Bannan Line

Bannan Line
Blue Line Platform at Taipei Main Station
Overview
Other name(s)	Blue Line, Line 5
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Taipei, Republic of China
Termini	Dingpu Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Stations	23
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 3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
Technical
Line length	28.2 km (17.5 mi)
Number 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

Bannan Line or Blue Line (BL as identifier) is a line of Taipei Metro line. It has a total of 23 stations serving the Nangang, Xinyi, Daan, Zhonghsan, and Wanhua districts, as well as into the New Taipei districts of Banqiao and Tucheng.

The Banqiao and Nangang Sections are collectively called the Bannan Line. The entire line runs underground. The excavation of tunnels using the cut-and-cover method resulted in large scale detouring of road traffic. Because of that, the line runs beneath existing roads and totals 28.3 km (17.6 mi).

Overview

Service on this line is divided into a full-length service from Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center to Dingpu, as well as a shorter service from Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center but terminating at Far Eastern Hospital.

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.^[1] This results in an average of about 27 trains per hour on the Nangang Line during peak hours.

History

• November 8, 1990: The Nangang Section begins construction.
• December 30, 1991: The Taipei Main Station western underground passageway opens.
• December 24, 1993: Nangang Section construction at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Shaoxing Rd. caves in, causes traffic jams.
• October 30, 1998: Construction is completed on the tunnel between Kunyang and Houshanpi.
• December 24, 1999: The segment from Taipei City Hall to Longshan Temple begins revenue service.
• August 31, 2000: The segment from Longshan Temple to Xinpu begins revenue service.
• December 30, 2000: The segment from Kunyang to Taipei City Hall begins revenue service.
• September 17, 2001: Typhoon Nari floods many Nangang Section stations, rendering them nonoperational.
• November 29, 2001: Typhoon-damaged Taipei Main Station re-opens for service.
• December 30, 2003: The Nangang Section eastern extension to Nangang begins construction.
• November 17, 2004: The Nangang Section eastern extension to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center begins construction.
• May 27, 2006: The segment from Banqiao to Tucheng opens for trial operations.
• May 31, 2006: The segment from Xinpu to Yongning begins revenue service.
• May 16, 2008: The Nangang Section eastern extension to Nangang begins trial service.
• December 25, 2008: The Nangang Section eastern extension to Nangang begins revenue service.
• February 27, 2011: The rest of the Nangang Section eastern extension to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center opened for service.^[2]
• May 21, 2014: The 2014 Taipei Metro attack occurs between Longshan Temple and Jiangzicui when 21-year-old university student Cheng Chieh attacked passengers with a fruit knife, leading to 4 deaths and 24 injuries.
• July 6, 2015: The Tucheng Section extension to Dingpu Station begins revenue service, the final expansion of the line.

Stations

• Nangang, Banqiao, and Tucheng Sections connect through to each other. Service routes are divided into:

Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center - Dingpu

Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center - Far Eastern Hospital.

Services		Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
			English	Chinese
●	●	BL23	Nangang Exhibition Center	南港展覽館	(BR24)	Nangang	Taipei
●	●	BL22	Nangang	南港	West Coast (097) (NAG/01)
●	●	BL21	Kunyang	昆陽
●	●	BL20	Houshanpi (Wufenpu Commercial Zone)	後山埤 (五分埔商圈)		Nangang Xinyi
●	●	BL19	Yongchun	永春		Xinyi
●	●	BL18	Taipei City Hall	市政府
●	●	BL17	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall	國父紀念館	Y  [planned]	Xinyi Da'an
●	●	BL16	Zhongxiao Dunhua	忠孝敦化		Da'an
●	●	BL15	Zhongxiao Fuxing	忠孝復興	(BR10)
●	●	BL14	Zhongxiao Xinsheng (Natl. Taipei Univ. of Tech.)	忠孝新生 (台北科大)	(O07)	Da'an Zhongzheng
●	●	BL13	Shandao Temple (Huashan)	善導寺 (華山)		Zhongzheng
●	●	BL12	Taipei Main Station	台北車站	(R10) West Coast (100) (TPE/02) 300 m:      Taoyuan Airport MRT (A1 Taipei Main)
●	●	BL11	Ximen	西門	(G12)	Zhongzheng Wanhua
●	●	BL10	Longshan Temple (Bangka Commercial Zone)	龍山寺 (艋舺商圈)	200 m: West Coast (101 Wanhua)	Wanhua
●	●	BL09	Jiangzicui	江子翠		Banqiao	New Taipei
●	●	BL08	Xinpu	新埔
●	●	BL07	Banqiao	板橋	West Coast (102) (BAQ/03)  Y  [2017]
●	●	BL06	Fuzhong (Lin Family Mansion and Garden)	府中 (林家花園)
●	●	BL05	Far Eastern Hospital	亞東醫院
●		BL04	Haishan	海山		Tucheng
●		BL03	Tucheng	土城	LG  [2019]
●		BL02	Yongning	永寧
●		BL01	Dingpu	頂埔	Sanying Line(三鶯線) [planned]

Route Map

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References

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Taipei Metro Routes
	Wenhu
	Tamsui–Xinyi Xinbeitou Branch
	Songshan–Xindian Xiaobitan Branch
	Zhonghe–Xinlu
	Bannan
Y	Circular [u/c; planned]
LG	Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin [u/c; planned] Juguang Branch [u/c]

Taipei Metro Line Stations
（Boldface is an interchange MRT station, "Gray words" are unused stations.）
Wenhu	Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center■ Nangang Software Park Donghu Huzhou Dahu Park Neihu Wende Gangqian Xihu Jiannan Road Dazhi Songshan Airport Zhongshan Junior High School Nanjing Fuxing■ Zhongxiao Fuxing■ Daan■ Technology Building Liuzhangli Linguang Xinhai Wanfang Hospital Wanfang Community Muzha Taipei Zoo■
Tamsui–Xinyi	Tamsui Hongshulin Zhuwei Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan Shilin Jiantan Yuanshan Minquan W. Road■ Shuanglian Zhongshan■ Taipei Main Station■ NTU Hospital- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall■ Dongmen■ Daan Park Daan■ Xinyi Anhe Taipei 101/World Trade Center Xiangshan Xinyi Songde Zhongpo Xinbeitou Branch Xinbeitou Beitou
Songshan–Xindian	Songshan Nanjing Sanmin Taipei Arena Nanjing Fuxing■ Songjiang Nanjing■ Zhongshan■ Beimen Ximen■ Xiaonanmen Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall■ Guting■ Taipower Building Gongguan Wanlong Jingmei Dapinglin Qizhang Xindian District Office Xindian Xiaobitan Branch Qizhang Xiaobitan
Zhonghe–Xinlu	Daqiaotou ■ Minquan W. Rd.■ Zhongshan Elementary School Xingtian Temple Songjiang Nanjing■ Zhongxiao Xinsheng■ Dongmen■ Guting■ Dingxi Yongan Market Jingan Nanshijiao Services to Luzhou Luzhou Sanmin Senior High School St. Ignatius High School Sanhe Junior High School Sanchong Elementary School Daqiaotou ■ Services to Huilong Huilong Danfeng Fu Jen University Xinzhuang Touqianzhuang Xianse Temple Sanchong Cailiao Taipei Bridge Daqiaotou ■
Bannan	Dingpu Yongning Tucheng Haishan Far Eastern Hospital Fuzhong Banqiao Xinpu Jiangzicui Longshan Temple Ximen■ Taipei Main Station■ Shandao Temple Zhongxiao Xinsheng■ Zhongxiao Fuxing■ Zhongxiao Dunhua Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Taipei City Hall Yongchun Houshanpi Kunyang Nangang Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center■
Circular Line (Circular / North-South)[u/c; planned]	Xiulang Bridge (under planning) Jiannan Road (under planning) New Taipei Industrial Park Xingfu Touqianzhuang Xinpu Minsheng Banqiao Banxin Zhongyuan Qiaohe Huazhong Bridge Jingan Jingping Xiulang Bridge Shisizhang Dapinglin (under planning) Taipei Zoo

Bannan Line
Tucheng Line	Dingpu Yongning Tucheng Haishan Far Eastern Hospital
Banqiao Line	Fuzhong Banqiao Xinpu Jiangzicui Longshan Temple
Nangang Line	Ximen Taipei Main Station Shandao Temple Zhongxiao Xinsheng Zhongxiao Fuxing Zhongxiao Dunhua Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Taipei City Hall Yongchun Houshanpi Kunyang Nangang Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Taipei Metro

Rapid transit in Taiwan
Taipei Metro	Operational Under construction (Xinyi East)  Y  (Circular West)  LG  (Phase 1)  SB  (Phase 1)
Taoyuan Metro	Operational  A  Under construction  A  (extension) Approved  G  (Phase 1 & 2)
Taichung Metro	Under construction  G
Kaohsiung Metro	Operational  R   O  Under construction  C