Nangang Line (Taipei Metro)

Nangang Line 南港線
Zhongxiao Fuxing Station platform
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Taipei, Republic of China
Termini	Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Ximen
Stations	12
Operation
Opening	December 24, 1999
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Character	Underground
Depot(s)	Nangang Depot
Technical
Line length	12.5 km (7.8 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  Banqiao Line to Longshan Temple   Songshan Line to Beimen  Ximen  Xiaonanmen Line to Xiaonanmen   Taoyuan Airport MRT to Sanchong   Danshui Line to Zhongshan  Taipei Main StationTransfer to TRA, THSR  Danshui Line to NTU Hospital  Shandao Temple  Xinzhuang Line to Songjiang Nanjing  Zhongxiao Xinsheng  Xinzhuang Line to Dongmen   Wenshan Line to Nanjing East Road  Zhongxiao Fuxing  Wenshan Line to Daan  Zhongxiao Dunhua  North-South Line to Y36  Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall  North-South Line to Y38  Taipei City Hall Yongchun Houshanpi Kunyang Nangang Depot NangangTransfer to TRA, THSR  Neihu Line to Nangang Software Park  Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center

The Taipei Metro Nangang Line (Chinese: 南港線) is a high-capacity, underground rapid transit line on the Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan. It has 12 stations, is 12.5 km (7.8 mi)-long and runs east-west through downtown starting in Zhongzheng and ending in Nangang, Taipei. It is part of the Blue Line and connects to the Banqiao Line and onwards to the Tucheng Line.

Overview

The 1.5 km (0.93 mi) Nangang Eastern Extension to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center is currently under construction, with the segment to Nangang already complete. When the Eastern Extension is completed, traveling time from Nangang Software Park to Taipei Main Station will be reduced from 34 minutes to 18 minutes.^[1]

Due to Taipei City Hall Station being at the center of the Taipei 101 New Year's festivities, intervals between trains can be reduced to a minimum of 135 seconds, transporting up to 39,000 passengers per hour.^[2] This results in an average of about 27 trains per hour on the Nangang Line during peak hours

History

• December 24, 1999: The Taipei City Hall-Ximen segment began service.^[3]
• December 30, 2000: The section between Taipei City Hall-Kunyang began service.^[3]
• December 28, 2008: Nangang opened for commercial service.^[3]
• February 27, 2011: Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center opened for commercial service.^[4]

The Nangang Line Eastern Extension, which connects the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station to the Neihu Line, was opened for service on February 27, 2010.

Stations

References

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Taipei Metro Routes Wenhu Neihu Wenshan Tamsui-Xinyi Tamsui Xinyi Xinbeitou Branch Songshan-Xindian Songshan Xiaonanmen Xindian Xiaobitan Branch Zhonghe-Xinlu Xinzhuang Zhonghe Luzhou Bannan Nangang Banqiao Tucheng [extension u/c] Yellow Circular [u/c; planned] North-South [planned] Light Rail Shezi [planned] Danhai [planned] Ankeng [planned] Sanying [planned] Heavy Rail Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin [u/c; planned] Juguang Branch [u/c] Minsheng-Xizhi [planned] Donghu Branch [planned]