Tamsui Line (Taipei Metro)

Tamsui Line
Tamsui Line 淡水線
Jiantan Station
Overview
Other name(s)	Danshui Line
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini	Tamsui Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Stations	21
Operation
Opened	March 28, 1997
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Character	Elevated, at-grade, underground
Depot(s)	Beitou Depot
Rolling stock	Kawasaki C301, C371 3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
Technical
Line length	23.2 km (14.4 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 Tamsui Hongshulin Zhuwei Guandu Tunnel Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Depot  Xinbeitou Branch Line to Xinbeitou  Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan  Circular Line to Shuangsi Park  Shilin  Circular Line to Shilin District Office  Jiantan Keelung River Yuanshan  Xinzhuang Line to Zhongshan Elementary School  Minquan West Road  Xinzhuang Line to Daqiaotou  Shuanglian  Songshan Line to Songjiang Nanjing  Zhongshan  Songshan Line to Beimen   Taoyuan Airport MRT to Sanchong   Nangang Line to Shandao Temple  Taipei Main Station Transfer to THSR, TRA Western Line  Nangang Line to Ximen  NTU Hospital  Xiaonanmen Line to Xiaonanmen  Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Through service to Xindian Line  Xindian Line to Guting   Xinyi Line to Dongmen

The Taipei Metro Tamsui Line (formerly the Danshui Line) is a high-capacity underground, at-grade, and elevated line. The right-of-way was originally occupied by the conventional rail Tamsui TRA Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration, which closed in 1988. The 23.2 km route includes 21 stations and the Beitou maintenance depot.^[1] Most of the stations along the Tamsui line are built in a traditional Chinese architectural style. Passengers from Tamsui require only 31 minutes to reach Taipei Main Station, where transfers to both the Nangang Line and the Banqiao Line can be made.

The line opened for revenue service on December 25, 1997. On a southbound journey, trains leave from Tamsui and follow the right-of-way of the old Tamsui-Taipei railroad on an at-grade or elevated level through Beitou, Shilin and Yuanshan, after which the line runs underground through to Taipei Main Station. The route ends at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, after which most trains continue to the Xiangshan on the Xinyi Line. Through services to Xindian on the Xindian Line existed until the Xinyi Line opened on November 14, 2013.

History

• July 1988: Tamsui Line begins construction.
• March 28, 1997: Tamsui Line begins service from Tamsui to Zhongshan.
• December 25, 1997: The section from Zhongshan to Taipei Main Station begins service.
• December 24, 1998: The section from Taipei Main Station to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall begins service.

Rolling stock

Over the years, the Tamsui Line used different types of rolling stock. From the start, the line used C301 cars. In 1997, the C321 cars were introduced. In 2007-2013, the newest cars, the C371 and C381 cars were used, replacing some of the C301 and all C321 cars.

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]