Xiaonanmen Line (Taipei Metro)

Xiaonanmen Line
小南門線

Xiaonanmen Station
Overview
Type Rapid transit
Locale Taipei, Republic of China
Termini Ximen
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Stations 3
Operation
Opening August 31, 2000
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System
Character Underground
Rolling stock 3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
Technical
Line length 1.6 km (1.0 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification Third rail (750 volts DC)
Route map
Legend
 Songshan Line via Beimen 
 Nangang Line via Taipei Main Station 
Crossover connecting Nangang Line

Ximen
 Banqiao Line via Longshan Temple 
Xiaonanmen
 Danshui Line via NTU Hospital 

CKS Memorial Hall
Crossover from Danshui Line
 Xinyi Line via Dongmen 
 Xindian Line via Guting 
Xiaonanmen Line (Taipei Metro)
Traditional Chinese 小南門線
Simplified Chinese 小南门线

The Taipei Metro Xiaonanmen Line is a high-capacity underground line of the Green Line. It is 1.6 km (0.99 mi)-long and consists of five stations.[1] The line serves as a maintenance line, and allows for trains serving the Nangang Line and Banqiao Line to transfer to the Beitou Depot.[1]

Stations

CodeStation Name Transfer Location
EnglishChinese
→ Continues through Songshan Line
G13Ximen西門 Bannan-Tucheng Line Wanhua
Zhongzheng
Taipei
G12Xiaonanmen小南門 Zhongzheng
G11Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall中正紀念堂 Tamsui-XInyi Line
← Continues through Xindian Line

Future Developments

When the Songshan Line is completed in 2014, the line will connect through to it in the north and connect through to the Xindian Line in the south.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "First Stage of Taipei MRT (already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  2. "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2010-06-20.