Bannan line

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Bannan line
Ximen metro station, located in Ximending, Taipei
Overview
Other name(s)Blue Line
LocaleTaipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini
Stations23
Service
TypeRapid transit
Services
  • Dingpu–Nangang Exhib. Center (full)
  • Far Eastern Hospital-Kunyang (short-turn)
Operator(s)Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)
  • Nangang
  • Tucheng
Rolling stock
History
Opened24 December 1999 (1999-12-24)
Technical
Line length26.6 km (16.5 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

BL23
Nangang Exhib Center
()
BL22
Nangang
(Taiwan High Speed Rail)
Nangang depot
BL21
Kunyang
BL20
Houshanpi
BL19
Yongchun
BL18
Taipei City Hall
BL17
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
BL16
Zhongxiao Dunhua
BL15
Zhongxiao Fuxing
( Right arrow)
BL14
Zhongxiao Xinsheng
()
BL13
Shandao Temple
BL12
Taipei Main Station
()
(Taiwan Railways AdministrationTaiwan High Speed Rail)
(Left arrow  )
(Left arrow )
BL11
Ximen
( Right arrow)
BL10
Longshan Temple
BL09
Jiangzicui
( Up arrow)
BL08
Xinpu
( Right arrow)
BL07
Banqiao
BL06
Fuzhong
(Left arrow Taiwan High Speed Rail)
BL05
Far Eastern Hospital
Tucheng depot
BL04
Haishan
BL03
Tucheng
BL02
Yongning
BL01
Dingpu
Bannan line
Traditional Chinese板南線
Simplified Chinese板南线
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese枋南線
Simplified Chinese枋南线
Blue line
Traditional Chinese藍線
Simplified Chinese蓝线

The Bannan or Blue line (code BL) is a metro line of Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan, with a total of 23 stations serving the districts of Nangang, Xinyi, Daan, Zhongshan, Wanhua, Banqiao and Tucheng. The line's name is a portmanteau of Banqiao and Nangang.

The entire line runs underground. The excavation of tunnels using the cut-and-cover method resulted in large scale detouring of road traffic. Because of that, the line runs beneath existing roads and totals 28.3 km (17.6 mi).

Overview[edit]

Service on this line is divided into a full-length service from Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center to Dingpu, as well as a shorter service from Kunyang to Far Eastern Hospital.

Due to Taipei City Hall being at the centre of the Taipei 101 New Year's festivities, intervals between trains can be reduced to a minimum of 135 seconds, transporting up to 39,000 passengers per hour.[1] This results in an average of about 27 trains per hour on the line during peak hours.

History[edit]

  • 8 November 1990: The Nangang section begins construction.
  • 30 December 1991: The Taipei Main Station western underground passageway opens.
  • 24 December 1993: Nangang section construction at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Rd and Shaoxing Rd caves in, causes traffic jams.
  • 30 October 1998: Construction is completed on the tunnel between Kunyang and Houshanpi.
  • 17 September 2001: Typhoon Nari floods many stations, rendering them nonoperational.
  • 29 November 2001: Taipei Main Station re-opens for service.
  • 30 December 2003: The Nangang section eastern extension to Nangang begins construction.
  • 17 November 2004: The Nangang section eastern extension to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center begins construction.
  • 21 May 2014: The 2014 Taipei Metro attack occurs between Longshan Temple and Jiangzicui when 21-year-old university student Cheng Chieh attacked passengers with a fruit knife, leading to 4 deaths and 24 injuries.
  • 28 September 2018: Half-height platform edge doors are installed in Tucheng, making all stations on this line and entire Taipei Metro system have some form of platform doors.

Stations[edit]

Bannan Line stations timeline
Date Description Remarks
24 December 1999 Taipei City Hall to Longshan Temple Revenue Service
31 August 2000 Longshan Temple to Xinpu
30 December 2000 Kunyang to Taipei City Hall
27 May 2006 Banqiao to Tucheng Trial Service
31 May 2006 Xinpu to Yongning Revenue Service
16 May 2008 Taipei Main Station to Nangang Trial Service
25 December 2008 Revenue Service
27 February 2011 Nangang to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center[2]
6 July 2015 Yongning to Dingpu

Services[edit]

As of December 2017, the typical off-peak service is:

Stations[edit]

Services Code Station Name Travel time to previous station (s)[3] Stop time at station (s)[3] Date opened Transfer Districts City
Normal Night English Chinese
BL01 Dingpu 頂埔 25 2015-07-06 (constructing) Tucheng New Taipei
BL02 Yongning 永寧 180 2006-05-31 (Pitang) (constructing)
BL03 Tucheng 土城 95 2006-05-31 (constructing)
BL04 Haishan 海山 106 2006-05-31 N/A
BL05 Far Eastern Hospital 亞東醫院 142 2006-05-31 Banqiao
BL06 Fuzhong 府中 92 2006-05-31
BL07 Banqiao 板橋 89 2006-05-31 (out of station) Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan High Speed Rail
BL08 Xinpu 新埔 102 2000-08-31 (Xinpu Minsheng)
BL09 Jiangzicui 江子翠 74 2000-08-31 N/A
BL10 Longshan Temple 龍山寺 190 28 1999-12-24 Taiwan Railways Administration (Wanhua) Wanhua Taipei
BL11 Ximen 西門 103 30 1999-12-24 Zhongzheng, Wanhua
BL12 Taipei Main Station 台北車站 132 40 1999-12-24 Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan High Speed Rail Zhongzheng
BL13 Shandao Temple 善導寺 64 30 1999-12-24 N/A
BL14 Zhongxiao Xinsheng 忠孝新生 76 28 1999-12-24 Daan, Zhongzheng
BL15 Zhongxiao Fuxing 忠孝復興 84 40 1999-12-24 Daan
BL16 Zhongxiao Dunhua 忠孝敦化 63 28 1999-12-24 N/A
BL17 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 國父紀念館 67 1999-12-24 Xinyi, Daan
BL18 Taipei City Hall 市政府 72 1999-12-24 Xinyi
BL19 Yongchun 永春 82 2000-12-30
BL20 Houshanpi 後山埤 73 30 2000-12-30 Nangang, Xinyi
BL21 Kunyang 昆陽 99 25 2000-12-30 Nangang
BL22 Nangang 南港 105 2008-12-25 Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan High Speed Rail
BL23 Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center 南港展覽館 114 2011-02-27

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Taipei City promises faster New Year MRT". The China Post. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  2. ^ "MRT Nangang extension to start operations". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b "臺北捷運系統相鄰兩站間之行駛時間、停靠站時間 | 政府資料開放平臺". data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.