Xiaobitan Branch Line (Taipei Metro)

Xiaobitan Branch Line 小碧潭支線
Xiaobitan Station Concourse
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Taipei, Republic of China
Termini	Qizhang Xiaobitan
Stations	2
Operation
Opened	September 29, 2004
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Character	Elevated and Underground
Rolling stock	Kawasaki C371 3 cars per set, 1 set per train
Technical
Line length	1.9 km (1.2 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  Xindian Line to Xindian District Office  Qizhang  Xindian Line to Dapinglin  Xiaobitan Xindian Depot

Xiaobitan Branch Line (Taipei Metro)
Traditional Chinese	小碧潭支線
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Xiǎobìtán Zhīxiàn - Tongyong Pinyin Siǎobìtán Jhihsiàn - Wade–Giles Hsiao3-pi4-t'an2 Chih1-hsien4 Min - Hokkien POJ Sió-pek-thâm Chi-soàⁿ

The Taipei Metro Xiaobitan Branch Line is a high-capacity, elevated branch line of the Xindian (Sindian) Line (Green Line. Although it is a high-capacity line, only 1 train set (3 cars) is currently being used. The station itself is built inside the Xindian Depot. The branch line is 1.9 km (1.2 mi) long and has two stations.

History

• September 24, 2004: Xiaobitan Line opens for free trials.
• September 29, 2004: Xiaobitan Line begins revenue service.
• July 22, 2006: A three-car train set especially for the Xiaobitan Branch Line begins operations.
• October 6, 2007: Due to strong winds from Hurricane Krosa, service was temporarily suspended from 3:30 PM.

When the line first opened, some people complained about noise problems. Thus, sound-muffling walls were built along the tracks coming into the station.

Rolling stock

Since the opening of the spur line in 2004, two versions of rolling stock were used. Since there is only one train on this line, the train that ran from 2004 to 2007 was a train of C341 cars, and the current train is a set of C371 cars.

The line has a capacity of 4,140 passengers per hour.

Stations

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
Xiaobitan Branch Line
G3	Qizhang	七張	■ Xindian Line	Xindian	New Taipei
G1A	Xiaobitan (Xindian Senior High School)	小碧潭 (新店高中)

Xindian Depot

The Xindian Line Depot is part of this station. A joint development project to construct an artificial ground area for commercial, residential, and office buildings is under construction. The completion of the project would reduce noise pollution from passing trains and would allow for recreation, entertainment, and work through mixed-use architecture.