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Taichung MRT
Trains at Beitun Depot
Trains at Beitun Depot
Overview
Native name臺中捷運
OwnerTaichung City Government
LocaleTaichung
Transit typeLight metro, rapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations18
Daily ridership43,192 (2024)
Annual ridership15,808,142 (2024)
Websitehttps://www.tmrt.com.tw/
Operation
Began operationApril 25, 2021; 5 years ago (April 25, 2021)
Operator(s)Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
Technical
System length16.71 km (10.38 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

‹See RfD›

Taichung MRT
Traditional Chinese臺中捷運
Simplified Chinese台中捷运
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáizhōng Jiéyùn
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ
Wade–GilesT'ai2-chung1 Chieh2-yün4
Tongyong PinyinTáijhong Jiéyùn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-tiong Chia̍t-ūn
Taichung Mass Rapid Transit
Traditional Chinese臺中都會區大眾捷運系統
Simplified Chinese台中都会区大众捷运系统
Literal meaningTaichung Metropolitan Area Mass Rapid Transit System
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáizhōng Dūhuìqū Dàzhòng Jiéyùn Xìtǒng
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄒ一ˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ
Wade–GilesT'ai2-chung1 Tu1-hui4-ch'ü1 Ta4-chung4 Chieh2-yün4 Hsi4-t'ung3
Tongyong PinyinTáijhong Duhuèicyu Dàjhòng Jiéyùn Sìtǒng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-tiong To·-hōe-khu Toā-chiòng Chia̍t-ūn Hē-thóng

The Taichung MRT (TMRT; also called Taichung Mass Rapid Transit or Taichung Metro) is a medium-capacity rapid transit system in Taichung, Taiwan. Taichung MRT's first route, the Green line, officially began operation on April 25, 2021, making it the 5th rapid transit system operating in Taiwan.[1]

History

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Planning of the Taichung MRT started in 1990 with a study conducted by the Taiwanese Bureau of Housing and Urban Development.[2] The study was completed in 1998 and suggested the implementation of three routes (Red, Green, and Blue). The project was formally approved by the Executive Yuan of the ROC government on November 23, 2004. The city government signed a joint development contract with the Taipei City Government on December 12, 2007.[3]

Meanwhile, the Taichung City Government started their own planning of more lines and decided that the much cheaper BRT system would be the future of mass transit in Taichung.[citation needed] Since the corridor of the originally proposed Red line was partially served by TRA commuter services, the Blue line corridor was chosen as a first step to implement BRT in Taichung.[citation needed]

Construction of the first line, the Green line, had been paid for and was expected to begin in October 2007, though it was pushed back and started construction on October 8, 2009.[4] The 16.7 km (10.4 mi) section of the Green line was scheduled for completion by 2020 and includes 18 stations.

On March 9, 2011, Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that it had won a joint order with Alstom Transport SA (France) and CTCI Corp. (Taiwan) to supply 36 units consisting of two-car, driverless trains totaling 29.5 billion yen.[5] While Kawasaki will oversee construction, Alstom will focus on signaling and CTCI will supply the electrical system.[5]

On November 16, 2020, the Green line started trial runs. The first day of trial runs attracted more than 70,000 rides.[6] The trial runs were suspended on November 21, 2020, when a railway coupler snapped in half.[7] On March 10, 2021, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen announced that trial runs would resume on March 25, and the opening ceremony would be a month after.[8] The Green line officially began operation as scheduled on April 25, 2021.

On April 29, 2025, the Taichung City Government announced that the Blue line would begin electromechanical construction in June of that year, with urban planning work completing by the end of the year.[9] Construction officially began on June 26, 2025.[10]

Network

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Map of proposed network
Line Mode Terminals
(district)		 Length
km		 Stations
Green line Wuri-Wenxin-Beitun line Medium-capacity HSR Taichung
(Wuri)		 Beitun Main
(Beitun)		 16.7 18

Green line

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Green line seen from Feng-le Park metro station

The Green line between Beitun and Wuri is an elevated railway with driverless electric trains. The route is 16.5 km (10.3 mi) long and contains 18 stations. It stretches from Beitun Main Station on Songzhu Road in Beitun District along Beitun Road, Wenxin Road, and Wenxin South Road to the Taichung HSR station in Wuri District.[11] It was expected to cost NT$53.491 billion and was built by the Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems.[12] In 2011, the planned total cost for the project was NT$51.39 billion (including land acquisition costs), split between the local and central governments.[2]

The Green line began trial operation on November 16, 2020, and was supposed to start formal operations on December 19, 2020.[1][13] The trial run was suspended on November 19, 2020, when a railway coupler snapped in half.[1][7] The trial resumed on March 25, 2021, and the line officially opened on April 25, 2021.[8]

Fares

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As of 2020, fares for the Taichung MRT start at NT$20 and are capped at NT$50.[14] The fare increases by NT$5 for every 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) traveled.[15]

Future expansion

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LineModeTerminuskmTotal kmStatus
Green line Changhua Extension Rapid transit HSR Taichung - Changmei Road5.53 24.7Planned
Dakeng Extension Jiushe - Yuanshan New Village2.49Planned
Blue line Rapid transit Port of Taichung - New Jianguo Market24.824.8Under construction
Orange line Rapid transit Taichung Airport - Wufeng29.2729.27Planned[16]
Purple line Rapid transit Yuanshan New Village - Daqing15.715.7Planned
Red line Rapid transit Shepi - Shin Min High School11.311.3Planned

Blue line

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In 2014, the Blue line began service as a BRT system running between Providence University and Taichung railway station. BRT service ended on July 8, 2015. A proposal for the Blue line MRT was approved by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in late January 2024. Construction of the Blue line is expected to take ten years, and cost NT$161.51 billion, of which of which NT$67.56 billion was to be funded by the Executive Yuan. The planned Blue line is to start at the Port of Taichung, travel eastward through Shalu and Xitun, before terminating in central Taichung at the New Jianguo Market.[17][10] Construction began in 2025 and was expected to take nine years.[10]

Orange line

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A fourth line was planned in 2009 to connect the city with Taichung Airport. However, after multiple proposals to build a MRT and BRT line were rejected by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the city government turned to an LRT system. While the system was still being planned, they switched to a MRT system again. In 2019, MRT project substituted for LRT project. In 2021, LRT project switched back to the original MRT project again.

Kenan Aiqin Bridge (科湳愛琴橋), which crosses over National Freeway 1 and Provincial Highway 74, has a space on the center median allocated for the line.[18][19]

Red line

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The Red line is being planned.[citation needed]

Purple line

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The Purple line is being planned.[citation needed]

Network map

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Map

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "中捷通車／台中捷運綠線大事記". UDN. 中央社. April 24, 2021. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Taichung Metropolitan MRT System Wuri-Wenxin-Beitun Line Construction Project". Department of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Taipei and Taichung signed a contract for the cooperation of the Taichung MRT development project(2007-12-12)". Taichung City Government. December 12, 2007. Archived from the original on May 18, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Taichung MRT System Breaks Ground". China Economics News Service. October 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Kawasaki Heavy, Others Snag Taiwan Order For Train System". Nikkei. March 10, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Taichung MRT Green Line draws 70,000 on first day of free rides | Taiwan News | 2020-11-17 13:49:00". November 17, 2020.
  7. 1 2 趙麗妍 (November 22, 2020). "台中捷運重大故障 22日起暫停試營運" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). CNA. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Keoni Everington (March 10, 2021). "Taiwan's Taichung MRT line gets rid of China-made couplers, launch set for April 25". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  9. ↑ Scanlan, Sean (April 29, 2025). "Taichung to begin construction of MRT Blue Line". Taiwan News. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Su, Mu-chun; Kao, Evelyn (June 26, 2025). "Construction on Taichung MRT Blue Line begins". Focus Taiwan. Archived from the original on June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Taipei, Taichung City & the Department of Transportation jump start the Taichung MRT". Compass Magazine. December 2008. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  12. ↑ "臺中都會區捷運系統－ 烏日文心北屯線暨場、站聯合開發". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. November 1, 2008. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Taichung MRT Green line enters systems integration stage". Taiwan Focus. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Maximum one-way fare for Green Line in Taiwan's Taichung set at NT$50 | Taiwan News | 2020-11-08 20:55:00". November 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Taiwan's Taichung to offer one-month free ride on MRT Green Line | Taiwan News | 2020-11-10 14:38:00". November 10, 2020. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  16. ↑ "等了3個月…台中大眾運輸網洗牌". United Daily News. March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  17. ↑ Wang, Shu-fen; Mazzetta, Matthew (January 29, 2024). "MOTC approves Taichung Metro's proposed Blue Line". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  18. ↑ "臺中市水湳40M-11號道路與中科東向道路銜接工程-科湳愛琴橋". Construction Bureau of Taichung City Government (in Chinese (Taiwan)). June 1, 2020. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  19. ↑ 唐在馨 (March 8, 2021). "捷運不走「科湳愛琴橋」了怎麼辦？中市規劃替代方案中." Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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