Banqiao Line (Taipei Metro)

Banqiao Line (板橋線)
Xinpu 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:

Banqiao Line (Taipei Metro)
Traditional Chinese	板橋線
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Bǎnqiáo-Xiàn - Tongyong Pinyin Bǎnciáo-Siàn - Wade–Giles Pan3-ch'iao2-Hsien4 Min - Hokkien POJ Pang-kiô-Sòaⁿ

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. 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

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
Banqiao Line
← Continues through to the ■ Nangang Line
BL6	Ximen	西門	■ Xiaonanmen Line ■ Songshan Line (2013)	Zhongzheng Wanhua	Taipei
BL5	Longshan Temple	龍山寺		Wanhua
BL4	Jiangzicui	江子翠		Banqiao	New Taipei
BL3	Xinpu	新埔
BL2	Banqiao	板橋	TRA Western Line: Banqiao Taiwan High Speed Rail: Banciao ■ Circular Line (2015)
BL1	Fuzhong (The Lin's Family Mansion and Garden)	府中 (林家花園)
→ Continues through to the ■ Tucheng Line