Tamsui Line, Taipei Metro

Tamsui Line
Tamsui Line 淡水線
Jiantan Station
Overview
Other name(s)	Danshui Line
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini	Tamsui Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Stations	21
Operation
Opened	March 28, 1997
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Character	Elevated, at-grade, underground
Depot(s)	Beitou Depot
Rolling stock	Kawasaki C301, C371 3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
Technical
Line length	23.2 km (14.4 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 Tamsui Hongshulin Zhuwei Guandu Tunnel Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Depot  Xinbeitou Branch Line to Xinbeitou Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan  Circular Line to Shuangsi Park Shilin  Circular Line to Shilin District Office Jiantan Keelung River Yuanshan  Xinzhuang Line to Zhongshan Elementary School Minquan West Road  Xinzhuang Line to Daqiaotou Shuanglian  Songshan Line to Songjiang Nanjing Zhongshan  Songshan Line to Beimen  Taoyuan Airport MRT to Sanchong  Nangang Line to Shandao Temple Taipei Main Station Transfer to THSR, TRA Western Line  Nangang Line to Ximen NTU Hospital  Xiaonanmen Line to Xiaonanmen Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Through service to Xindian Line  Xindian Line to Guting  Xinyi Line to Dongmen

Tamsui Line, Taipei Metro
Traditional Chinese	淡水線
Simplified Chinese	淡水线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dànshuǐ Xiàn Wade–Giles Tan^4-shui^3- Hsien^4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tām-chúi-Sòaⁿ

The Taipei Metro Tamsui Line (formerly the Danshui Line) is a high-capacity underground, at-grade, and elevated line. The right-of-way was originally occupied by the conventional rail Tamsui TRA Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration, which closed in 1988. The 23.2 km route includes 21 stations and the Beitou maintenance depot.^[1] Most of the stations along the Tamsui line are built in a traditional Chinese architectural style. Passengers from Tamsui require only 31 minutes to reach Taipei Main Station, where transfers to both the Nangang Line and the Banqiao Line can be made.

The line opened for revenue service on December 25, 1997. On a southbound journey, trains leave from Tamsui and follow the right-of-way of the old Tamsui-Taipei railroad on an at-grade or elevated level through Beitou, Shilin and Yuanshan, after which the line runs underground through to Taipei Main Station. The route ends at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, after which most trains continue to the Xiangshan Station on the Xinyi Line. Services to Xindian on the Xindian Line existed until the Songshan Line opened on November 15, 2014.^[2]

History

• July 1988: Tamsui Line begins construction.
• March 28, 1997: Tamsui Line begins service from Tamsui to Zhongshan.
• December 25, 1997: The section from Zhongshan to Taipei Main Station begins service.
• December 24, 1998: The section from Taipei Main Station to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall begins service.

Rolling stock

Over the years, the Tamsui Line used different types of rolling stock. From the start, the line used C301 cars. In 1997, the C321 cars were introduced. In 2007-2013, the newest cars, the C371 and C381 cars were used, replacing some of the C301 and all C321 cars.

Stations

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
R28	Tamsui	淡水		Tamsui	New Taipei
R27	Hongshulin	紅樹林
R26	Zhuwei	竹圍
R25	Guandu	關渡		Tamsui/ Beitou	New Taipei/ Taipei
R24	Zhongyi	忠義		Beitou	Taipei
R23	Fuxinggang	復興崗
R22	Beitou	北投	Xinbeitou Branch
R21	Qiyan	奇岩
R20	Qilian	唭哩岸
R19	Shipai (Veterans General Hospital)	石牌 (榮總)
R18	Mingde	明德
R17	Zhishan	芝山		Shilin
R16	Shilin	士林	Circular  (TBD)
R15	Jiantan	劍潭
R14	Yuanshan	圓山		Datong/ Zhongshan
R13	Minquan West Road	民權西路	Zhonghe-Xinlu
R12	Shuanglian	雙連
R11	Zhongshan	中山	Songshan-Xindian
R10	Taipei Main Station	台北車站	Bannan-Tucheng   Airport MRT  (2015) Western Line	Zhongzheng
R09	National Taiwan University Hospital	台大醫院
R08	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall	中正紀念堂	Songshan-Xindian
→ Continues through  Xinyi

References

1. "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
2. "Opening of Songshan Line to Let Taipei MRT Fulfill Original Vision of a Network Organized by Color". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. July 9, 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-14.