Tamsui Line, Taipei Metro

Tamsui Line (淡水線)
Jiantan Station
Overview
Locale	Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini	Tamsui Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Stations	21
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)	Beitou Depot
Rolling stock	Kawasaki C301, C371 3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Technical
Line length	23.2 km (14.4 mi)
Character	Elevated, at-grade, underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h
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Tamsui Line, Taipei Metro
Traditional Chinese	淡水線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dànshuǐ-Xiàn Wade–Giles Tan4-shui3- Hsien4 Tongyong Pinyin Dànshuěi-Siàn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tām-chúi-Sòaⁿ

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. 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 then runs through to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and becomes the Xindian Line or "green line," continuing service to Xindian Station, the southernmost station in the MRT system.

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, the newest cars, the C371 cars were used, replacing most of the C301 cars.

Stations

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
Tamsui Line
R33	Tamsui	淡水		Tamsui	New Taipei
R32	Hongshulin	紅樹林
R31	Zhuwei	竹圍
R30	Guandu	關渡		Beitou	Taipei
R29	Zhongyi	忠義
R28	Fuxinggang	復興崗
R26	Beitou	北投	■ Xinbeitou Branch Line
R25	Qiyan	奇岩
R24	Qilian	唭哩岸
R23	Shipai (Veterans General Hospital)	石牌 (榮總)
R22	Mingde	明德
R21	Zhishan	芝山		Shilin
R20	Shilin	士林	■ Circular Line
R18A	Jiantan	劍潭
R17	Yuanshan	圓山		Datong Zhongshan
R16	Minquan West Road	民權西路	■ Xinzhuang Line
R15	Shuanglian	雙連
R14	Zhongshan	中山	■ Songshan Line
R13	Taipei Main Station	台北車站	■ Nangang Line File:TTY Airport MRT Logo.svg Taoyuan Airport MRT TRA Western Line Taiwan High Speed Rail	Zhongzheng
R12	National Taiwan University Hospital	台大醫院
R11	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall	中正紀念堂	■ Xiaonanmen Line
→ Continues through to the ■Xindian Line, ■Zhonghe Line Planned connection to the ■Xinyi Line (2012)

Future Expansion

With the planned completion of the Xinyi Line in 2012, the Tamsui Line will connect directly through and terminate at Elephant Mountain.