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. The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, of which two are now under construction. The Taoyuan Airport MRT (Taipei Main Station - Laojie River) 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.
History 2 March 2017: The Airport line, officially the Taoyuan Airport MRT, opened for service.
Network and operations Lines LineTerminiStationsLength(km)Depot Taoyuan Airport MRTThe Airport MRT is also known as the Purple line for the color scheme, and is occasionally known as Blue line, as it was partially designated as such.Laojie River2251.33Luchu, Chingpu
Infrastructure
Taoyuan Airport MRT
Services There are two types of Airport MRT services, Commuter and Express. Express trains stop at , , , , and . During peak hours, some Express services continue further, stopping at Taoyuan HSR and Huanbei. Commuter trains stop at every station.
Free Wi-Fi Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the system.
Future expansion All Taoyuan Metro lines will use standard gauge track.
The Taoyuan portion of the TRA Western Line, which runs on narrow-gauge tracks (along with the rest of the Taiwan Railway network), will be reconstructed as an underground railway tunnel, with infill stations added at Pingzhen, Zhongyuan, Taoyuan General Hospital, and Zhonglu. It is intended to provide more frequent, rapid transit-style local rail services (similar to TRA grade separation projects in Greater Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung).
LineSectionTerminiLength (km)StatusOpening dateTaoyuan Airport MRTZhongli extensionLaojie River Railway StationZhongli Railway Station2.06Under construction2029Green lineMain lineBadeKengkou27.8Under construction2026–2030Aerotropolis Branch lineShuiweiHengshanBidding process 2032Zhongli extension BadeZhongli Railway Station7.2Bidding process 2031Daxi extensionBadeDaxi4.33Feasibility studyTBDBrown lineMain lineTaoyuan Main StationHuilong11.38Bidding process 2032Orange lineZhongli-Pingzhen lineTaoyuan ArenaPingzhen21Feasibility study2040sPingzhen-Longtan linePingzhenLongtan Bus Station9Feasibility study2040s
Construction The Green line passed an environmental impact assessment in July 2014. Construction of the Green line started in October 2018, and is expected to open in three phases, in 2026, 2028, and 2030. Construction of the Brown line was expected to commence in late 2025, and is expected to be completed by 2032.
Network map
See also Rail transport in Taiwan Transportation in Taiwan
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References
External links
Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taoyuan, Taoyuan