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Xinzhuang Line, Taipei Metro
Xinzhuang Line
新莊線
Minquan West Road Station Platform 4
Overview
LocaleTaipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini
Stations16
Service
TypeRapid transit
Operator(s)Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)Xinzhuang Depot
(Under Construction)
Rolling stockKawasaki C371
3 cars per set, 2 sets per train
History
OpenedNovember 3, 2010
Technical
Line length19.7 km (12.2 mi)
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed80 km/h
Xinzhuang Line, Taipei Metro
Traditional Chinese新莊線
Simplified Chinese新庄线
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnzhuāng Xiàn
Wade–GilesHsin1-chuang1 Hsien4
Tongyong PinyinSinjhuang Siàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSin-chng Soàⁿ

The Taipei Metro Xinzhuang Line is a high-capacity underground extension of the Zhonghe Line in Taiwan. The Xinzhuang Line is the first Taipei Metro line to cross under the Tamsui River and is open for commercial service.

The section between Zhongxiao Xinsheng and Daqiaotou opened on November 3, 2010, along with the opening of the Luzhou Line,[1] and the Daqiaotou to Fu Jen University section opened on January 5, 2012.[2] The section between Guting and Zhongxiao Xinsheng opened on September 30, 2012,[3] after which the remaining extension to Huilong opened on June 29, 2013.[4]

As of April 2016, the Xinzhuang Depot was still under construction and expected to be finished on January 2018, completing the Xinzhuang Line.[5]

Overview

The line runs from Guting in Da'an of Taipei, through transfer stations on the Nangang and Tamsui lines, beneath the Tamsui River, through Sanchong, and terminates in Xinzhuang in New Taipei. The 19.7 km (12.2 mi) line has 16 underground stations and one maintenance depot.[6] The section in Taipei is 7.3 km (7 stations), while the section in New Taipei totals 12.4 km (9 stations).[6][7] The entire line will be equipped with platform screen doors. Estimates were for travel time between Huilong to Taipei Main Station to be reduced to 32 minutes after the line opened.

On January 15, 2011, Dongmen Station was still under construction while the track for the section from Zhongxiao Xinsheng to Guting (which passes through Dongmen Station) had already been laid.[8] At the time, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Vice Bureau Chief Chang Pei-yi noted that there was a possibility of opening the line for service while skipping both Dongmen and Guting stations, thus allowing for through service on the Orange Line.[8] However, this did not occur. The section opened for service on September 30, 2012 along with Dongmen Station.

On December 18, 2011, the 8.2 km (5.1 mi) Daqiaotou to Fu Jen University section passed final inspections by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.[9] It opened for service on January 5, 2012.[2] On its first full day of service, the line served 82,000 passengers.[10] The line is expected to serve 100,000 passengers daily.

Construction

The line passes underneath Taiwan Railway and Taiwan High Speed Rail tunnels between Songjiang Nanjing and Zhongxiao Xinsheng. Construction involved the excavation and removal of a multi-retaining wall.[11] The two transfer stations at Minquan West Road and Zhongxiao Xinsheng were built as extensions beneath the present operational stations.[6] The clearing of the shield tunneling section beneath the Tamsui River was successfully achieved on November 6, 2007.

Construction included a turnout and cut-and-cover tunnels beneath Daqiao Elementary School. However, since evacuation of these two segments reached 40 and 34 meters, respectively, high water pressure could affect construction safety. Thus, a ground-freezing method was employed to ensure construction safety.[12]

The Xinzhuang is the first line in Taiwan to adopt Floating Slab Track (FST) construction techniques to decrease noise and vibration when a train passes.[13] It can decrease natural vibration frequency below 18 Hz and lower maximum noise volume to less than 35 decibels.[14] On the Xinzhuang/Luzhou Lines, there are 18 sections totaling 4.476 km of track that utilize FST construction techniques.[15]

Construction inspection for the line began in April 2011 for the section from Huilong to Taipei Bridge, as well as at Dongmen.[16] The inspection included civil engineering, tracks, machinery, power/electricity, and station facilities.

Losheng Sanatorium

Protestors calling for the demolition of the Losheng Sanatoriumm, March 2007

Originally projected for completion at the end of 2009, construction of the line was delayed due to controversy surrounding the Losheng Sanatorium. The original plan for construction of the line and a train maintenance depot at the site obliged residents of the sanatorium to move and adjust to new habitats. A July 2008 bill passed by Taiwan's Legislative Yuan awarded NT$720 million to the sanatorium patients as compensation for adjustment difficulties, while construction plans were revised to preserve 90% of the compound and reserve 40 of the 55 buildings at the site for patients.

By December 2008, the maintenance depot's opening date was pushed back to August 15, 2012. As of April 2016, the Xinzhuang Depot is expected to be finished in January 2018.[5][17]

Stations

Code Station Name Transfer Location
English Chinese
O21 Huilong 迴龍／樂生 (TBD) Guishan
Xinzhuang 		Taoyuan
New Taipei
O20 Danfeng 丹鳳 Taishan
Xinzhuang 		New Taipei
O19 Fu Jen University 輔大 Xinzhuang
O18 Xinzhuang
(Xinzhuang Temple Street)		 新莊
(新莊廟街)
O17 Touqianzhuang
(Taipei Hospital)		 頭前庄
(臺北醫院) 		(TBD)
O16 Xianse Temple 先嗇宮 Sanchong
O15 Sanchong 三重 (2016)
O14 Cailiao
(New Taipei City Hospital)		 菜寮
(新北巿立醫院)
O13 Taipei Bridge 台北橋
O12 Daqiaotou
(Daqiao Elementary School)		 大橋頭
(大橋國小) 		Datong Taipei
O11 Minquan West Road 民權西路 Datong
Zhongshan
O10 Zhongshan Elementary School
(Qingguang Commercial Zone)		 中山國小
(晴光商圈) 		Zhongshan
O09 Xingtian Temple 行天宮
O08 Songjiang Nanjing 松江南京
O07 Zhongxiao Xinsheng
(National Taipei University of Technology)		 忠孝新生
(台北科大) 		Zhongzheng
Da'an
O06 Dongmen 東門
O05 Guting 古亭
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See also

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References

  1. ^ "MRT Luzhou line to open Nov. 3". Taipei Times. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  2. ^ a b "MRT Xinzhuang line begins commercial service". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  3. ^ "Dongmen MRT Station to finally open doors to public". Taipei Times. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  4. ^ "Xinzhuang Line's Final Section Opens - Bringing Smoother Traffic Flow and Easy Travel". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  5. ^ a b "Network: Second Stage". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  6. ^ a b c "捷運系統新莊線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2010-06-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Network: Second Stage". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b "捷運趕通車 蘆洲線擬跳東門接古亭". The Liberty Times. 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  9. ^ "MRT Xinzhuang line passes final inspection despite minor flaws". Taiwan News. 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  10. ^ "新莊線通車首日旅運8.2萬人次 整體營運順利". 中國廣播公司. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  11. ^ "工程線上 Status Report: 施工技術大挑戰 新莊線潛盾隧道穿越臺鐵高鐵下方多重擋土壁". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  12. ^ "臺北捷運新莊線道岔段 冷凍工法簡介". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  13. ^ "工程線上 Status Report: 新莊蘆洲線穿越淡水河段潛盾隧道貫通". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  14. ^ "新莊蘆洲線浮動式道床". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  15. ^ "蘆洲線浮動式道床簡介". Central District Project Office, DORTS. 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  16. ^ "Xinzhuang Line Construction Inspection Launched". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  17. ^ "Losheng Sanatorium controversy in last throes". Taiwan News. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
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