Taipei Metro Line 2

Taipei Metro Line 2
Line 2 (Tamsui-Xinyi Line)
二號線(淡水信義線)
Jiantan Station of TRTS Red Line
Overview
Type High-capacity Metro System
Status In Service
Locale Metropolitan Taipei
Termini Beitou, Tamsui
Xiangshan
Stations 30
Services Tamsui Line, Xinbeitou Branch Line, Xinyi Line
Operation
Opened March 28, 1997
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC)
Rolling stock Kawasaki C301, C371, C381 stock
Technical
Line length 32.3 km (20.1 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Taipei Metro Line 2
Traditional Chinese 二號線
Simplified Chinese 二号线
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 淡水信義線
Simplified Chinese 淡水信义线
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 紅線
Simplified Chinese 红线

Line 2 of Taipei Metro (Tamsui-Xinyi Line or Red Line) comprises three sections: the Tamsui Section (formerly "Danshui"), the Xinbeitou Branch Section, and the Xinyi Section. It includes a total of 30 stations serving the Tamsui, Beitou, Shilin, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhongzheng, Daan, and Xinyi districts, stretching about 30 km long. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station borders the Tamsui Line and the Xinyi Line; north of the station is the Tamsui Line, south is the Xinyi Line.

The Tamsui Section and Xinbeitou Branch Section are in revenue service. With the completion of the Xinyi Section in November 2013, metro trains travel from the Tamsui Section directly onto the Xinyi Section. Previously, Tamsui Section trains operated directly to the Xindian Section (Line 3) or the Zhonghe Section (Line 4).

The Tamsui Section section runs mostly along the former Taiwan Railway Administration's Tamsui Section. There most of the tracks and stations have been renovated, except in the Zhongzheng district, where a new tunnel was constructed due to lack of surface right-of-way.

The Line 2 is a high-capacity metro system. Routes south of Yuanshan Station are underground; routes between Yuanshan Station and Beitou Station are elevated; routes between Beitou Station and Hongshulin Station are at-grade; and Tamsui Station is elevated.

Stations

The trains on Line 2 operate in three modes:

[Tamsui - Xiangshan]
[Beitou - Daan].
ServicesCodeStation NameSectionTransferLocation
EnglishChinese
R33Tamsui淡水 Tamsui TamsuiNew Taipei
R32Hongshulin紅樹林
R31Zhuwei竹圍
R30Guandu關渡 BeitouTaipei
R29Zhongyi忠義
R28Fuxinggang復興崗
R27Xinbeitou新北投 Xinbeitou
R26Beitou北投 Tamsui
R25Qiyan奇岩
R24Qili'an唭哩岸
R23Shipai
(Veterans General Hospital)
石牌
(榮總)
R22Mingde明德
R21Zhishan芝山 Shilin
R20Shilin士林 Yellow [planned]
R18AJiantan劍潭
R17Yuanshan圓山 Datong
Zhongshan
R16Minquan West Road民權西路 4 (O9)
R15Shuanglian雙連
R14Zhongshan中山 3 (G16)
R13Taipei Main Station台北車站 5 (BL7)
Airport (2015)
TRA Western (100)
THSR (TPE/02)
Zhongzheng
R12 National Taiwan University Hospital台大醫院
R11 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall中正紀念堂 3 (G11)
R10Dongmen東門 Xinyi 4 (O14) Zhongzheng
Da'an
R9Daan Park大安森林公園 Da'an
R8Daan大安 1 (BR5)
R7Xinyi Anhe信義安和
R6 Taipei 101/World Trade Center台北101/世貿 Xinyi
R5Xiangshan象山
R4Xinyi Songde [December 2019]信義松德
R3Zhongpo [December 2019]中坡

See also

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