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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 桃園捷運 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 桃园捷运 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Owner | Taoyuan City Government Department of Rapid Transit Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Taoyuan and New Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of lines | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of stations | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Annual ridership | 23.214 million (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Taoyuan Metro Corp. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Began operation | 2 March 2017[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Taoyuan Metro Corporation | ||||||||||||||||
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| System length | 51.33 km (31.89 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | ||||||||||||||||
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The Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a rapid transit system serving Taoyuan City, as well as parts of New Taipei City and Taipei City, in Taiwan.[3] The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, of which 2 are now under construction. The Taoyuan Airport MRT (Taipei Main Station - Huanbei) is the only line currently in operation. The system opened with the opening of the first line in the system, Taoyuan Airport MRT, for trial passenger service on 2 February 2017 and revenue passenger service on 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Mass Rapid Transit". stat.motc.gov.tw. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ 黃立偉, 張國樑 (25 January 2017). 春節後試營運 機捷敲定3月2日上路. PTS NEWS (in Chinese).
- ^ 桃園都會區大眾捷運系統 (in Chinese). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.