The Circular or Yellow line (code Y) () is a metro line operated by
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 Gondola ...
. The first phase of the project consists of the section from to and is approximately long with 14 stations.
This initial section was opened on 31 January 2020.
supplied
17 sets of 4-car driverless medium-capacity trains for the line.
Construction
Hitachi Rail STS supplied electromechanical equipment for the line, including driverless technology and
CBTC signaling.
, currently the only underground station on the line, was constructed by RSEA Engineering Corporation and employed the
cut-and-cover
A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube cons ...
method.
Construction for the first phase officially broke ground on 11 July 2011 on a elevated section between
Zhonghe and
Banqiao. The section is estimated to cost
NT$13.7 billion, with the entire first-stage route estimated to cost NT$54.7 billion to construct.
The line includes the first elevated
split platform
A split platform is a station that has a platform for each track, split onto two or more levels. This configuration allows a narrower station plan (or footprint) horizontally, at the expense of a deeper (or higher) vertical elevation, because s ...
in the system at , , and due to the narrowness of the available station area.
Stations in operation
The western section of the line officially opened on 31 January 2020.
Stations under construction
The north and south sections are approved for construction. Currently under construction, with estimated completion in 2029.
South section
Stations Y01–06 are approved for construction. (Unopened stations' names are to be confirmed)
North section
Stations Y21–32 are approved for construction. (Unopened stations' names are to be confirmed)
Planned stations
The east section is still under planning and subject to change. After this section is complete, the Circular line will go in a circle.
East section
(Unopened stations' names are to be confirmed)
See also
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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 ...
Notes
References
Taipei Metro
Standard gauge railways in Taiwan
Railway lines opened in 2020
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