Circular Line (Taipei Metro)

For a light rail transit route with the same name in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, see Circular Line (KMRT).
Circular Line
環狀線
Overview
Type Rapid transit
Locale Taipei and New Taipei,
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Stations 32
Operation
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System
Character Elevated and underground
Depot(s) North Depot, South Depot
Rolling stock Ansaldo STS
Technical
Line length 35.2 km (21.9 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 6 ft 2 in (1,880 mm)
Circular Line (Taipei Metro)
Traditional Chinese 環狀線
Simplified Chinese 环状线

The Taipei Metro Circular Line (Chinese: 環狀線) is an elevated, medium-capacity rapid transit in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is currently under construction with the first section scheduled to open in 2015. Stage I construction consists of the section from Wugu Industrial District to Dapinglin on the Xindian Line and will be about 15.4 km (9.6 mi) long with 14 stations.[1]

The north and south sections of the Circle Line are considered separate projects and will be proposed to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.[1]

Construction

Ansaldo STS will supply electromechanical equipment for the line, including driverless technology and CBTC Radio signalling.[2] Dapinglin Station, the only underground station on the line, is being constructed by RSEA Engineering Corporation and will employ the cut-and-cover method.[3]

Construction officially broke ground on July 11, 2011 on a 6.3 km (3.9 mi) elevated section between Zhonghe and Banqiao.[4] The section is estimated to cost NT$13.7 billion, with the entire first-stage 15.4 km (9.6 mi) route estimated to cost NT$54.7 billion to construct.

The line will include the first elevated split platform in the system at Huazhong Bridge, Qiaohe, and Zhongyuan Stations due to narrowness of the available station area.[5][6]

Stations

Section
Name		CodeStation Name Transfer Location
EnglishChinese
Circular Line
Northern
Section		 Y29Jiannan Road
(Miramar)		劍南路
(美麗華)		 Wenhu Line
North-South Line		 ZhongshanTaipei
Y28National Palace Museum故宮博物院 Shilin
Y27Shuangxi Park雙溪公園
Y26Shilin士林 Tamsui-XInyi Line
Y25Shilin District Office士林區公所
Y24Shezheng Park社正公園
Y23Wuhua Elementary School五華國小 SanchongNew Taipei
Y22Wuhua Street五華路
Y21St. Ignatius High School徐匯中學 Zhonghe-Xinlu Line Luzhou
Y20Deren Village得仁里
Y19BXingzhen Village興珍村 Wugu
Y19ATaipei County Exhibition Hall工商展覽中心
Y19New Taipei Industrial Park新北產業園區 Airport MRT Xinzhuang
Western
Section
Y18Xingfu幸福
Y17Touqianzhuang頭前庄 Zhonghe-Xinlu Line
Y16Xinpu Minsheng新埔民生 Banqiao
Y15Banqiao板橋 Bannan-Tucheng Line
TRA Western Line
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Y14Banxin板新
Y13Zhongyuan中原 Zhonghe
Y12Qiaohe橋和
Y11Zhonghe中和
Y10Jing'an景安 Zhonghe-Xinlu Line
Y9Jingping景平
Y8Xiulang Bridge秀朗橋 North-South Line
Y7Shisizhang十四張 Xindian
Y6Dapinglin大坪林 Xindian Line
Southern
Section
Y5Far East Industrial Park遠東工業區
Y4Examination Yuan考試院 WenshanTaipei
Y3Xinglong Rd.興隆路
Y2Muzha Elementary School木柵國小
Y2ANational Chengchi University政大
Y1Taipei Zoo動物園 Wenhu Line
Maokong Gondola

Pre-metro bus

MTC Bus (大都會客運) Route map

Rolling stock

AnsaldoBreda will supply 17 four-car trains for the line.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Line)". Comprehensive Planning Division. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Taipei Circular Line kicks off". Railway Gazette. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  3. ↑ "Part of Circular Line Phase I Construction Successfully Awarded and Main Construction to be Launched". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  4. ↑ "Construction on 1st-Stage Ring Section of Taipei MRT Breaks Ground". China Economic News Service. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  5. ↑ "Construction of the Circular Line Launched". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  6. ↑ "環狀線CF650標高架段開工了" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-07-25.