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{{Short description|Metro line in Taipei, Taiwan}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name            = Xiaobitan branch line
| color           = {{rcr|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}
| mapcolor        = [[Shades of green#Light green|Light green]]
| logo            = Taipei Metro Line Xiaobitan Branch.svg
| logo_width      = 38px
| image           = Xiaobitan-Station.JPG
| caption         = {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}} station concourse
| type            = [[Rapid transit]]
| locale          = [[New Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]
| start           = {{stl|Taipei Metro|Qizhang}}
| end             = {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}
| stations        = 2
| open            = {{start date|2004|9|29|df=y}}
| operator        = [[Taipei Metro|Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation]]
| character       = Elevated and underground
| depot           = Xindian
| stock           = [[Taipei Metro C371|C371]] (3-car)
| linelength      = {{convert|1.9|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
| tracks          = 2
| gauge           = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| speed           = {{convert|65|km/h|abbr=on}}
| electrification = {{750 V DC|conductor=y}}
| map             = {{Xiaobitan Branch Line (Taipei Metro) RDT|inline=yes}}
}}
{{Chinese|t=小碧潭支線|s=小碧潭支线|p=Xiǎobìtán Zhīxiàn|tp=Siǎobìtán Jhihsiàn|w=Hsiao<sup>3</sup>-pi<sup>4</sup>-t'an<sup>2</sup> Chih<sup>1</sup>-hsien<sup>4</sup>|poj=Sió-pek-thâm Chi-soàⁿ}}
The [[Taipei Metro]] '''Xiaobitan Branch Line''' is a high-capacity, elevated branch line of the [[Songshan–Xindian line]]. Although it is a high-capacity line, only 1 train set (3 cars) is currently being used.<ref name="firststage">{{cite web | url=http://english.dorts.gov.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=205657&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 | title=First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service) | publisher=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG | date=2009-07-04 | access-date=2014-05-26 | archive-date=2015-05-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527071013/http://english.dorts.gov.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=205657&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 | url-status=live }}</ref> Xiaobitan station itself is built inside the Xindian Depot.<ref name="firststage"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2008/11/22/184421/Xiaobitan-line.htm|title=Xiaobitan line to be halted temporarily in off-peak|publisher=The China Times|date=2008-11-22|access-date=2010-06-15|archive-date=2011-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612004838/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2008/11/22/184421/Xiaobitan-line.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The branch line is {{convert|1.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and has two stations.

== History ==
{{refimprove-section|date=September 2021}}
* 24 September 2004: Xiaobitan Line opens for free trials.
* 29 September 2004: Xiaobitan Line begins revenue service.
* 22 July 2006: A three-car train set built especially for the Xiaobitan Branch Line begins operations.
* 6 October 2007: Due to strong winds from [[2007 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Krosa .28Ineng.29|Hurricane Krosa]], service was temporarily suspended from 3:30 PM.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/10/07/2003382053|title=Transportation hit by Typhoon Krosa|newspaper=Taipei Times|date=2007-10-07|access-date=2010-06-15|archive-date=2008-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006040858/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/10/07/2003382053|url-status=live}}</ref>

When the line first opened, some people complained about noise problems.<ref name="protest">{{cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/09/30/2003204957|title=Small protest mars opening of MRT branch|newspaper=Taipei Times|date=2004-09-30|access-date=2010-06-15|archive-date=2011-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514085447/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/09/30/2003204957|url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, sound-muffling walls were built along the tracks coming into the station.

The line has a capacity of 4,140 passengers per hour.<ref name="protest" />

== Stations ==
{|class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Code!! colspan="2" |Station Name!! rowspan="2" |Transfer
! rowspan="2" | District
|-style="text-align:center;"
!English!!Chinese
|-bgcolor={{rcr|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}
| colspan="5" |
|-style="text-align:center;"
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}};">G03</span>||{{stl|Taipei Metro|Qizhang}}||{{lang|zh-tw|七張}}
| style="text-align:left;"|{{rint|taipei|G}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Xindian District|Xindian]],
[[New Taipei City|New Taipei]]
|-style="text-align:center;"
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}};">G03A</span>||{{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}<br /><small>(Xindian Senior High School)</small>||{{lang|zh-tw|小碧潭<br />(新店高中)}}
|
|-bgcolor={{rcr|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}
| colspan="5" |
|}

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