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The Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a
2 March 2017: The Airport line, officially the
File:Taoyuan Metro Commuter Train 2017-02-25.jpg, Commuter train
File:Taoyuan Metro Express Train entering Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station 20170210.jpg, Express train
File:Interior of Taoyuan Airport MRT Commuter Train.jpg, Interior of a Commuter train
File:Inside Taoyuan Airport MRT Express Train.jpg, Interior of an Express train
In March 2011, the Bureau of High Speed Rail, which oversees construction of the project, announced that the -long elevated structure from Dayuan Station (A15) to Xingnan Station (A20) had been completed. The rest of the Taoyuan Line passed an environmental impact assessment in July 2014. Construction was expected to last from June 2015 to 2019. Construction of the Green Line started in October 2018 and is expected to finish in 2026. Construction of the Brown Line is expected to start in 2023, and expected to be completed by 2026.
Taoyuan MRT
by the Transportation Department, Taoyuan County Government 2017 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Taoyuan City Transportation in Taoyuan City {{Taiwan-metro-stub
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be ...
system serving Taoyuan City
Taoyuan () is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan Distr ...
in 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 nort ...
. The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, of which 2 are now under construction. The Taoyuan Airport MRT
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT (Mass Rapid Transit), commonly known as the Airport MRT, is a rapid transit line of Taoyuan Metro that connects the municipalities of Taipei, New Taipei, and Taoyuan with Taoyuan International Airport ...
(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.
History
*2 March 2017: The Airport line, officially the Taoyuan Airport MRT
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT (Mass Rapid Transit), commonly known as the Airport MRT, is a rapid transit line of Taoyuan Metro that connects the municipalities of Taipei, New Taipei, and Taoyuan with Taoyuan International Airport ...
opened for service.
Network and operations
Lines
Infrastructure
Taoyuan Airport Line
Trains
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
trains come in two types, commuter and express train. Express trains stop at , , , , . Commuter trains stop at every station.
Free Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the system.
Future expansion
All lines will use standard gauge track, with the exception of the Red line which will use track as it is basically a reconstruction of the Taoyuan portion of the TRA Western Line into an underground railway tunnel intended to support more frequent, rapid transit-like local rail services (rather like the reconstruction of TRA railways in Greater Taipei and Kaohsiung). The Taolin Line segment of the Brown Line from Taoyuan to Shanbi is intended to be built as a bus rapid transit route.
Construction
In March 2011, the Bureau of High Speed Rail, which oversees construction of the project, announced that the -long elevated structure from Dayuan Station (A15) to Xingnan Station (A20) had been completed. The rest of the Taoyuan Line passed an environmental impact assessment in July 2014. Construction was expected to last from June 2015 to 2019. Construction of the Green Line started in October 2018 and is expected to finish in 2026. Construction of the Brown Line is expected to start in 2023, and expected to be completed by 2026.
Network Map
See also
*Rail transport in Taiwan
Rail transport in Taiwan consists of (as of 2015) of railway networks. Though no longer as dominant as it once was, rail transport is an extremely important form of transportation in Taiwan due to high population density, especially along the de ...
* Transportation in Taiwan
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, ...
Notes
References
External links
*Taoyuan MRT
by the Transportation Department, Taoyuan County Government 2017 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Taoyuan City Transportation in Taoyuan City {{Taiwan-metro-stub