Tucheng Line, Taipei Metro

Tucheng Line, Taipei Metro
Tucheng Line, Taipei Metro
Traditional Chinese	土城線
Simplified Chinese	土城线
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Tǔchéng Xiàn
Wade–Giles	T'u3-ch'eng2-Hsien4
Tongyong Pinyin	Tǔchéng-Siàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Thó·-siâⁿ Sòaⁿ

Tucheng Line, Taipei Metro
Tucheng Line, Taipei Metro
	Yongning Station Platform
Overview
Locale	New Taipei,; Republic of China (Taiwan)
Termini	Fuzhong; Dingpu;
Stations	5
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Depot(s)	Tucheng Depot
Rolling stock	Siemens C321 and C341 trains; 3 cars per set, 2 sets per train (6 cars)
History
Opened	May 31, 2006
Technical
Line length	7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h
Route map
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The Taipei Metro Tucheng Line is a high-capacity underground extension of the Banqiao and Nangang Lines (Blue Line). The line is 7.5 km long and consists of 5 stations with an extension to Dingpu.^[1]

History

May 27, 2006: The Banqiao-Tucheng section opens for trial runs.
May 31, 2006: The Fuzhong-Yongning section opens for revenue service.^[2]
July 6, 2015: The Dingpu Station opens for revenue service.

Stations

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
Code	English	Chinese	Transfer	Location

← Continues through then

BL06	Fuzhong (Lin Family Mansion and Garden)	府中 (林家花園)		Banqiao	New Taipei
BL05	Far Eastern Hospital	亞東醫院		Banqiao
BL04	Haishan	海山		Tucheng
BL03	Tucheng	土城	(2020)
BL02	Yongning	永寧
BL01	Dingpu	頂埔	(TBD)

Expansion

An extension from Tucheng to Dingpu consists of one station. It is 2.0 km long with commercial service scheduled to begin by 2015.^[3]

References

^ "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "New Taipei MRT line brings city, county closer". The China Post. 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2010-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[firststage-1] "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "New Taipei MRT line brings city, county closer". The China Post. 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2010-12-11.

[secondstage-3] "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2010-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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