New Taipei Metro () is a transit system serving

New Taipei New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...

, Taiwan, operated by . The Danhai light rail is under operation, while the

Ankeng light rail The Ankeng light rail () (code K) is a light rail transit (LRT) line in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The route begins in Shuangcheng, terminating at Shisizhang where it links with the Circular line. The line is known in the New ...

and the

Sanying line The Sanying or Light Blue line ( zh, t=三鶯線) (code LB) is a light metro line under construction in New Taipei, Taiwan. Approval for the construction of the line was given by the central government on 2 June 2015. Constructed on elevated ...

under construction. There are many other lines in various stages of planning, such as the

Shenkeng light rail The Shenkeng Light Rail () is a planned light rail transit (LRT) system in Shenkeng and Shiding Districts, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The route extends eastwards from Taipei City Zoo through Shenkeng District, terminating at National Freeway No ...

. These services are connected to

Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondo ...

but operate independently.

Danhai light rail

The Danhai light rail is a light rail transit (LRT) network located in

Tamsui District Tamsui District (Hokkien POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popul ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...

. It opened on 24 December 2018. The network connects to the Taipei Metro at .

Ankeng light rail

Ankeng is getting a light rail line in the shape of a battery powered tram service, similar to those in Kaohsiung. Construction started around April 2016 and is well away on the road level part between station K1 and K5, with the first tracks having been laid in November 2018. As of October 2021 the project was 83.78% complete. From station K6 to K9 the tracks will be elevated. In addition, station K2 will apparently be elevated. As of June 2018, the entire section from station K1 to K6 is clearly visible on Google maps running down the middle of Anyi Rd and then turning right onto Anjie Rd, passing through a cemetery and going across Ankang Road. As of September 2018, work has started on the bridge across the Xindian River to Shisizhang station. The line is expected to open in late 2022 and will connect to Shisizhang station (Y08) on the Circular line, which opened on 31 January 2020. The Department of Rapid Transit Systems has more details on its website in Chinese about th
Ankeng light rail

Sanying line

The Sanying line is a metro line under construction, serving Sanxia and Yingge districts. The first section is 14.29 km long, has twelve stations and runs through Tucheng, Sanxia and Yingge districts, and should be completed by 2023. The line shares the same terminus with 's terminal station, . This line is also planned to be extended to Bade, Taoyuan with 2 stations and , terminating at station on the

Taoyuan Metro The Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a rapid transit system serving Taoyuan City in Taiwan. The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, of which 2 are n ...

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