Tamsui–Xinyi line

Tamsui–Xinyi line
A C301 trainset for Xiangshan leaves Zhongyi (Shot on August 14, 2025)
Overview
Other name	Red line
Native name	淡水信義線
Status	In service
Owner	Taipei DORTS
Line number	R
Locale	Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini	Guangci/Fengtian Temple Tamsui
Stations	30
Color on map	Red
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Taipei Metro
Services	Tamsui–Guangci/Fengtian Temple (full) Beitou–Daan (short-turn) Beitou–Xinbeitou (branch)
Operator	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot	Beitou
Rolling stock	C301 C381
History
Opened	March 28, 1997; 29 years ago (1997-03-28)
Last extension	August 30, 2026
Technical
Line length	30.2 km (18.8 mi) (including Xinbeitou)
Character	Elevated, at-grade, and underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map   Danhai LRT R29 Shuiduizai R28 Tamsui R27 Hongshulin R26 Zhuwei Guandu Tunnel R25 Guandu R24 Zhongyi Beitou Depot R23 Fuxinggang R22A Xinbeitou R22 Beitou (  Xinbeitou branch line) R21 Qiyan R20 Qilian R19 Shipai R18 Mingde R17 Zhishan Waishuang River (  Circular line ) R16 Shilin R15 Jiantan Keelung River Sun Yat-sen Freeway R14 Yuanshan (  Zhonghe–Xinlu line) R13 Minquan West Road R12 Shuanglian ( Songshan–Xindian line ) R11 Zhongshan (  Taoyuan Airport MRT) (  Taiwan High Speed Rail ) (  Western Trunk line ) R10 Taipei Main Station (  Bannan line ) R09 NTU Hospital R08 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (  Songshan–Xindian line) R07 Dongmen ( Zhonghe–Xinlu line ) R06 Daan Park Jianguo Elevated Rd. (  Wenhu line ) R05 Daan R04 Xinyi Anhe R03 Taipei 101/World Trade Center R02 Xiangshan R01 Guangci/Fengtian Temple This diagram: view talk edit

The Tamsui–Xinyi line (Chinese: 淡水信義線; also known as Red line) is a metro line in Taipei operated by Taipei Metro. It is named after the districts it connects: Tamsui and Xinyi. It includes a total of 29 stations serving the Tamsui, Beitou, Shilin, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhongzheng, Daan, and Xinyi districts. At 30.2 km (18.8 mi), it is currently the longest line of the Taipei Metro.

The line is split into two parts, the Tamsui line and the Xinyi line.

The Tamsui line section runs mostly along the former Tamsui line. Most of the tracks and stations have been renovated there, except in the Zhongzheng district, where a new tunnel was constructed due to a lack of surface right-of-way.

After Taipei Main Station, the line runs under Gongyuan Road and serves NTU Hospital station, then cuts through a handful of buildings and arrive at Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall station on Roosevelt Road.

The Xinyi line mostly runs under Xinyi Road with the exception for the section between Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall station and Dongmen station, where the line runs through the garden of Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall.

The Red line is a high-capacity rapid transit system. The route and stations between and including Minquan West Road and Guangci/Fengtian Temple are underground; the routes and stations between and including Yuanshan and Beitou are elevated; Xinbeitou station is elevated; the route and stations between and including Fuxinggang and Hongshulin are ground level; and Tamsui station is elevated.

It has connecting tracks to both the Songshan–Xindian line and the Zhonghe–Xinlu line.

History

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For 15 years, trains operated between Tamsui and Xindian via the southern part of the current Songshan–Xindian line, making it the longest-serving former service of the system, followed closely by a 13 year service from Beitou to Nanshijiao via the southern part of the current Zhonghe–Xinlu line. With the completion of Dongmen station, Xinyi line, and Songshan line, both services ended, placing the current form of the Tamsui–Xinyi line into effect.^{[citation needed]}

• July 1988: Tamsui line begins construction.
• March 28, 1997: Tamsui line begins service from Tamsui to Zhongshan.
• December 25, 1997: The section from Zhongshan to Taipei Main Station begins service.
• December 24, 1998: The section from Taipei Main Station to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall begins service. The section of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Guting on the Xindian line opened along with the Zhonghe line, allowing trains from Tamsui to travel to Nanshijiao.
• November 11, 1999: The rest of the Xindian line opened. Trains from Tamsui traveled to Xindian and the Zhonghe line route was cut back to Beitou.
• November 1, 2002: Ground broken on Xinyi line construction.
• February 12, 2010: Corridor approved by the Executive Yuan for the Xinyi line eastern extension.
• July 15, 2010: The last section of shield tunneling is completed, marking the completion of tunnel construction.
• September 29, 2012: With the opening of Dongmen the last trains between Beitou and Nanshijiao were launched ending the through services; trains now operate between Nanshijiao and Huilong or Luzhou. A new shuttle service from Beitou to the Taipower Building was added temporarily until the Xinyi line opened.
• October 15, 2013: Xinyi line completed its preliminary inspection.
• November 23, 2013: With the opening of the Xinyi line, the last trains of the Beitou-Taipower Building shuttle service were launched; trains operated between Beitou and Xiangshan and between Taipower Building and Ximen via the Xiaonanmen line.
• November 24, 2013: The section between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Xiangshan opened and began revenue service.
• November 14, 2014: With the opening of the Songshan line, the last trains between Tamsui and Xindian were launched at 12:00 on November 15, 2014, ending the through services; trains now operate between Xindian or Taipower Building and Songshan and between Tamsui or Beitou and Daan or Xiangshan.
• September 2019: With the platform gates at Fuxinggang Station (August 2018) put into operation, all platform gate projects on this route have been completed.
• June 20, 2019: The "Xinbeitou-Daan" shuttle service begins its trial operation. It is decided not to move forward with this service.

Services

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The typical off-peak service is:

• 8 trains per hour between Tamsui and Guangci/Fengtian Temple
• 7 trains per hour between Beitou and Daan

Stations

Code	Station name	Station type		Locale		Sta. distance (km)		Opened date	Transfer
		Structure	Platform			Previous	Total
Tamsui-Xinyi line
	Guangci/Fengtian Temple 廣慈/奉天宮	Underground	Island	Xinyi	Taipei	0.00	—N/a	2026-08-30	—N/a
	Xiangshan 象山					0.90	0.90	2013-11-24	Circular line
	Taipei 101/World Trade Center 台北101/世貿					0.74	1.64		—N/a
	Xinyi Anhe 信義安和			Daan		0.99	2.63
	Daan 大安					0.99	3.62		Wenhu line
	Daan Park 大安森林公園					0.79	4.41		—N/a
	Dongmen 東門		Island/split			0.67	5.08	2012-9-30	Zhonghe–Xinlu line
	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall 中正紀念堂			Zhongzheng		1.56	6.64	1998-12-24	Songshan–Xindian line Wanda–Shulin line
	NTU Hospital 台大醫院		Island			0.99	7.63		—N/a
	Taipei Main Station 台北車站					0.63	8.26	1997-12-25	Bannan line Western Trunk line Taiwan High Speed Rail Taoyuan Airport MRT (A1)
	Zhongshan 中山			Datong		0.66	8.92	1997-3-28	Songshan–Xindian line
	Shuanglian 雙連					0.55	9.47		Minsheng–Xizhi line
	Minquan West Road 民權西路					0.53	10.00		Zhonghe–Xinlu line
	Yuanshan 圓山	Elevated				1.03	11.03		—N/a
	Jiantan 劍潭			Shilin		1.52	12.55
	Shilin 士林					1.09	13.64		Circular line
	Zhishan 芝山					1.10	14.74		Shezi line
	Mingde 明德			Beitou		0.88	15.62		—N/a
	Shipai 石牌					0.60	16.22
	Qilian 唭哩岸					1.26	17.48
	Qiyan 奇岩					0.83	18.31
	Beitou 北投		Hybrid			0.76	19.07		Xinbeitou branch line
	Fuxinggang 復興崗	Ground	Side			1.61	20.68		—N/a
	Zhongyi 忠義					1.45	22.13
	Guandu 關渡					0.87	23.00
	Zhuwei 竹圍			Tamsui	New Taipei	2.14	25.14
	Hongshulin 紅樹林					1.91	27.05		Danhai LRT
	Tamsui 淡水	Elevated	Island			2.09	29.14
R29	Shuiduizai 水碓子					—N/a	—N/a	Est. 2027	—N/a
Xinbeitou branch line
	Beitou 北投	Elevated	Hybrid	Beitou	Taipei	—N/a	0.00	1997-3-28	Tamsui-Xinyi-line
	Xinbeitou 新北投		Island			1.03	1.03		—N/a

See also

• Xinbeitou branch line
• Tamsui-Xindian-Zhonghe line, a former service of the Metro using sections of track

Notes

References

External links

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