== 1999–2006 expansions ===
On 24 December 1999, a section of the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BL}} was opened between {{stl|Taipei Metro|Longshan Temple}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei City Hall}}.<ref name="chronicles" /> This section became the first east–west line running through the city, connecting the two previously completed north–south lines. On 31 May 2006, the second stage of the Banqiao–Nangang section and the Tucheng section began operation.<ref name="chronicles" /> The service was then named Bannan after the districts that it connects (<u>Ban</u>qiao and <u>Nan</u>gang).

=== Maokong Gondola ===
{{Main|Maokong Gondola}}

On 4 July 2007, the [[Maokong Gondola]], a new [[aerial tramway|aerial lift/cable-car]] system, was opened to the public. The system connects the {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhinan Temple}}, and [[Maokong]]. Service was suspended on 1 October 2008 due to erosion from mudslides under a support pillar following [[Typhoon Jangmi (2008)|Typhoon Jangmi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 October 2008 |title=FEATURE: Halted gondola confirms worries |work=[[Taipei Times]] |last1=Mo |first1=Yan-chih |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/10/14/2003425826 |access-date=6 August 2009 |archive-date=17 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017025636/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/10/14/2003425826 |url-status=live }}</ref> The gondola officially resumed service as of 31 March 2010, after relocation of the pillar and passing safety inspections.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 March 2010 |title=Maokong Gondola reopens, featuring glass-bottomed car |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/03/31/250500/Maokong-Gondola.htm |access-date=3 April 2010 |archive-date=2 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402230533/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/03/31/250500/Maokong-Gondola.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2009–2014 expansions ===
On 4 July 2009, with the opening of the Neihu segment of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}}, the last of the six core segments was completed. Due to debate on whether to construct a medium-capacity or high-capacity line, construction of the line did not begin until 2002.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

{{lnl|Taipei Metro|O}} was extended from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Guting}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Luzhou}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Huilong}} in 2012. The Xinyi section of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|R}} and Songshan section of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|G}} were opened on 24 November 2013 and 15 November 2014 respectively.

Prior to 2014, only physical lines had official names; services did not. In 2008, all full-run and short-turn services were referred to by termini<ref>{{Cite web |last=TsubasaTW |date=3 April 2008 |title=台北捷運廣播：善導寺站往台北車站(2008.02) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe7TvPeZ6qs&t=42s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/Qe7TvPeZ6qs| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2018 |website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=TsubasaTW |date=3 April 2008 |title=台北捷運廣播：古亭站往中正紀念堂站(2008.02) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgTAjW9EI4k&t=21s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/PgTAjW9EI4k| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2018 |website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> while [[Bannan line|Bannan]] and [[Wenhu line|Wenhu]] services were referred to by the physical lines on which they operated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TsubasaTW |date=3 April 2008 |title=台北捷運廣播：台大醫院站往台北車站(2008.02) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4cOBIitoag&t=26s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/n4cOBIitoag| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2018 |website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=TsubasaTW |date=3 April 2008 |title=台北捷運廣播：忠孝新生站往忠孝復興站(2008.02) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AtRYMC4tFI&t=1m17s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/0AtRYMC4tFI| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2018 |website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Following the completion of the core sections of the system in 2014, the naming scheme for services was set and 'lines' started to refer to services. Between 2014 and 2016, lines were given alternative number names based on the order of the dates the lines first opened. Brown, Red, Green, Orange and Blue lines were named lines 1 to 5 respectively. The planned Circular, Wanda–Shulin and Minsheng–Xizhi lines were to be lines 6 to 8 respectively. In 2016, the number names were replaced by colour names. Today, on-board announcements in Chinese use full official names, whereas in English, colour names are used instead.

In June 2023, due to an increasing number of South Korean tourists, the metro announced the addition of Korean announcements at stations where there are high amounts of tourists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taipei Metro to add Korean to station announcements {{!}} Taiwan News {{!}} 7 June 2023 12:20 |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4912241 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=www.taiwannews.com.tw |date=7 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

On 3 April 2024, following [[2024 Taiwan earthquake|a magnitude 7 earthquake]] hitting the island, all active MRT trains were suspended for safety checks to be conducted.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2024 |title=Taiwan Earthquake: Taipei Metro Suspends All MRT Trains To Conduct Safety Checks |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/asia/taiwan-earthquake-taipei-metro-suspends-all-mrt-trains-to-conduct-safety-checks-article-108988535 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref> All Taipei Metro routes resumed operations later that day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=陳 |first=怡璇 |date=3 April 2024 |title=花蓮地震規模7.2 台北捷運全線恢復正常通車 {{!}} 生活 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202404030088.aspx |access-date=28 April 2024 |website=中央社 CNA |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>

==Lines==
[[File:Taipei Metro geographical map.svg|thumb|Geographical map]]
[[File:Taipei Metro Tracks.svg|thumb|Track diagram of Taipei Metro]]
The system is designed based on the [[spoke-hub distribution paradigm]], with most rail lines running radially outward from central Taipei. The MRT system operates daily from 06:00 to 00:00 the following day<ref name="hours">{{Cite web |date=16 October 2010 |title=Metro Service: Danshui-Xindian Line |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056501&ctNode=27495&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815193303/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056501&ctNode=27495&mp=122032 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |access-date=4 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref> (the last trains finish their runs by 01:00), with extended services during special events (such as [[New Year]] festivities).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mo Yan-chih |date=29 December 2010 |title=New Year's Eve revelers urged to use mass transit |work=[[Taipei Times]] |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/12/29/2003492153 |access-date=31 December 2010 |archive-date=8 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008180351/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/12/29/2003492153 |url-status=live }}</ref> Trains operate at intervals of 1:30 to 15 minutes depending on the line and time of day.<ref name="hours" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2009 |title=One train per 90 seconds on Neihu Line during peak hour: mayor |work=Taiwan News Online |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=995175 |access-date=16 August 2009 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115731/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=995175 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Smoking is forbidden in the entire metro system, while eating, drinking, and chewing gum and [[areca nut|betel nuts]] are forbidden within the paid area.<ref name="etiquette">{{Cite web |date=14 October 2009 |title=Regulations for Use of the Taipei Metro System |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056553&ctNode=11766&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117160757/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056553&ctNode=11766&mp=122032 |archive-date=17 November 2011 |access-date=4 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref>

Stations can become extremely crowded during rush hours, especially at transfer stations such as {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongxiao Fuxing}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Minquan West Road}}. Automated station announcements are recorded in [[Taiwanese Mandarin|Mandarin]], [[English language|English]], [[Taiwanese Hokkien|Taiwanese]], and [[Taiwanese Hakka|Hakka]], with [[Japanese language|Japanese]] at busy stations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 December 2015 |title=Taipei MRT moves English announcements to 2nd place |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2015/12/06/452782/Taipei-MRT.htm |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306103132/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2015/12/06/452782/Taipei-MRT.htm |archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> Japanese coverage across the network was expanded on 24 August 2023. Select stations also received [[Korean language|Korean]] announcements to accommodate for the high influx of South Korean tourists to the [[Taipei|capital]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 August 2023 |title=Taipei MRT adds Korean, Japanese to 21 stations |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4980824 |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Taiwan News |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907024706/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4980824 |url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequently, announcement order was changed to Mandarin, English, Japanese, Korean, then Taiwanese and Hakka.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 2023 |title=Taipei Metro introduces Korean, Japanese at 21 stations - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202308240026 |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Focus Taiwan - CNA English News |language=en-US |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907024706/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202308240026 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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!Lines
!Start and End
!Length<br><ref name="2024北市交通局統計報告">{{Cite report|url=https://www-ws.gov.taipei/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvMzkwL3JlbGZpbGUvNDcyNTMvOTQxMDQwOC82YTZmZDA2OC0yNWNlLTQ5NzktOTE1MC04NzVjZDk0ZDhiNDUucGRm&n=MTEz5bm05Lqk6YCa57Wx6KiI5bm05aCxLnBkZg%3d%3d&icon=.pdf|title=	
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!Stations<br><ref name="network"/><ref name="2024北市交通局統計報告"/>{{rp|44}}
!Type
!Depot
!Date Opened
!Last Extension
|- 
|align="left"|{{rint|taipei|br}} [[Wenhu line]]
|{{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}}－{{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center}}
|{{convert|25.7|km}}
|24
|[[Rubber-tyred metro]]<br>([[Medium-capacity_rail_system|Medium-capacity]])
|<div class="center">{{hlist|{{ill|Muzha Depot|zh|木柵機廠|lt=Muzha}}|{{ill|Neihu Depot|zh|內湖機廠|lt=Neihu}}}}</div>
|{{dts|1996-3-28}}
|{{dts|2009-7-4}}
|- 
|align="left"|{{rint|taipei|r}} [[Tamsui-Xinyi line]]
|{{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiangshan}}－{{stl|Taipei Metro|Tamsui}}
|rowspan="2"|<div class="center">{{convert|30.2|km}}</div>
|<div class="center">27</div>
|rowspan="6"|<div class="center">[[Railway track]]<br>([[Passenger_rail_terminology#Heavy_rail|High-capacity]])</div>
|rowspan="2"|<div class="center">{{ill|Beitou Depot|zh|北投機廠|lt=Beitou}}</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|1997-3-28}}</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|2013-11-24}}</div>
|-
|align="left"|{{rint|taipei|Xinbeitou}} [[Xinbeitou branch line]]
|{{stl|Taipei Metro|Beitou}}－{{stl|Taipei Metro|Xinbeitou}}
|<div class="center">1</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|1997-3-28}}</div>
|{{n/a}}
|-
|align="left"|{{rint|taipei|g}} [[Songshan-Xindian line]]
|{{stl|Taipei Metro|Xindian}}－{{stl|Taipei Metro|Songshan}}
|rowspan="2"|<div class="center">{{convert|19.7|km}}</div>
|<div class="center">19</div>
|rowspan="2"|<div class="center">{{ill|Xindian Depot|zh|新店機廠|lt=Xindian}}</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|1998-12-24}}</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|2014-11-15}}</div>
|-
|align="left"|{{rint|taipei|Xiaobitan}} [[Xiaobitan branch line]]
|{{stl|Taipei Metro|Qizhang}}－{{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}
|<div class="center">1</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|2004-9-29}}</div>
|{{n/a}}
|-
|align="left"|{{rint|taipei|o}} [[Zhonghe-Xinlu line]]
|{{stl|Taipei Metro|Nanshijiao}}－{{stl|Taipei Metro|Huilong}}/{{stl|Taipei Metro|Luzhou}}
|<div class="center">{{convert|31.5|km}}</div>
|<div class="center">26</div>
|<div class="center">{{hlist|{{ill|Zhonghe Depot|zh|中和機廠|lt=Zhonghe}}|{{ill|Xinzhuang Depot|zh|新莊機廠|lt=Xinzhuang}}|{{ill|Luzhou Depot|zh|蘆洲機廠|lt=Luzhou}}}}</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|1998-12-24}}</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|2013-6-29}}</div>
|-
|align="left"|{{rint|taipei|bl}} [[Bannan line]]
|{{stl|Taipei Metro|Dingpu}}－{{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center}}
|<div class="center">{{convert|28.2|km}}</div>
|<div class="center">23</div>
|<div class="center">{{hlist|{{ill|Tucheng Depot|zh|土城機廠|lt=Tucheng}}|{{ill|Nangang Depot|zh|南港機廠|lt=Nangang}}}}</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|1999-12-24}}</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|2015-7-6}}</div>
|-
|align="left"|{{rint|newtaipei|Y}} [[Circular line (Taipei Metropolitan Area)|Circular line]]
|{{stl|Taipei Metro|Dapinglin}}－{{stl|New Taipei Metro|New Taipei Industrial Park}}{{efn|Nowadays, this line is operated by New Taipei Metro Corporation.}}
|<div class="center">{{convert|15.4|km}}</div>
|<div class="center">14</div>
|<div class="center">Railway track<br>(Medium-capacity)</div>
|<div class="center">{{ill|South Depot (Taipei Metro)|zh|南機廠 (臺北捷運)|lt=South}}</div>
|<div class="center">{{dts|2020-1-31}}</div>
|{{n/a}}
|}

==Fares and tickets==
[[Image:Taipei MRT New IC Token 02.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Single-journey RFID IC Token]]
Fares range between {{ntd|20|linked=y}}–65 per trip as of 2018. [[RFID]] single journey tokens and rechargeable IC cards (such as the [[EasyCard]] and the [[IPASS (Taiwan)|iPASS]]), as well as [[Near-field communication|NFC]]-based mobile payments (only [[Google Wallet]] and [[Samsung Wallet]]) are used to collect fares for day-to-day use.<ref>{{Cite web |title=使用範圍 |trans-title=Scope of EasyCard Use |url=https://www.easycard.com.tw/use-range#use0 |access-date=5 April 2024 |website=EasyCard |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407092739/https://www.easycard.com.tw/use-range#use0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In mass transit - iPASS一卡通 |url=https://www.i-pass.com.tw/en/Page/MassTran |access-date=5 April 2024 |website=www.i-pass.com.tw}}</ref>

===Discounts and concessions===
A 20% discount was given to all IC card users, but it was cancelled at the start of February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=北捷董事會拍板取消全面8折優惠！一張表看懂新制推的「忠誠回饋」，誰受惠？誰變貴？ |url=https://www.bnext.com.tw/article/55860/metro-ticket-price-adjustment-include-loyalty-index |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=www.bnext.com.tw |language=zh-Hant-TW |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921003500/https://www.bnext.com.tw/article/55860/metro-ticket-price-adjustment-include-loyalty-index |url-status=live }}</ref> The discount program was instead switched to an intensity-based scheme. The more times passengers take the MRT, the higher the level of discount they could receive. From February 2020 until February 2025, the following rebate scheme was used: 10% discount for 11–20 rides; 15% discount for 21-30 rides; 20% discount for 31–40 rides; 25% discount for 41-50 rides; and 30% off for more than 50 rides.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Everington |first=Keoni |date=14 January 2020 |title=Taipei MRT to offer up to 30% monthly discoun... |work=Taiwan News |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3856838 |archive-date=15 January 2020 |access-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115133602/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3856838 |url-status=live }}</ref> Effective March 2025, the rebate scheme was modified as follows: 5% discount for 11–20 rides; 10% discount for 21–40 rides; and 15% off for more than 40 rides.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Charlotte |date=17 February 2025 |title=Taipei Metro to cut frequent rider discounts starting March |work=Taiwan News |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6038910 |archive-date=26 March 2025 |access-date=11 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326135845/https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/6038910 |url-status=live }}</ref> The discount is considered a rebate and the rebate from a previous month is deposited to the user's card on the first ride of each month; the rebate must be collected within 6 months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/02/02/2003730230|title=Taipei MRT's new fare plan rewards frequent riders - Taipei Times|date=2 February 2020|website=www.taipeitimes.com|access-date=16 July 2020|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716204302/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/02/02/2003730230|url-status=live}}</ref> Those with welfare cards issued by local governments could receive 60% off per ride.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=zh:車票種類、旅遊票推薦 |url=https://www.metro.taipei/cp.aspx?n=CEF54168B23F73B4&s=9C19A1790ED1E5B4 |website=臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司 | date=5 December 2013 |trans-work=Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd.}}</ref> Children aged 6 or over pay adult fares. Other ticket types include passes, joint tickets with other services and tickets for groups and discounts for YouBike rentals at the Taipei Main Station.<ref name="metrotickets">{{Cite web |title=Tickets |url=http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=155901646&CtNode=70245&mp=122036 |access-date=8 January 2018 |website=Taipei Metro |date=5 December 2013 |archive-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108020642/http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=155901646&CtNode=70245&mp=122036 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Ticketing system===
Turnstiles of Taipei Metro are being replaced by the end of 2025 to enable contactless bank card and QR code payments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taipei metro ticketing enhancements |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/technology-data-and-business/taipei-metro-ticketing-enhancements/65359.article |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Metro Report |archive-date=30 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130182455/https://www.railwaygazette.com/technology-data-and-business/taipei-metro-ticketing-enhancements/65359.article |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== Infrastructure ==
[[File:Platform 1&2 (Red Line), MRT Taipei Main Station 2020-11-13.jpg|250px|thumb|Platform of [[Taipei Main Station]]]]
The Taipei Metro provides an obstacle-free environment within the entire system; all stations and trains are [[disability rights movement|handicap accessible]]. Features include:<ref name="facinside">{{Cite web |date=21 October 2009 |title=Facilities Inside the Station |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056547&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815193937/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056547&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref><ref name="facoutside">{{Cite web |date=21 August 2008 |title=Facilities Outside the Station |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056548&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815194620/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056548&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref><ref name="factrial">{{Cite web |date=30 December 2008 |title=Trial Facilities |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056550&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117142538/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056550&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |archive-date=17 November 2011 |access-date=14 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref> accessible restrooms, ramps and elevators for wheelchairs and strollers, tactile guide paths, extra-wide faregates, and trains with a designated wheelchair area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2008 |title=Facilities for the Disabled |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056549&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819040320/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056549&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |archive-date=19 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref>

Beginning in September 2003, the English names for Taipei Metro stations were converted to use [[Hanyu pinyin]] before the end of December, with brackets for [[Tongyong Pinyin]] names for signs shown at station entrances and exits.<ref>{{Cite web |title=台北地铁标识英译名年底前全部改为汉语拼音 |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-12-03/10052269938.html |website=news.sina.com.cn |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021319/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-12-03/10052269938.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, after the conversion, many stations were reported to have multiple conflicting English station names caused by inconsistent conversions, even for stations built after enactment of the new naming policy.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} The information brochures ({{lang|zh-TW|臺北市大眾捷運系統捷運站轉乘公車資訊手冊}}) printed in September 2004 still used Wade–Giles romanizations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=松山區公所網站管理員 |date=22 October 2004 |title=臺北市松山區公所 |url=https://ssdo.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=093C8731BF2BDD9A&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=304E3BCB68634484&Create=1 |website=臺北市松山區公所 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203458/https://ssdo.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=093C8731BF2BDD9A&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=304E3BCB68634484&Create=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

To accommodate increasing passenger numbers, all metro stations have replaced [[turnstile]]s with speed gates since 2007, and single-journey magnetic cards have been replaced by [[RFID]] tokens.<ref name="rfid">{{Cite news |date=28 April 2007 |title=Taipei MRT to introduce new IC ticketing system |work=[[Taipei Times]] |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/04/28/2003358558 |access-date=1 July 2010 |archive-date=2 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002045439/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/04/28/2003358558 |url-status=live }}</ref>
TRTS provides free mobile phone connections in all stations, trains, and tunnels and also provides [[Wireless LAN|WiFi WLAN]] connections at several station hotspots.<ref name="wireless">{{Cite web |date=14 July 2009 |script-title=zh:無線服務 |url=http://www.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1009645&CtNode=24553&mp=122031 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727081420/http://www.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1009645&CtNode=24553&mp=122031 |archive-date=27 July 2011 |access-date=7 January 2011 |publisher=臺北捷運公司 |language=zh}}</ref> The world's first [[WiMAX]]-service metro trains were introduced on the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} in 2007, allowing passengers to access the internet and watch live broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 June 2009 |title=World's first WiMAX-service MRT trains available in Taipei |work=Taiwan News |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=966248&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=Taiwan_eng |access-date=1 July 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193616/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=966248&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng |url-status=dead }}</ref> Several stations are also equipped with mobile charging stations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 March 2012 |title=MRT offers mobile charging at six stations |work=[[Taipei Times]] |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/03/03/2003526896 |access-date=4 March 2012}}</ref>
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=== Platforms ===
[[File:Nanjing East Road Station 20091102a.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Nanjing Fuxing metro station]]]]
[[File:Taipei MRT Jiantan Station and rolling stock 20070507.jpg|thumb|Unique [[dragon boat]] architecture of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Jiantan}} on {{lnl|Taipei Metro|R}}]]
[[File:Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station East Inner.jpg|thumb|Faregates at {{Stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center}}]]
Most underground stations have [[island platform]] configurations while a few have [[side platform]] configurations. Most elevated and at-grade stations have side platform configurations, while a few have island platform configurations. All high-capacity metro stations have a {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}} long platform to accommodate all six-train cars on a typical metro train (with the exception of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}). The width of the platform and concourse depends on the volume of transit; the largest stations include [[Taipei Main Station]], {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei City Hall}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Ximen}}. Some other transfer stations, including {{stl|Taipei Metro|Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Guting}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Songjiang Nanjing}}, also have wide platforms.

Several stations have a [[cross-platform interchange]]: Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Guting, Dongmen and Ximen. Both lines' tracks in one direction use the lower floor, while both lines' tracks in the other direction use the upper floor. Dongmen station is unique in that the directions of travel on each floor are reversed, so that there's a cross-platform interchange when travelling between the city center and the suburbs.

Each station is equipped with [[light-emitting diode|LED displays]] and [[LCD television|LCD TVs]] both in the concourse and on the platforms which display the time of arrival of the next train. At all stations, red lights on or above automatic platform gates at stations flash prior to a train arrival to alert passengers and an [[Train melody|arrival melody]] would play (except on the {{Lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} and certain elevated and at-grade stations). Similarly, before platform screen doors were retrofitted, stations would have lights on the edges of platforms which would flash upon a train's arrival. This can still be seen on other metro systems such as the [[Washington Metro]].

As of September 2018, all stations have automatic platform gates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2018 |title=Táiběi jié yùn chēzhàn yuè tái mén quánmiàn jiàn zhì wánchéng |script-title=zh:臺北捷運車站月臺門 全面建置完成 |url=https://www.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=30CCEFD2A45592BF&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=7222DEBEBDFD2EFD |access-date=29 September 2018 |website=Taipei Metro |language=zh-tw |archive-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929194704/https://www.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=30CCEFD2A45592BF&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=7222DEBEBDFD2EFD |url-status=live }}</ref> Before 2018, all the stations on the Wenhu line and most stations on the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|O}}, as well as a few stations on other lines, were equipped with [[platform screen doors]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=自由電子報 - 防跳軌 捷運3站將設月台門 |url=http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/feb/12/today-taipei9-3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428215251/http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/feb/12/today-taipei9-3.htm |archive-date=28 April 2010 |access-date=17 June 2010 }} 防跳軌 捷運3站將設月台門- 自由電子報</ref><ref>{{Citation |url=http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 |language=zh |title=防跳軌 北捷增3站設月台門 |script-title=zh:台灣新生報 |access-date=13 April 2010 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233341/http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2008report">{{Cite web |title=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation '08 Annual Report |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/public/Attachment/9112716543575.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225183011/http://english.trtc.com.tw/public/Attachment/9112716543575.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2011 |access-date=1 May 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref> A Track Intrusion Detection System had also been installed to improve passenger safety at stations without platform doors.<ref name="2008report" /> The system uses [[infrared]] and [[radio waves|radio]] detectors to monitor unusual movement in the track area.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2008 |title=MRT Station Suicide Attempt Fails |language=en |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/01/22/139992/MRT-station.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=1 July 2010 |archive-date=12 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612005812/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/01/22/139992/MRT-station.htm }}</ref>

===Signalling===
[[File:台北捷運 (15705813813).jpg|thumb|A wayside two-aspect signal and a track point on the Tamsui-Xinyi Line]]
When the [[Wenhu line|Muzha Line]] first opened in 1996, the line was initially equipped with [[automatic train operation]] (ATO) and [[automatic train control]] (ATC), which in turn comprised [[automatic train protection]] (ATP) and automatic train supervision (ATS); in particular the ATP relied on transmission coils and wayside control units whereas the ATO relied on dwell operation control units. The transmission coils are controlled by the Control Centre to ensure safety of the line and were positioned on the guideway. Among such coils included the PD loop, safety frequency loop, stopping program loop, vehicle station link and station vehicle link; these loops were cross-arranged to produce electromagnetic induction with the interval between two cross points being 0.3 seconds to both monitor the train and control its speed.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Su |first=Zhaoxu 蘇昭旭 |title=Shìjiè jié yùn yǔ qīngguǐ bǎikē |publisher=Ren ren chuban<!--人人出版--> |year=2017 |isbn=9789864610877 |location=Taiwan |script-title=zh:世界捷運與輕軌百科 |trans-title=The Illustrated Handbook of Urban Rail Transit Worldwide}}</ref> However this fixed-block ATC system used on the Muzha Line was plagued with problems in its early years of operation and was replaced with the new moving-block [[Cityflo 650 CBTC]] that was supplied by [[Bombardier Transportation]] of Canada for the [[Wenhu Line|Neihu Line]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Fetsko |first1=Michael E. |title=Automated People Movers 2005 |last2=Drolet |first2=Marc |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-7844-0766-0 |pages=1–11 |chapter=An Overview of the Neihu Rapid Transit System: Taipei, Taiwan |doi=10.1061/40766(174)62}}</ref>

On the other hand, the heavy-capacity lines use the traditional fixed block system design, which were initially supplied by [[General Railway Signal]] of [[Rochester, New York]], for the [[Tamsui–Xinyi line|Tamsui]], [[Songshan–Xindian line|Xindian]], [[Zhonghe–Xinlu line|Zhonghe]], and [[Bannan line|Bannan]] lines; and later by [[Alstom]] for the [[Bannan line|Tucheng]], [[Zhonghe–Xinlu line|Xinzhuang, Luzhou]], [[Tamsui–Xinyi line|Xinyi]] and [[Songshan–Xindian line|Songshan]] lines. Key components of the system include impedance bond, 4-foot loops, marker coils, alignment antennae and two-aspect light signals for the wayside as well as automatic train supervision which utilises [[centralized traffic control]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chen |first=Po-Ying |date=2015 |title=Lièchē kòngzhì xìtǒng zài táiběi jié yùn zhī yìngyòng |script-title=zh:列車控制系統在臺北捷運之應用 |trans-title=Application of Train Control System in Taipei MRT |url=https://books.taipei/publication/detail?id=0032ad33-327b-40a9-968d-3af94f335b78 |journal=Jié yùn jìshù 捷運技術 / Rapid Transport Systems & Technology |language=zh |volume=50 |issue=16 |pages=189–206 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713130134/https://books.taipei/publication/detail?id=0032ad33-327b-40a9-968d-3af94f335b78 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{clear}}

=== Public art ===
In the initial network, important stations such as transfer stations, terminal stations, and stations with heavy passenger flow were chosen for the installation of public art. The principles behind the locations of public art were visual focus and non-interference with passenger circulation and construction schedules. The artworks included murals, children's mosaic collages, sculptures, hung forms, spatial art, interactive art, and window displays. The selection methods included open competitions, invitational competitions, direct assignments, and cooperation with children.

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Stations with public art displays include: {{stl|Taipei Metro|Shuanglian}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|NTU Hospital}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Guting}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Gongguan}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xindian}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Dingxi}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Nanshijiao}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei City Hall}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Kunyang}}, Songshan Airport, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Nangang}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Haishan}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Tucheng}}. Stations with art galleries include {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongshan}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongxiao Fuxing}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}}. {{stl|Taipei Metro|Beimen}} station contains a small archeological museum.

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=== Other facilities ===
In addition to the rapid transit system itself, Taipei Metro operates several public facilities such as [[underground city|underground shopping malls]], parks, and public squares in and around stations,<ref name="affiliatedbusiness">{{Cite web |date=7 July 2009 |title=FAQ: Affiliated Business |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056579&ctNode=11770&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302235345/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056579&ctNode=11770&mp=122032 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |access-date=14 July 2010 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en}}</ref> including:
* [[Zhongshan Metro Mall]]: {{stl|Taipei Metro|Shuanglian}} – {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongshan}} – {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}} (815 m, 81 shops).<ref name="2008report" />
* Taipei main station underground mall: on floor B1 of the station.
* Taipei New World Shopping Center: Between the metro and [[Taiwan Railway Administration|TRA]] sections of Taipei Station.
* [[Station Front Metro Mall|Station front metro mall]]: West of Taipei main station, beneath [[Zhongxiao Road|Zhongxiao W Road]].
* [[Taipei City Mall]]: Northwest of Taipei main station, beneath Zhengzhou Rd and [[Civic Blvd Expressway|Civic Blvd]].
* [[East Metro Mall]]: Between {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongxiao Fuxing}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongxiao Dunhua}} (825 m, 35 shops).<ref name="2008report" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=East Metro Mall |url=http://taipeitravel.net/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=05000484 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706212136/http://www.taipeitravel.net/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=05000484 |archive-date=6 July 2010 |access-date=14 July 2010 |website=TaipeiTravel.net |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ximen Metro Mall|Ximen Underground Mall]]: north of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Ximen}} (currently used as an office building and library).
* [[Longshan Temple Underground Shopping Mall|Longshan Temple Underground Mall]]: {{stl|Taipei Metro|Longshan Temple}} north and south sides.
* [[Global Mall Banqiao Station|Global Mall]]: {{stl|Taipei Metro|Banqiao}} floors B1 to 2F.

As of 2022 there are 229 shops within the stations themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022臺北捷運公司年報 Annual Report |url=https://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/405/relfile/18288/7592/4f9f0c33-869e-435c-bfd3-cd152fee80f3.pdf |page=35}}</ref>

===Transit===
[[File:Exit 1, Sanchong Station 20170528.jpg|thumb|[[Sanchong metro station|Sanchong]] is a transfer station between the Taipei Metro and the [[Taoyuan Airport MRT]].]]

Transfers to [[Taipei bus|city bus stations]] are available at all metro stations. In 2009, transfer volume between the metro and bus systems reached 444,100 transfers per day (counting only [[EasyCard]] users).<ref name="2010report">{{Citation |last=Taibei jie yun gongsi / Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |title=2010 Niánbào / 2010 Annual Report |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/public/Attachment/16111521670.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909043023/http://english.trtc.com.tw/public/Attachment/16111521670.pdf |language=zh,en |access-date=4 March 2012 |archive-date=9 September 2011 |script-title=zh:2010 年報 / 2010 Annual Report |url-status=dead }}</ref> Connections to [[Taiwan Railway Administration]] and [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]] trains are available at {{Stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}}, {{Stl|Taipei Metro|Banqiao}} and {{Stl|Taipei Metro|Nangang}}. Connections to [[Taipei Bus Station]] and [[Taipei City Hall Bus Station]] are available at {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei City Hall}} stations, respectively. The [[Maokong Gondola]] is accessible from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}}.

[[Taipei Songshan Airport]] is served by the {{stl|Taipei Metro|Songshan Airport}} station.<ref name="routemap">{{Cite web |date=13 November 2009 |title=Route Map |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056373&CtNode=27496&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121012309/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056373&CtNode=27496&mp=122032 |archive-date=21 January 2010 |access-date=9 February 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en }}</ref> A [[Taoyuan Airport MRT|metro system]] to connect Taipei to [[Taoyuan International Airport]] has also been available since March 2017.

Connections with the [[New Taipei Metro]] are also available, specifically with the [[Circular line (New Taipei Metro)|Circular line]] and [[Danhai light rail|Danhai LRT]].

== Rolling stock ==
All rolling stock on the Taipei Metro are [[electric multiple unit]]s, powered by a [[third rail]] at 750 volts direct current. Each train is equipped with [[automatic train operation]] (ATO) for a partial or complete automatic train piloting and driverless functions.

===Medium-capacity trains===
The [[medium capacity system|medium-capacity]] trains of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} are {{track gauge|1880mm}} broad gauge [[rubber-tired metro|rubber-tired]] trains with no onboard train operators but are operated remotely by the medium-capacity system operation control center. It initially used a fixed-block [[automatic train control]] (ATC) system. Each train consists of two 2-car [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) sets, with a total of 4 cars.<ref name="network" /> The Wenhu line is the only line on the system to have no open-gangway carriages, meaning that passengers cannot move between carriages when the train is moving.

The {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} was initially operated with [[Taipei Metro VAL256|VAL 256]] trains cars, where two VAL 256 cars in the same set would share the same road number. As a result of this numbering scheme, the 102 cars of the VAL fleet have car numbers from 1 to 51. In June 2003, [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]] was awarded a contract to supply the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} with 202 [[Innovia APM 256|INNOVIA APM 256]] train cars,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120324101447/http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/products-services/transportation-systems/driverless-systems/automated-metros/taipei--taiwan?docID=0901260d800107ab Transportation > Products Services > Transportation Systems > Driverless Systems > Automated Metros > Taipei, Taiwan]</ref> to install the [[Cityflo 650 CBTC|CITYFLO 650]] moving-block [[communications-based train control]] (CBTC) system to replace the fixed-block ATC system and also to retrofit the existing 102 VAL 256 cars with the CITYFLO 650 CBTC system. Integration of Bombardier's trains with the existing {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} proved to be difficult in the beginning, with multiple system malfunctions and failures during the first three months of operation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 August 2009 |title=Neihu, Muzha MRT Lines Closed Down for 4 Hours |language=en |work=Taiwan News Online |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1024694 |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113207/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1024694 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Retrofitting older trains also took longer than expected, as the older trains must undergo several hours of reliability tests during non-service hours. The VAL 256 trains resumed operations in December 2010.

===High-capacity trains===
The [[Heavy rail#Heavy rail|high-capacity]] trains have steel wheels and are operated by an on-board train operator. The trains are computer-controlled. The operator, who is both [[Motorman (locomotive)|driver]] and [[conductor (transportation)|conductor]], is responsible for opening and closing the doors and making (not all) announcements. Most announcements are pre-recorded in Mandarin, English, Hokkien and Hakka, with Japanese and Korean at busy stations. The ATC provides the functions of ATP, ATO and ATS<ref>{{Cite conference |last1=Lin |first1=Kuang-Chieh |last2=Hsiao |first2=Ying-Tung |title=Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/ASME Joint Rail Conference |date=2006 |chapter=Practical Issues of System Integration on the Taipei MRT System |chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4243712 |conference=Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/ASME Joint Rail Conference, 2006 |location=Atlanta, GA |publisher=IEEE |pages=305–313 |doi=10.1109/RRCON.2006.215322 |isbn=978-0-7918-4203-4}}</ref> and controls all train movements, including braking, acceleration and speed control, but can be manually overridden by the operator in case of an emergency. [[Taipei Metro C371|Newer]] [[Taipei Metro C381|trains]] also use a [[:jp:TIMS|Train Supervision Information System]] (TSIS) supplied by [[Mitsubishi Electric]] that allows the operator to monitor the conditions of the train and identify any faults.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Otis |date=17 August 2018 |title=Táiběi jié yùn C381 xíng gāoyùnliàng diàn lián chē |script-title=zh:臺北捷運C381型高運量電聯車 |url=https://www.xuehua.tw/2018/08/17/%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97%E6%8D%B7%E9%81%8Bc381%E5%9E%8B%E9%AB%98%E9%81%8B%E9%87%8F%E9%9B%BB%E8%81%AF%E8%BB%8A/ |website=Xuehua taiwan<!--雪花台灣-->}}</ref>

Each train consists of two 3-car [[multiple unit|Electric Multiple Unit]] (EMU) sets, with a total of 6 cars.<ref name="network" /> Each 3-car EMU set is permanently coupled as DM–T–M, where DM is the motor car with full-width [[cab car|cab]], T is a [[trailer (vehicle)|trailer]] car and M is the motor car without [[cab car|cab]]. Each motor car has four [[Three-phase electric power|3-phase AC]] [[traction motor]]s. The configuration of a 6-car train is DM–T–M+M–T–DM, not interchanged with other car types. Like many contemporary metro rolling stock designs such as the [[Alstom Movia|MOVIA by Bombardier]], each train features [[gangway connection#Open gangways in urban transit|open gangways]], allowing passengers to move freely between cars.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

All carriages of the heavy-capacity trains are {{Convert|3.2|m|ftin|frac=16}} wide by {{Convert|3.6|m|ftin|frac=16}} high, and have a total capacity of 368 passengers, 60 of which seated. Their design maximum speed is {{Convert|90|km/h|abbr=on}}, which is limited to {{Convert|80|km/h|abbr=on}} in service.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

The first digit of a DM car is 1, while that of a T car is 2 and that of an M car is 3. This digit then follows the three digits of the set number. For example, C301 set 001/002 consists of carriages 1001-2001-3001+3002-2002-1002.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

A single set cannot be in revenue service except C371 single sets 397–399, where their M car is exactly a DM car despite its first digit being 3. These single sets run exclusively on the [[Xinbeitou branch line|Xinbeitou]] and [[Xiaobitan branch line]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2006 |title=Public display of the first series of electric trains on the Xiaobitan branch of the Xindian line|script-title=zh:新店線小碧潭支線 第一列電聯車公開展示 |url=http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns216/rp216_04.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105234206/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns216/rp216_04.htm |archive-date=5 January 2009 |access-date=18 June 2010 |publisher=[[Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government|DORTS (Taipei City Government)]] |language=zh }}</ref> Before the C371 single sets were in revenue service on 22 July 2006, the M cars of C301 sets 013/014 were converted to temporary cab cars to run the Xinbeitou branch.

In 2010, the new C381 was built for Taipei Metro to cope with increasing passenger ridership and the expansion of its network route. Upon entering service on 7 October 2012, three C381 trainsets are servicing the Beitou&nbsp;– Taipower Building segment of the Tamsui and Xindian Lines, with the remaining fleet being put into service on 20 October 2012. These trains provided much-needed capacity increase when the Xinyi and Songshan extensions opened in late 2013. After November 2014, the C381 trains are serving both {{lnl|Taipei Metro|R}} and {{lnl|Taipei Metro|G}}{{Update inline|date=July 2016}}. Whereas the earlier heavy capacity train types have largely retained the same design, the C381 sets are more distinctive with double blue stripes and the re-positioning of the logo from the driver's door to well below the passenger's windows, right on the stripe. Also placed were the more "sleeker" cab and the new advertising screens (as seen in newer Japanese commuter trains such as the [[E233 series]]) to improve energy efficiency, although it retains the same propulsion as the C371s.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

In March 2024, it was announced that seven additional trains (42 cars) would be built by [[Hyundai Rotem]] and introduced between 2026 and 2028 to further cope with increasing passenger ridership.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司-新聞稿-臺北捷運採購韓國現代樂鐵高運量電聯車 首列原型車預計115年交貨 117年完成全數測試驗收 |trans-title=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Press Release - Taipei Metro purchases South Korea's Hyundai Rotem heavy-capacity EMUs. The first prototype is expected to be delivered in [[Republic of China calendar|ROC]] 115 [2026] and all testing and acceptance will be completed in ROC 117 [2028]. |url=https://www.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=30CCEFD2A45592BF&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=2EE30FDC46CB9184 |website=[[Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation]] |accessdate=2 March 2025 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20250302094658/https://www.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=30CCEFD2A45592BF&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=2EE30FDC46CB9184 |archivedate=2 March 2025 |language=zh-hant |date=21 March 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> These trains are expected to contain fewer seats per carriage, but in turn increase total capacity per carriage.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2024326W08EA | title=Taipei Metro to acquire new state-of-the-art trains from South Korea | date=26 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguru.co.kr/news/article.html?no=68491 |title=&#91;더구루&#93; '현대로템 수주' 타이베이 전동차 디자인 공개 |date=25 March 2024 |access-date=18 March 2025 |archive-date=22 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122075802/https://www.theguru.co.kr/news/article.html?no=68491 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr/ko/company/press/details.do?seq=2150 |title=현대로템 |access-date=18 March 2025 |archive-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210202037/https://www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr/ko/company/press/details.do?seq=2150 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Fleet roster===
====Medium-capacity fleet====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
|-
! Car type
! Photo
! Year built
! Builder(s)
! Train length (m)
! Capacity (seated/standing)
! Max. speed{{efn|Design/Service}} (km/h)
! Fleet total
! Car set numbers
! Line(s)
! Depot(s)
! Notes
|-
| [[Taipei Metro VAL256|VAL256]]
| [[File:Matra VAL256, Taipei Metro 20210509.jpg|110px]]
| 1989–1993
| [[Matra]], [[Alstom|GEC Alsthom]]
| rowspan="2" | 55.12
| 24/114
| 80/70
| 102
| 01–51
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Taipei Metro Line BR.svg|30px|link=Wenhu line]]
| rowspan="2" | Muzha, Neihu
| rowspan="2" | Formed of two married pairs; closed end cars
|-
| [[Innovia APM 256]]
| [[File:Bombardier INNOVIA APM 256 approaching Daan Station 20210418.jpg|110px]]
| 2006–2007
| [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]]
| 20/142
| 90/70
| 202
| 101–201
|-
| [[Alstom Metropolis]]
| [[File: First unit of the Alstom Metropolis train of Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin Line revealed at the Jincheng depot.jpg |110px]]
| 2023-
| [[Alstom]]
| 70
|
| 90/80
| 140
| 1101-
|[[File:Taipei Metro Line LG.svg|30px|link= Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line]]
| Jincheng
|
|}

====Heavy-capacity fleet====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
|-
! Car type
! Photo
! Year built
! Builder(s)
! Train length (m)
! Fleet total
! Car set numbers
! Line(s)
! Depot(s)
! Notes
|-
| [[Taipei Metro C301|C301]]
| [[File:TRTC301 in Beitou Depot.JPG|110px]]
| 1992–1994
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company|Kawasaki]], URC
| rowspan="4" | 141
| 132
| 001–044
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line R.svg|30px|link=Tamsui–Xinyi line]]
| Beitou
| rowspan="3" | 6-car train in DM–T–M+M–T–DM configuration as two 3-car sets
|-
| [[Taipei Metro C321|C321]] ([[Siemens Modular Metro|Modular Metro]])
| [[File:板南線列車.JPG|110px]]
| 1998–1999
| rowspan="2" | [[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]]
| 216
| 101–116<br />175/176{{efn|Originally 117/118, number change due to [[2014 Taipei Metro attack]]}}<br />119–172
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Taipei Metro Line BL.svg|30px|link=Bannan line]]
| rowspan="2" | Nangang, Tucheng
|-
| [[Taipei Metro C341|C341]] (Modular Metro)
| [[File:C341 1201 at Ximen Station 20060531.jpg|110px]]
| 2003
| 36
| 201–212
|-
| [[Taipei Metro C371|C371]]
| [[File:C371 on Tamsui Line 20090221.jpg|110px]]<br />[[File:新北投支線彩繪列車開往新北投.jpg|110px]]
| 2005–2009
| Kawasaki, TRSC{{efn|Second batch only}}
| 321
| 301–338 (1st batch)<br />401–466 (2nd batch)<br />397–399 (for branch lines only)
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line G.svg|30px|link=Songshan–Xindian line]] [[File:Taipei Metro Line O.svg|30px|link=Zhonghe–Xinlu line]]<br />[[File:Taipei Metro Line Xinbeitou Branch.svg|30px|link=Xinbeitou branch line]] [[File:Taipei Metro Line Xiaobitan Branch.svg|30px|link=Xiaobitan branch line]]
| {{plainlist|
* Xindian{{efn|301–338, 397, 398}}
* Zhonghe, Luzhou, Xinzhuang{{efn|401–466}}
* Beitou{{efn|399}}
}}
| {{plainlist|
* Sets 301–338, 401–466: 6-car train in DM–T–M+M–T–DM configuration as two 3-car sets
* Sets 397–399: 3-car train in DM–T–DM configuration as one 3-car set
}}
|-
| [[Taipei Metro C381|C381]]
| [[File:台北捷運 (16121252479).jpg|110px]]
| 2010–2013
| Kawasaki, TRSC
| 141.42
| 144
| 501–548
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line R.svg|30px|link=Tamsui–Xinyi line]] [[File:Taipei Metro Line G.svg|30px|link=Songshan–Xindian line]]
| Beitou,{{efn|501–530}} Xindian{{efn|531–548}}
| 6-car train in DM–T–M+M–T–DM configuration as two 3-car sets
|-
|
| 
| 2026–2028
| [[Hyundai Rotem]]
|
| 42
|
| 
|
|
|}

===Engineering trains===
Taipei Metro also uses a fleet of specialised trains for [[maintenance of way]] purposes:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taipei Metro Trains Introduction |url=http://www.travel-taiwan-rail.idv.tw/MRT/train/01TRT_train.htm |access-date=26 October 2019 |website=Travel Taiwan Rail |language=zh |archive-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202093129/http://www.travel-taiwan-rail.idv.tw/MRT/train/01TRT_train.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
|-
! Car Type
! Purpose
! Builder
! Max. speed (km/h)
! Length (m)
! Lines used on
|-
| Barclay locomotive
| Traction for maintenance rolling stock
| [[Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.#Hunslet-Barclay|Hunslet-Barclay]]
| 35
| 13.5
| rowspan="13" | [[File:Taipei Metro Line R.svg|20px|link=Tamsui–Xinyi line]] [[File:Taipei Metro Line Xinbeitou Branch.svg|20px|link=Xinbeitou branch line]]<br />[[File:Taipei Metro Line G.svg|20px|link=Songshan–Xindian line]] [[File:Taipei Metro Line Xiaobitan Branch.svg|20px|link=Xiaobitan branch line]]<br />[[File:Taipei Metro Line O.svg|20px|link=Zhonghe–Xinlu line]]<br />[[File:Taipei Metro Line BL.svg|20px|link=Bannan line]]
|-
| [[Tamping machine]]
| Track ballast tamping
| [[Plasser & Theurer]]
| 0.25
| 29.2
|-
| [[Railgrinder]]
| Restore the profile and remove irregularities from worn tracks
| [[Speno]], [[Harsco]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taipei Metro and Taiwan High Speed Rail rolling stock|url=https://citycat.neocities.org/tmrt.htm |website=CityCat's Railway Web Site |language=zh}}</ref>
| 2–7
| 33
|-
| [[Rail inspection]] vehicle
| Measure and record rail track-related data
| Plasser & Theurer
| 30
| 12.5
|-
| Ultrasonic rail testing vehicle
| Detects internal cracks within rail tracks using [[ultrasound]]
| Speno
| 25
| 8.4
|-
| High pressure cleaning car
| Cleaning of rail tracks and third rail
| rowspan="3" | [[China Steel Corporation]]
| rowspan="2" | 2–7
| 26
|-
| Water storage and power car
| Provides water source and propulsion for high pressure cleaning car
| 26
|-
| Vacuum cleaning vehicle
| Remove tunnel sludge
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| 19
|-
| [[Flash welding]] vehicle
| [[Rail welding]]
| Plasser & Theurer
| 16.24
|-
| [[Rail crane]] wagon
| Lifting heavy spare parts
| China Steel Corporation
| 45
| 11.2/11.4/16.4/18.7
|-
| [[Flat wagon]]
| Carry spare parts
| {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| 18.7
|-
| [[Open wagon]]
| Carry [[ballast]]
| China Steel Corporation
| 19.8
|-
| Water tanker
| Store water used for cleaning purposes
| {{n/a}}
| 2–7
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
| Maintenance locomotive
| Maintenance of way
| Nicolas
| {{n/a}}
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line BR.svg|20px|link=Wenhu line]]
|}

=== Depots ===
The system currently has 9 depots, with more under construction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Completed MRT Routes |url=https://english.dorts.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F5C47899DE0D7088&sms=8322BFADF7763832&s=761F1E2163C50391&ccms_cs=1 |access-date=22 January 2020 |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government |language=en |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807192043/https://english.dorts.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F5C47899DE0D7088&sms=8322BFADF7763832&s=761F1E2163C50391&ccms_cs=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Depot Name
! Year opened
! Location
! Rolling Stock Housed
! Line(s) Served
|-
| {{ill|Muzha Depot|zh|木柵機廠|lt=Muzha}}
| 1996
| [[Wenshan District|Wenshan]], northeast of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}}
| [[Taipei Metro VAL256|VAL256]], [[Innovia APM 256|BT370]]
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line BR.svg|20px|link=Wenhu line]]
|-
| {{ill|Beitou Depot|zh|北投機廠|lt=Beitou}}
| 1997
| [[Beitou District|Beitou]], southwest of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Fuxinggang}}
| [[Taipei Metro C301|C301]], [[Taipei Metro C371|C371]] (single), [[Taipei Metro C381|C381]]
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line R.svg|20px|link=Tamsui–Xinyi line]] [[File:Taipei Metro Line Xinbeitou Branch.svg|20px|link=Xinbeitou branch line]]
|-
| {{ill|Zhonghe Depot|zh|中和機廠|lt=Zhonghe}}
| 1998
| [[Zhonghe District|Zhonghe]], east of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Nanshijiao}}
| C371
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line O.svg|20px|link=Zhonghe–Xinlu line]]
|-
| {{ill|Xindian Depot|zh|新店機廠|lt=Xindian}}
| 1999
| [[Xindian District|Xindian]], northwest of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}
| C371, C381
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line G.svg|20px|link=Songshan–Xindian line]] [[File:Taipei Metro Line Xiaobitan Branch.svg|20px|link=Xiaobitan branch line]]
|-
| {{ill|Nangang Depot|zh|南港機廠|lt=Nangang}}
| 2000
| [[Nangang District, Taipei|Nangang]], southeast of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Kunyang}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Taipei Metro C321|C321]], [[Taipei Metro C341|C341]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Taipei Metro Line BL.svg|20px|link=Bannan line]]
|-
| {{ill|Tucheng Depot|zh|土城機廠|lt=Tucheng}}
| 2006
| [[Tucheng District|Tucheng]], southwest of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Far Eastern Hospital}}
|-
| {{ill|Neihu Depot|zh|內湖機廠|lt=Neihu}}
| 2009
| [[Nangang District, Taipei|Nangang]], northeast of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center}}
| VAL256, BT370
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line BR.svg|20px|link=Wenhu line]]
|-
| {{ill|Luzhou Depot|zh|蘆洲機廠|lt=Luzhou}}
| 2010
| [[Luzhou District, New Taipei|Luzhou]], northwest of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Luzhou}}
| C371
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line O.svg|20px|link=Zhonghe–Xinlu line]]
|-
| {{ill|Xinzhuang Depot|zh|新莊機廠|lt=Xinzhuang}}
| 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/388/relfile/19519/8368066/9e2a34f2-f83f-4cb1-900b-8c7923e422dc.pdf |title=Xinzhuang Depot Opened for Operation Despite All Difficulties |accessdate=17 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195812/https://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/388/relfile/19519/8368066/9e2a34f2-f83f-4cb1-900b-8c7923e422dc.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Xinzhuang District|Xinzhuang]], north of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Huilong}}
| C371
| [[File:Taipei Metro Line O.svg|20px|link=Zhonghe–Xinlu line]]
|}

<gallery>
File:Taipei Metro C301 and C381 trains at Beitou Depot 01.jpg|Beitou Depot stabling tracks
File:Taipei MRT Beitou Depot 04.jpg|Train wash at Beitou Depot
File:Rail service vehicles at Taipei Metro Beitou Depot.jpg|Engineering trains stabled at Beitou Depot
File:Taipei MRT Beitou Workshop 02.jpg|Inside Beitou Depot
File:Taipei MRT Xindian Depot1.jpg|Xindian Depot building
File:Taipei MRT Xindian Depot Rails.jpg|Xindian Depot stabling tracks
File:2020 Luzhou Depot i.jpg|Entrance of Luzhou Depot
File:2020 Luzhou Depot.jpg|Luzhou Depot
File:A corner of Nangang depot.jpg|Nangang Depot reception and stabling tracks
File:TRTC Muzha Depot overview 20100405.jpg|Birds-eye view of Muzha Depot
File:C370 VAL256 in Muzha Depot 20090712.jpg|Trains stabled at Muzha Depot
File:Neihu Depot main gate view from Jingmao 1st Road 20140216.jpg|Entrance of Neihu Depot
</gallery>

== Reception ==
{{Chart|definition=Entries and exits of the Taipei Metro by year.chart|data=Entries and exits of the Taipei Metro by year.tab|Width=600}}

{{Historical populations|2012|602.2|2013|635|2014|679.5|2015|717.5|2016|740|2017|746.1|2018|765.5|2019|789.6|2020|695.7|2021|531.1|title=Rapid Transit Ridership|percentages=pagr|pop_name=Millions of Journeys|cols=1|source=<ref name="ridership">{{Cite web |date=12 April 2016 |title=Ridership Counts |url=http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=1056489&ctNode=70217&mp=122036 |url-status=dead |access-date=14 April 2016 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en |archive-date=17 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517103205/http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=1056489&ctNode=70217&mp=122036 }}</ref>}}

[[Image:Taipei MRT Train full.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Inside a Taipei Metro train during rush hour]]

Taipei Metro is one of the most expensive rapid transit systems ever constructed,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mody |first=Ashoka |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jSVNQi3UZKgC&pg=PA16 |title=Infrastructure Strategies in East Asia: The Untold Story |publisher=World Bank Publications |year=1997 |isbn=0-8213-4027-1 |page=16 |language=en}}</ref> with phase one of the system costing US$18 billion<ref name="geotechnical" /> and phase two estimated to have cost US$13.8 billion.

Despite earlier controversy, by the time the first phase of construction was completed in 2000, it was generally agreed that the metro project was a success, and it has since become an essential part of life in Taipei. The system has been effective in reducing [[traffic congestion]] in the city and has spurred the revival of [[satellite town]]s (like [[Tamsui District|Tamsui]]) and development of new areas (like [[Nangang District, Taipei|Nangang]]).<ref name="nari" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 2009 |title=Public Transportation Meeting Opens in Taipei |language=en |work=Taiwan News Online |agency=Central News Agency |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=888582&lang=eng_news |access-date=11 July 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205204/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=888582&lang=eng_news |url-status=live }}</ref> The system has also helped to increase average vehicle speed for routes running from [[New Taipei]] into [[Taipei]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zhang |first=Jiaxiao 張家嘯 |date=26 November 2010 |title=Lú zhōu xiàn shì chéng pò 305 wàn jú sè lùxiàn tú méi biāo cuò |script-title=zh:蘆洲線試乘破305萬 橘色路線圖沒標錯 |language=zh |work=CardU 焦點新聞 |url=http://www.cardu.com.tw/news/detail.htm?nt_pk=6&ns_pk=11267 |access-date=28 November 2010 |archive-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315141107/http://www.cardu.com.tw/news/detail.htm?nt_pk=6&ns_pk=11267 |url-status=live }}</ref> Property prices along metro routes (both new and existing) tend to increase with the opening of more lines.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 September 2010 |title=Luzhou Line Property Value Rises Through the Roof |language=en |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2010/09/03/271160/Luzhou-Line.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=6 September 2010 |archive-date=12 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612011958/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2010/09/03/271160/Luzhou-Line.htm }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 February 2011 |title=Apartments Near MRT Stations See Prices Soar |language=en |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2011/02/18/291520/Apartments-near.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=18 February 2011 |archive-date=29 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929092057/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2011/02/18/291520/Apartments-near.htm }}</ref>

Since the Taipei Metro joined the Nova International Railway Benchmarking Group and the [[Community of Metros]] (Nova/[[CoMET]]) in 2002, it has started collecting and analysing data of the 33 Key Performance Indicators set by Nova/[[CoMET]] in order to compare them with those of other metro systems around the world, as a reference to improve its operation. Taipei Metro also has gained keys to success from case studies on different subjects such as safety, reliability, and incidents, and from the operational experiences of other metro systems.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 November 2007 |title=Taipei Metro Once Again Rated the Most Reliable Metro System Among 25 CoMET and Nova Consortiums |url=http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/contact.asp?catid=%E5%B0%88%E6%A1%88&small=%E7%87%9F%E9%81%8B%E5%8F%AF%E9%9D%A0%E5%BA%A6%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071018082802/http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/contact.asp?catid=%E5%B0%88%E6%A1%88&small=%E7%87%9F%E9%81%8B%E5%8F%AF%E9%9D%A0%E5%BA%A6%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=18 October 2007 |access-date=22 November 2007 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en}}</ref>

According to a study conducted by the Railway Technology Strategy Center at [[Imperial College London]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Railway and Transport Strategy Center (RTSC) |url=http://www.rtsc.org.uk/ |publisher=Imperial College London |access-date=22 November 2007 |archive-date=23 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023235655/http://www.rtsc.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and data gathered by Nova/CoMET, the Taipei Metro has ranked number 1 in the world for four consecutive years in terms of reliability, safety, and quality standards (2004–2007).<ref name="2008report" /> The most congested route sections handle over 38,000 commuters per hour during peak times.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Liu |first=Jung |date=20 February 2012 |title=MRT Ignores Safety: Councilors |language=en |work=[[Taipei Times]] |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/02/20/2003525933 |access-date=23 February 2012 |archive-date=23 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223141600/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/02/20/2003525933 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On New Year's Eve 2009 and New Year's Day 2010, the Metro system transported 2.17 million passengers in 42 consecutive hours. On 22 April 2010 after 14 years of service, the system achieved the milestone of 4 billion cumulative riders.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 October 2010 |title=Dànshēng yǔ chéngzhǎng |script-title=zh:誕生與成長 |url=http://www.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1315947&CtNode=24530&mp=122031 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727081321/http://www.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1315947&CtNode=24530&mp=122031 |archive-date=27 July 2011 |access-date=2 January 2011 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=zh }}</ref> On 29 December 2010, the system passed the benchmark of 500 million annual passengers for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 December 2010 |title=Record Breaking Year for Taipei's MRT Network |language=en |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/12/30/285681/Record-breaking.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=31 December 2010 |archive-date=1 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101065736/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/12/30/285681/Record-breaking.htm }}</ref> The record for single day ridership hit 2.5 million passengers during the New Year's Eve celebrations on 31 December 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 January 2010 |title=Kuà nián běi jié shū yùn 250 wàn réncì |script-title=zh:跨年 北捷疏運250萬人次 |language=zh |work=CNA News |url=http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201101010078&pType0=aHEL&pTypeSel=0 |url-status=dead |access-date=2 January 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225745/http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201101010078&pType0=aHEL&pTypeSel=0 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2011 |title=Taipei Metro Successfully Meets the Challenge of New Year's Eve Transport Service |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1629894&ctNode=11752&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302235447/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1629894&ctNode=11752&mp=122032 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |access-date=4 January 2011 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en}}</ref> Following opening of the Xinyi section of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|R}}, the system reached another record of 2.75 million passengers on 31 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 January 2014 |title=MRT Ridership Smashes Record |language=en |work=[[Taipei Times]] |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/01/02/2003580342 |access-date=1 January 2014 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192741/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/01/02/2003580342 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2016, the Singapore Transport Minister, Khaw Boon Wan, said that his country's rail operators, [[SBS Transit]] and [[SMRT Corporation|SMRT]], should emulate the example of Taipei Metro. Speaking at a rail engineering forum, he cited the Taipei Metro's timely maintenance and replacement of assets, as well as its fast response to rail network problems. Khaw said the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) is working with the TRTC to attach staff from SBS and SMRT to its metro workshops, so they can learn from its asset maintenance practices and engineering improvements.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/khaw-boon-wan-urges-singapore-train-operators-to-emulate-taipei-for-reliability|title=Khaw Boon Wan urges Singapore train operators to emulate Taipei for reliability|last=Lim|first=Adrian|newspaper=The Straits Times |date=30 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Voyer |first=Marc |date=30 June 2011 |title=The Best Public Transportation Systems In The World |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/best-public-transportation-systems-2011-6#3-taipei-mrt-8 |access-date=16 September 2018 |website=Business Insider Australia |language=en |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711114223/http://www.businessinsider.com/best-public-transportation-systems-2011-6#3-taipei-mrt-8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2016 |title=Can Singapore match Taipei's rail reliability? |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/can-spore-match-taipeis-rail-reliability |access-date=16 September 2018 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Future expansions ==
[[File:TPERMEN.svg|thumb|Taipei Rail Map showing current lines, lines under construction, and planned lines. Other rail systems are also shown.|alt=]]{{See also|New Taipei Metro}}
Several lines and extensions will expand the Taipei Metro system.<ref name="secondstage">{{Cite web |date=12 March 2010 |title=Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Routes) |url=http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205658&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302213411/http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205658&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |access-date=21 April 2010 |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government |language=en}}</ref><ref name="taipeimrt">{{Cite web |date=September 2010 |title=Táiběi jié yùn Taipei MRT |script-title=zh:臺北捷運 Taipei MRT |url=http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/09171145162.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003412/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/09171145162.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=4 October 2010 |page=14 |language=zh }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2010 |title=Jié yùn báipíshū |script-title=zh:捷運白皮書 |url=http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=185514&CtNode=14870&mp=115001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003213149/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=185514&CtNode=14870&mp=115001 |archive-date=3 October 2011 |access-date=8 January 2011 |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems |language=zh }}</ref><ref name="thirdstage">{{Cite web |date=12 March 2010 |title=Third Stage of Taipei MRT (Planned MRT Routes) |url=http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205659&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815193819/http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205659&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |access-date=21 April 2010 |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government |language=en}}</ref> 

=== Tamsui-Xinyi (Red) line extension ===
At 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi) long, the extension will head east from its current terminus at [[Xiangshan metro station|Xiangshan]] to [[Guangci/Fengtian Temple metro station|Guangci/Fengtian Temple]], the only station on the extension. It will be the last high-capacity metro station in the system for the foreseeable future. Starting construction in 2016, the project has faced numerous challenges and delays, owing to tough geological conditions and COVID-19 restrictions, and is scheduled to open in Q1 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-19 |title=史上最難 北捷信義線東延段拚明年首季通車 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7323/9014844 |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=聯合新聞網 |language=zh-TW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=中央通訊社 |date=2023-04-10 |title=捷運信義線東延段地質複雜深10樓 估114年底完工 {{!}} 地方 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202304100293.aspx |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=中央社 CNA |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref> A further extension to [[Academia Sinica]] will be studied.

=== Phases 2 and 3 of the Circular line ===
{{Main|Circular line (New Taipei Metro)|l1 = Circular line}}

Phase 2 of the Circular line is under construction and planned to be completed in June 2031.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Artymiuk |first=Simon |date=5 April 2023 |title=Work starts on north section of Taipei MRT Circular Line |url=https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/work-starts-on-north-section-of-taipei-mrt-circular-line/ |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=International Railway Journal |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906033527/https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/work-starts-on-north-section-of-taipei-mrt-circular-line/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Phase 2 consists of a northern and southern section. The northern section will continue from {{stl|Taipei Metro|New Taipei Industrial Park}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Jiannan Road}}. This section will service [[Wugu District|Wugu]], [[Luzhou District, New Taipei|Luzhou]], [[Sanchong District|Sanchong]], [[Shilin District|Shilin]], and [[Neihu District|Neihu]]. The southern section will continue from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Dapinglin}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}} and will mainly service [[Wenshan District|Wenshan]]. Upon reaching a year before completion of Phase 2 of the Circular line, the Circular line will be handed back to Taipei Metro from [[New Taipei Metro]].

Phase 3 has begun construction in 2025 and is expected to finish in 2032.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Brendan |date=28 April 2023 |title=Taipei MRT Circular Line's new east section expected to begin construction within two years |url=https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2009381 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=Radio Taiwan International |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722095115/https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2009381 |url-status=live }}</ref> Phase 3 consists of the eastern section, which will connect {{stl|Taipei Metro|Jiannan Road}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}} in Phase 2, making the line a complete loop.

=== Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line (Light Green line) ===
{{Main|Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line}}

Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin is a metro line under construction. Phase 1 will run from {{stl|Taipei Metro|CKS Memorial Hall}} to Juguang, [[Zhonghe District|Zhonghe]], New Taipei. Phase 1 is expected to be completed in 2027.

Phase 2 will connect Zhonghe Senior High School, the previous station of Juguang, to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Huilong}}, making the part between Zhonghe Senior High School and Juguang a branch line.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Alstom to Supply Integrated Metro System for Taipei Metro Line 7 Extension |date=10 July 2020 |publisher=Alstom |url=https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2020/7/alstom-supply-integrated-metro-system-taipei-metro-line-7-extension |language=en |access-date=24 April 2021 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712004721/https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2020/7/alstom-supply-integrated-metro-system-taipei-metro-line-7-extension |url-status=live }}</ref> The entire line is expected to be fully completed in 2033.

=== Minsheng–Xizhi line (Sky Blue line) ===
{{Main|Minsheng–Xizhi line}}

The Minsheng–Xizhi line is a planned metro line. As of February 2011, New Taipei has been pursuing the construction of the 17.52-km Minsheng–Xizhi line, though the most recent plan was rejected by the [[Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Republic of China)|Ministry of Transportation and Communications]], citing the need for further evidence for the line's viability.<ref name="ntcreex">{{Cite news |date=22 February 2011 |title=New Taipei City to Re-Examine Proposed MRT |language=en |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/02/22/2003496527 |access-date=21 February 2011 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628212714/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/02/22/2003496527 |url-status=live }}</ref> The city plans to re-submit the proposal, and the project is estimated to cost NT$42.2 billion (US$1.44 billion).<ref name="ntcreex" /> A possible 4.25-km extension of the line to connect with the planned [[Keelung]] Light Rail is also being considered.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 January 2011 |title=Keelung Mayor Visits City Hall, Seeks Backing for MRT Line Extension |language=en |work=Taipei City Police Department |url=http://english.tcpd.taipei.gov.tw/fp.asp?fpage=cp&xItem=1631236&ctNode=15854&mp=108002 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815184424/http://english.tcpd.taipei.gov.tw/fp.asp?fpage=cp&xItem=1631236&ctNode=15854&mp=108002 |archive-date=15 August 2011 }}</ref> The line is planned to be built partially underground and partially elevated. It will begin from Dadaocheng Harbour beneath Minsheng West Road in Taipei, run along Minsheng East and West Roads, pass through Minsheng Community and journey under the Keelung River towards the Neihu District. The line will then change to an elevated mode and reach its termini at Xintai 5th Road in Xizhi District, New Taipei City. As of May 2018, the proposal for this line has been submitted to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, but has yet to be approved.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Planned MRT Routes |url=https://english.dorts.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F5C47899DE0D7088&s=4DF733887A0C988C |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government |date=10 May 2023 |language=en |access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714111123/https://english.dorts.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F5C47899DE0D7088&s=4DF733887A0C988C |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020, it was decided that the eastern section of the line would be built first from Donghu to Xizhi District Office under the purview of New Taipei Metro, now called the Xizhi-Donghu line. It would interline with the Keelung Metro (upgraded from light rail to a medium-capacity metro) and share a depot at Shehou. In 2023, it received final approval from the [[Executive Yuan]], and broke ground on 20 March 2025, with expected completion in 2032.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TVBS |title=年前報喜訊！捷運汐東線終核定 賴品妤呼籲速動工│TVBS新聞網 |url=https://news.tvbs.com.tw/politics/2017299 |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=TVBS |language=zh-tw}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=中央通訊社 |date=2025-03-20 |title=捷運汐東線開工拚2032年完工 將銜接基捷、民生線 {{!}} 生活 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202503200285.aspx |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=中央社 CNA |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>

=== Proposed lines ===
''Note: these lines are likely subject to change as they are still in the initial stages of planning.''

==== Zhonghe-Guangfu line ====
The proposed 8-kilometre (5 mi) medium-capacity line would start at [[Xiulang Bridge metro station|Xiulang Bridge]] and terminate at [[Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall metro station|Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall]] station, providing rapid transit access to the eastern portion of [[Yonghe District]], and relieving traffic on existing bridges across the [[Xindian River]]. It would also connect to five existing metro lines, serve [[National Taiwan University|NTU]] at [[Gongguan metro station|Gongguan]] station and provide a second metro line to the [[Taipei Dome]]. Most of the route replicates a former proposal known as the North-South line, that eventually evolved into the eastern section of the [[Circular line (Taipei Metropolitan Area)|Circular Line]]. It is currently unknown whether this line will be operated and constructed by Taipei Metro or New Taipei Metro, as 3.1 km (1.9 mi) of the route is situated within the boundaries of New Taipei City, and the remainder within Taipei City, with the feasibility study of the New Taipei section expected to release in the second half of 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2025 |title=捷運中和光復線直通台北公館 一年完成可行性評估 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/5003912 |access-date=18 September 2025 |website=自由時報}}</ref>

== Network map ==
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== Safety and security ==
===2001 typhoon flooding===
On 17 September 2001, [[Typhoon Nari (2001)|Typhoon Nari]] flooded all underground tracks as well as 16 stations, the heavy-capacity system operation control center, the administration building, and the Nangang Depot.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chen |first=Kevin |date=18 September 2001 |title=Taipei MRT Shut Down for a Second Day |language=en |work=[[Taipei Times]] |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2001/09/18/103424 |archive-date=1 October 2012 |access-date=22 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001171101/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2001/09/18/103424 |url-status=live }}</ref> The elevated {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} was not seriously affected and resumed operations the next day. However, the heavy-capacity lines were not restored to full operational status until three months later.<ref name="nari" />

===2014 stabbing attack===
{{Main|2014 Taipei Metro attack}}

On 21 May 2014, 28 people were stabbed in a mass stabbing by a knife-wielding college student on the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BL}}.<ref name="Knifings">{{Cite news |date=21 May 2014 |title=Four Killed, 21 Wounded in Taipei Subway Knife Attack |work=Taipei News.net |url=http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/222206771/scat/0dd057261bcc461b/ht/Four-killed-21-wounded-in-Taipei-subway-knife-attack |url-status=dead |access-date=2 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006161236/http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/222206771/scat/0dd057261bcc461b/ht/Four-killed-21-wounded-in-Taipei-subway-knife-attack |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> The attack occurred on a train near {{stl|Taipei Metro|Jiangzicui}}, resulting in 4 deaths and 24 injured.<ref name="Focus">{{Cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Sunrise |last2=Wang |first2=Hung-kuo |last3=Holzer |first3=Wesley |date=21 May 2014 |title=3 Critically Injured in Stabbing on Taipei Metro (Update) |language=en |work=Focus Taiwan |agency=[[Central News Agency (Republic of China)|CNA]] |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405210027.aspx |access-date=21 May 2014 |archive-date=9 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909092414/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405210027.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first fatal attack on the metro system since it began operations in 1996. The suspect was 21-year-old [[Cheng Chieh]] (鄭捷), a university student at [[Tunghai University]], who was arrested at {{stl|Taipei Metro|Jiangzicui}} immediately after the incident.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 May 2014 |title=Four Killed, 21 Wounded in Taipei Subway Knife Attack |language=en |work=[[The Straits Times]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/three-killed-25-wounded-taiwan-subway-knife-attack-20140521 |access-date=21 May 2014 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111552/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/three-killed-25-wounded-taiwan-subway-knife-attack-20140521 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 6 March 2015, Cheng Chieh was found guilty on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder, and was sentenced to death. He was subsequently executed on 10 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=MRT killing spree murderer executed |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/05/10/465732/MRT-killing.htm |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=China Post |date=10 May 2016 |archive-date=11 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511123824/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/05/10/465732/MRT-killing.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2025 stabbing attack===
{{main|2025 Taipei stabbing}}
On 19 December 2025, an attacker killed three people and injured five in [[Taipei Main Station]] and [[Zhongshan metro station]] with a [[machete]]. He also released smoke bombs, and died later in a police chase where he fell from a building. Besides smoke grenades, the man likely possessed items such as petrol bombs that appeared to have burned at the ‍scene and he was also wearing what appeared to be body armour and a mask. <ref>https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/several-injured-in-attack-in-taipei-media-reports?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=stwa</ref>

==Controversies==
In early 2021, it was discovered that a [[pornographic film]] production company had created a series of sets which copied the design of MRT trains and stations. This caused a brief stir when it was first released as many were concerned that the films had been shot on actual MRT trains and stations. Nevertheless, it was still condemned by Taipei MRT for imitating its train carriages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everington |first=Keoni |date=27 January 2021 |title=Taipei Metro Condemns Japanese Company Over Mock MRT for Adult Films |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4112873 |access-date=27 January 2021 |website=Taiwan News |language=en}}</ref>

On 30 December 2021, Taipei MRT rejected an [[Amnesty International]] advertisement which featured detained human rights activist [[Lee Ming-che]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strong |first1=Matthew |title=Taipei MRT turns down Amnesty International ad for activist jailed in China |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4393404 |website=www.taiwannews.com.tw |date=30 December 2021 |publisher=Taiwan News |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230090406/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4393404 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Taiwan}}
* [[Maokong Gondola]]
* [[Rail transport in Taiwan]]
* [[Lists of rapid transit systems]]
* [[List of metro systems]]

==Notes==
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=== Words in native languages ===
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==References==
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* [http://english.metro.taipei/ Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation&nbsp;– official website]
* [https://english.dorts.gov.taipei/ Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems]
* [http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ Taipei City Government&nbsp;– official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517130541/http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ |date=17 May 2008 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190726210350/http://urbanrail.net/as/taip/taipei.htm Taipei] at ''UrbanRail.net'' (archived 26 July 2019)

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