Banqiao Line (Taipei Metro)

Banqiao Line (板橋線)

Xinpu 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)
No. 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

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

Stations

Code Station Name Transfer Location
English Chinese
Banqiao Line
← Continues through to the ■ Nangang Line
BL6 Ximen 西門 ■ Xiaonanmen Line
■ Songshan Line (2013)		 Zhongzheng
Wanhua		 Taipei
BL5 Longshan Temple 龍山寺 Wanhua
BL4 Jiangzicui 江子翠 Banqiao New Taipei
BL3 Xinpu 新埔
BL2 Banqiao 板橋 TRA Western Line: Banqiao
Taiwan High Speed Rail: Banciao
■ Circular Line (2015)
BL1 Fuzhong
(The Lin's Family
Mansion and Garden)		 府中
(林家花園)
→ Continues through to the ■ Tucheng Line

References

  1. ^ "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. http://www.dorts.gov.tw/english/Network/frame_stage1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  Brown Line 
  Red Line 
Tamsui Line - Xinyi Line (under construction) ; Xinbeitou Branch Line
  Orange Line 
Xinzhuang Line (under construction) - Zhonghe Line ; Luzhou Line
  Green Line 
  Blue Line 
Nangang Line - Banqiao Line - Tucheng Line (extension under construction)
  Yellow Line 
Circular Line (under construction; planned) - North-South Line (planned)
Light Rail
Shezi Light Rail (planned) ; Danshui Light Rail (planned) ; Ankheng Light Rail (planned) ; Sanying Line (planned)
Other planned lines
Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin Line (planned) ; Minsheng-Xizhi Line (planned)