Xindian Line (Taipei Metro)

Xindian Line 新店線
Guting Station Platform
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
Locale	Taipei and New Taipei, Republic of China
Termini	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Xindian
Stations	10
Operation
Opened	November 11, 1999
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Character	Underground
Depot(s)	Xindian Depot
Technical
Line length	11.2 km (7.0 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  Danshui Line to NTU Hospital   Xiaonanmen Line to Xiaonanmen  Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Through service to Danshui Line  Xinyi Line to Dongmen   Xinzhuang Line to Dongmen  Guting Through service to Zhonghe Line  Zhonghe Line to Dingxi  Taipower Building  Yellow Line to Y40  Gongguan  Yellow Line to Y42  Wanlong Jingmei Jingmei River  Circular Line to Far East Industrial Park  Dapinglin  Circular Line to Shisizhang  Qizhang  Xiaobitan Branch Line to Xiaobitan  Xindian District Office Xindian

Xindian Line (Taipei Metro)
Traditional Chinese	新店線
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Xīndiàn-Xiàn - Tongyong Pinyin Sindiàn-Siàn - Wade–Giles Hsin1-tien4-Hsien4 Min - Hokkien POJ Sin-tiàm-soàⁿ

The Taipei Metro Xindian Line is an underground high-capacity line. The 11.2 km (7.0 mi)-route has 10 stations (including the partially elevated Xiaobitan Branch Line) and is part of the Green Line. The line follows the route of the former TRA Xindian Line, which ceased service in 1965. It serves the areas of Xindian, Jingmei, Gongguan, and Ximen.

History

• January 1991: Construction began on the Xindian Line.
• December 24, 1998: The segment from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall-Guting opened for service.
• November 11, 1999: The rest of the line opened for service.
• August 31, 2000: The segment from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall-Ximen opened for service (as the Xiaonanmen Line).
• September 29, 2004: The Xiaobitan Branch Line opened for service.

Rolling stock

Over the years, three kinds of rolling stock were used on this line, as well as on the through services between Xindian and Tamsui. The first fleet of trains were the C301 cars. In 1997, C341 cars were added to the fleet. In 2007, a fleet of C371 cars replaced most of the original set.

Stations

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
Xindian Line
→ Continues through to the ■Tamsui Line Planned connection to the ■Xiaonanmen Line and Songshan Line
G11	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall	中正紀念堂	■Tamsui/Xinyi Line	Zhongzheng	Taipei
G10	Guting	古亭	■Zhonghe/Xinzhuang Line	Zhongzheng Da'an
G9	Taipower Building	台電大樓
G7	Gongguan (National Taiwan University)	公館 (台灣大學)
G6	Wanlong	萬隆		Wenshan
G5	Jingmei	景美
G4	Dapinglin	大坪林	■Circular Line	Xindian	New Taipei
G3	Qizhang	七張	■Xiaobitan Branch Line
G2	Xindian District Office	新店區公所
G1	Xindian	新店

Future Expansion

With the completion of the Songshan Line in 2013, trains will connect to the Songshan Line (instead of the Tamsui Line) via the Xiaonanmen Line.

See also

• Songshan Line
• Xiaonanmen Line
• Xiaobitan Branch Line