Line 5, (Taipei Metro)

Line 5,

Blue Line Platform at Taipei Main Station
Overview
Other name(s) Bannan Line, Bannan-Tucheng Line, Blue Line
Type Rapid transit
Locale Taipei, Republic of China
Termini Dingpu
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Stations 23
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
3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
Technical
Line length 28.2 km (17.5 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification Third rail (750 volts DC)
Operating speed 80 km/h
Line 5,
Traditional Chinese 五號線
Simplified Chinese 五号线
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 板南土城線
Simplified Chinese 板南土城线
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 藍線
Simplified Chinese 蓝线

Line 5 of Taipei Metro (Bannan Line or Blue Line) is a high-capacity rapid transit line comprises three sections: Nangang Section, Banqiao Section, and Tucheng Section. The lines are divided at Ximen Station and Fuzhong Station, and offer through traffic to one another. It has a total of 23 stations serving the Nangang, Xinyi, Daan, Zhonghsan, and Wanhua districts, as well as into the New Taipei districts of Banqiao and Tucheng.

The Banqiao and Nangang Sections are collectively called the Bannan Line. The entire line runs underground. The excavation of tunnels using the cut-and-cover method resulted in large scale detouring of road traffic. Because of that, the line runs beneath existing roads and totals 28.3 km (17.6 mi).

Overview

Service on this line is divided into a full-length service from Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center to Dingpu, as well as a shorter service from Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center but terminating at Far Eastern Hospital.

History

Stations

Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center - Dingpu
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center - Far Eastern Hospital.
ServicesCodeStation NameSectionTransferLocation
EnglishChinese
BL23Nangang Exhibition Center南港展覽館 Nangang  1  (B11) NangangTaipei
BL22Nangang南港 Taiwan Railways Administration Western (097)
Taiwan High Speed Rail (NAG/01)
BL21Kunyang昆陽
BL20Houshanpi
(Wufenpu Commercial Zone)
後山埤
(五分埔商圈)
Nangang
Xinyi
BL19Yongchun永春 Xinyi
BL18Taipei City Hall市政府
BL17Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall國父紀念館  6  [planned] Xinyi
Da'an
BL16Zhongxiao Dunhua忠孝敦化 Da'an
BL15Zhongxiao Fuxing忠孝復興  1  (BR10)
BL14Zhongxiao Xinsheng
(Natl. Taipei Univ. of Tech.)
忠孝新生
(台北科大)
 4  (O07) Da'an
Zhongzheng
BL13Shandao Temple善導寺 Zhongzheng
BL12Taipei Main Station台北車站  2  (R10)
Taiwan Railways Administration Western (100)
Taiwan High Speed Rail (TPE/02)
Taoyuan International Airport MRT  Airport MRT  [2016]
BL11Ximen西門 Banqiao  3  (G12) Zhongzheng
Wanhua
BL10Longshan Temple龍山寺 Wanhua
BL09Jiangzicui江子翠 BanqiaoNew Taipei
BL08Xinpu新埔
BL07Banqiao板橋 Taiwan Railways Administration Western (102)
Taiwan High Speed Rail (BAQ/03)
 6  [2017]
BL06Fuzhong
(Lin Family Mansion and Garden)
府中
(林家花園)
Tucheng
BL05Far Eastern Hospital亞東醫院
BL04Haishan海山 Tucheng
BL03Tucheng土城  7  [2019]
BL02Yongning永寧
BL01Dingpu 頂埔 Minsheng-Xizhi [planned]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taipei Metro Blue Line.
  1. "MRT Nangang extension to start operations". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
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