Tamsui–Xinyi line

Template:Short description Template:Chinese The Tamsui–Xinyi or Red line (code R) is a metro line in Taipei operated by Taipei Metro. It is named after the districts it connects: Tamsui and Xinyi. It includes a total of 28 stations serving the Tamsui, Beitou, Shilin, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhongzheng, Daan, and Xinyi districts. At Template:Cvt, it is currently the longest line of the Taipei Metro.

The Tamsui section runs mostly along the former Tamsui railway line. Most of the tracks and stations have been renovated there, except in the Zhongzheng district, where a new tunnel was constructed due to a lack of surface right-of-way.

The Red line is a high-capacity rapid transit system. The route and stations between and including Template:Stl and Template:Stl are underground; the routes and stations between and including Template:Stl and Template:Stl are elevated; Template:Stl station is elevated; the route and stations between and including Template:Stl and Template:Stl are ground level; and Template:Stl station is elevated.

History

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A sign at Taipei Main Station in 2007. The line, then known as Tamsui and romanised as Danshui line, operated to Template:Stl and Template:Stl.

For 15 years, trains operated between Template:Stl and Template:Stl via the southern part of the current Template:Lnl, making it the longest-serving former service of the system, followed closely by a 13 year service from Template:Stl to Template:Stl via the southern part of the current Template:Lnl. With the completion of Template:Stl station, Xinyi Line, and Songshan Line, both services ended, placing the current form of the Tamsui–Xinyi line into effect.

• July 1988: Tamsui Line begins construction.
• 28 March 1997: Tamsui Line begins service from Tamsui to Template:Stl.
• 25 December 1997: The section from Template:Stl to Taipei Main Station begins service.
• 24 December 1998: The section from Taipei Main Station to Template:Stl begins service. The section of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Template:Stl on the Xindian line opened along with the Zhonghe line allowing trains from Tamsui to travel to Nanshijiao.
• 11 November 1999: The rest of the Xindian Line opened. Trains from Tamsui traveled to Xindian and the Zhonghe Line route was cut back to Template:Stl.
• 1 November 2002: Ground broken on Xinyi Line construction.
• 12 February 2010: Corridor approved by the Executive Yuan for the Xinyi line eastern extension.
• 15 July 2010: The last section of shield tunneling is completed, marking the completion of tunnel construction.
• 29 September 2012: With the opening of Template:Stl the last trains between Beitou and Nanshijiao were launched ending the through services; trains now operate between Nanshijiao and Template:Stl or Template:Stl. A new shuttle service from Beitou to the Template:Stl was added temporarily until the Xinyi Line opened.
• 15 October 2013: Xinyi line completed its preliminary inspection.
• 23 November 2013: With the opening of the Xinyi line, the last trains of the Beitou-Taipower Building shuttle service were launched; trains operated between Beitou and Template:Stl and between Taipower Building and Template:Stl via the Xiaonanmen line.
• 24 November 2013: The section between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Xiangshan opened and began revenue service.
• 14 November 2014: With the opening of the Songshan line, the last trains between Tamsui and Xindian were launched at 12:00 on November 15, 2014 ending the through services; trains now operate between Xindian or Taipower Building and Template:Stn and between Tamsui or BeitouTemplate:Efn and DaanTemplate:Efn or Xiangshan.
• September 2019: With the platform gates at Fuxinggang Station (August 2018) put into operation, all platform gate projects on this route have been completed.
• 20 June 2019: The "Xinbeitou-Daan" shuttle service begins its trial operation. It is decided not to move forward with this service.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

• 8 trains an hour between Template:Stl and Template:Stl
• 7 trains an hour between Template:Stl and Template:Stl

Stations

• M - Main line
• B - Branch Line

Services			Code	Station Name		Travel time to previous station (s)	Stop time at station (s)	Date opened	Transfers	Districts	City
M		B		English	Chinese
●			R01	Template:Stl		—	—	Under construction; estimated to open in 2026		Xinyi
●			R02	Template:Stl		71	—	2013-11-24			Taipei
●			R03	Template:Stl		93	30
●			R04	Template:Stl		81				Daan
●	●		R05	Template:Stl					Template:Rint
●	●		R06	Template:Stl		70
●	●		R07	Template:Stl		65	35		Template:Ric	Zhongzheng, Daan
●	●		R08	Template:Stl		165		1998-12-24	Template:Rint Template:Rint (under construction)	Zhongzheng
●	●		R09	Template:Stl		83	25
●	●		R10	Taipei Main Station		63	45	1997-12-25	Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint
●	●		R11	Template:Stl		65	30	1997-03-28	Template:Rint	Datong, Zhongshan
●	●		R12	Template:Stl		58	25
●	●		R13	Template:Stl		57	35		Template:Ric
●	●		R14	Template:Stl		90	25
●	●		R15	Template:Stl		109				Shilin
●	●		R16	Template:Stl		92			Template:Rint (under construction)
●	●		R17	Template:Stl		91
●	●		R18	Template:Stl		76				Beitou
●	●		R19	Template:Stl		61
●	●		R20	Template:Stl		100
●	●		R21	Template:Stl		73
●	●	●	R22	Template:Stl		91			Template:Rint
		●	R22A	Template:Stl		157	—
●			R23	Template:Stl		145Template:Efn	25
●			R24	Template:Stl		109
●			R25	Template:Stl		78
●			R26	Template:Stl		145				Tamsui	New Taipei
●			R27	Template:Station		136			Template:Rint
●			R28	Template:Stl		175	—

See also

• Xinbeitou branch line