Green Mountain line
Appearance
Green Mountain Line | ||
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Overview | ||
Status | In service | |
Locale | New Taipei, Taiwan | |
Termini | ||
Stations | 11 | |
Service | ||
Type | Light Rail | |
System | New Taipei Metro | |
Operator(s) | New Taipei Metro, Co. | |
Depot(s) | Danhai Depot | |
History | ||
Opened | 23 December 2018 | |
Technical | ||
Number of tracks | 2 | |
Character | At-Grade/Elevated | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The Green Mountain Line (Chinese: 淡海輕軌綠山線) of the Danhai Light Rail Transit system is a light rail line in Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The route between Hongshulin Station and Tamsui District Office Station is elevated; the rest of the route is at-grade. The line opened in December 2018[1] and runs from Hongshulin Station northward and turns west along Zhongzheng East Road, Highway No. 2, Binhai Road and Shalun Road.[2][3] Seven of its eleven stations are elevated, with the remaining four at ground level.[4] Bike sharing service YouBike is available at seven stations.[5][6]
Stations
[edit]Code | Station Name | Character | Connection | Location | ||
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English | Chinese | |||||
V01 | Hongshulin | 紅樹林 | Elevated | (R27) | Tamsui | New Taipei |
V02 | Ganzhenlin | 竿蓁林 | ||||
V03 | Danjin Denggong | 淡金鄧公 | ||||
V04 | Tamkang University | 淡江大學 | ||||
V05 | Danjin Beixin | 淡金北新 | ||||
V06 | Xinshi 1st Rd | 新市一路 | ||||
V07 | Tamsui District Office | 淡水行政中心 | ||||
V08 | Binhai Yishan | 濱海義山 | At-Grade | |||
V09 | Binhai Shalun | 濱海沙崙 | Blue Coast line | |||
V10 | Danhai New Town | 淡海新市鎮 | ||||
V11 | Kanding | 崁頂 | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "First section of Danhai Light Rail System opens". Taipei Times. The Liberty Times Group. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Tamsui light rail approved". Railway Gazette. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Current phase of Danhai light rail system over 30% completed". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit System Danhai Light Rail Transit Plan". ufoc.com.tw. UFOC News. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ Liao, George (20 December 2018). "9 YouBike stations to be in operation along new Danhai Light Rail line in New Taipei". Taiwan News. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Everington, Keoni (21 December 2018). "Taiwan's Tamsui light rail line to open to public on Christmas Eve". Taiwan News. Retrieved 24 December 2018.