Taipei Metro

This article is about Taipei Metro. Not to be confused with New Taipei Metro.

Taipei Metro
Top: Heavy-capacity Taipei Metro train Bottom: Medium-capacity Taipei Metro Train
Top: Heavy-capacity Taipei Metro train Bottom: Medium-capacity Taipei Metro Train
Overview
Native name臺北捷運[I]
OwnerTaipei City Government
LocaleTaipei and New Taipei
Transit typeRapid transit
Rubber-tyred metro (Wenhu line)
Number of lines5[a][1]
Number of stations117[b]
Daily ridership1.98 million (2023)
Annual ridership918,360 million (2023) Increase 60.58%[2]
Chief executiveBC Yen
Headquarters7 Lane 48 Sec 2 Zhongshan N Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei
Websitewww.metro.taipei
Operation
Began operation28 March 1996
Operator(s)Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
CharacterGrade-separated
Number of vehicles849 cars (217.5 trains[c])
Train length3–6 carriages[d]
Headway5 min 28 s[e]
Technical
System length152.9 km (95.0 mi)[1]
No. of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[f]
Minimum radius of curvature200 metres (656 ft)[g]
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Average speed31.50 kilometres per hour (20 mph)[h]
Top speed80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)[i]
Taipei Metro
Traditional Chinese臺北捷運
Simplified Chinese台北捷运
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiběi Jiéyùn
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ
Wade–GilesT'ai2-pei3 Chieh2-yün4
Tongyong PinyinTáiběi Jiéyùn
Hakka
RomanizationThòi-pet Chia̍p-yun
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTâi-pak Tsia̍t-ūn
Taipei Rapid Transit System
Traditional Chinese臺北大眾捷運系統
Simplified Chinese台北大众捷运系统
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiběi Dàzhòng Jiéyùn Xìtǒng
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄒ一ˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ
Wade–GilesT'ai2-pei3 Ta4-chung4 Chieh2-yün4 Hsi4-t'ung3
Hakka
RomanizationThòi-pet Thai-zung Chia̍p-yun He-thúng
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTâi-pak Tāi-tsiòng Tsia̍t-ūn Hē-thóng

Taipei Metro[I] (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)[3] and branded as Metro Taipei)[4] is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan.

It was the first rapid transit system to be built on the island.[5] The initial network was approved for construction in 1986 and work began two years later.[6] It began operations on 28 March 1996, and by 2000, 62 stations were in service across three main lines.[7]

Over the next nine years, the number of passengers had increased by 70%. Since 2008, the network has expanded to 131 stations and the passenger count has grown by another 96%.[citation needed] The system has been praised by locals for its effectiveness in relieving growing traffic congestion in Taipei and its surrounding satellite towns, with over eight million trips made daily.[8]


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  1. ^ a b c "Network and Systems". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2018 Annual Report (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ "History". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Metro Logo". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ Lew, Alexander (15 October 2007). "Taipei Subway Ranks as one of the Best". Wired. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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  7. ^ 臺北市交通統計查詢系統. dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Traffic nightmares plague Taipei". The China Post. 20 September 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2010.