Banqiao Line, Taipei Metro

Banqiao Line, Taipei Metro
Banqiao Line 板橋線
Longshan Temple Station platform
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Taipei and New Taipei,  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Termini	Ximen Fuzhong
Stations	6
Operation
Opened	December 24, 1999
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Character	Underground
Depot(s)	Nangang Depot Tucheng Depot
Rolling stock	Siemens C321 and C341 trains 3 cars per set, 2 sets per train (6 cars)
Technical
Line length	7.2 km (4.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail (750 volts DC)
Operating speed	80 km/h
Route map Legend Legend  Nangang Line to Taipei Main Station  THSR to Taipei  TRA Trunk Line to Taipei  Songshan Line to Songshan Ximen Xiaonanmen Line transfer station  Xiaonanmen Line to Xiaonanmen Longshan Temple Wanhua Xindian River Jiangzicui  Circular Line to Touqianzhuang Xinpu Minsheng Xinpu Circular Line transfer station Banqiao Circular Line transfer station  Circular Line to Banxin Fuzhong  TRA Trunk Line to Shulin  THSR to Taoyuan  Tucheng Line to Tucheng This route map:

Banqiao Line, Taipei Metro
Traditional Chinese	板橋線
Simplified Chinese	板桥线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bǎnqiáo Xiàn Wade–Giles Pan^3-ch'iao^2-Hsien^4 Tongyong Pinyin Bǎnciáo-Siàn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Pang-kiô-Sòaⁿ

The Taipei Metro Banqiao (Banciao) Line (Chinese: 板橋線) is a high-capacity underground line and is a major transportation route between Taipei and New Taipei. It runs from Ximen in western Taipei to Fuzhong in eastern Taipei, consisting of 6 stations and 7.2 km of track.^[1] It provides through access to the Nangang and Tucheng Lines and is part of the Blue Line.

History

• December 24, 1999: The line opened between Longshan Temple and Taipei City Hall.
• August 31, 2000: The section between Longshan Temple and Xinpu commenced operations.
• May 31, 2006: The section between Xinpu and Fuzhong opened.

Stations

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
← Continues through  Nangang
BL11	Ximen	西門	Songshan-Xindian	Zhongzheng Wanhua	Taipei
BL10	Longshan Temple	龍山寺		Wanhua
BL09	Jiangzicui	江子翠		Banqiao	New Taipei
BL08	Xinpu	新埔
BL07	Banqiao	板橋	Western Line  Circular  (2015)
BL06	Fuzhong (Lin Family Mansion and Garden)	府中 (林家花園)
→ Continues through  Tucheng

References

1. "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26.