Banqiao Line (Taipei Metro)

Banqiao Line
Banqiao Line 板橋線
Longshan Temple 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:

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

• December 24, 1999: The line opened between Longshan Temple and Taipei City Hall.
• August 31, 2000: The section between Longshan Temple and Xinpu commenced operations.
• May 31, 2006: The section between Xinpu and Fuzhong opened.

Stations

References

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 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]