Xiaobitan branch line

Xiaobitan branch line
Xiaobitan branch line
Traditional Chinese	小碧潭支線
Simplified Chinese	小碧潭支线
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiǎobìtán Zhīxiàn
Wade–Giles	Hsiao3-pi4-t'an2 Chih1-hsien4
Tongyong Pinyin	Siǎobìtán Jhihsiàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Sió-pek-thâm Chi-soàⁿ

Xiaobitan branch line
Xiaobitan branch line
	Xiaobitan station concourse
Overview
Native name	小碧潭支線
Locale	New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini	Qizhang; Xiaobitan;
Stations	2
Color on map	Light green
Service
Type	Medium-capacity rail transit
Operator	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot	Xindian
Rolling stock	C371 (3-car)
History
Opened	29 September 2004; 22 years ago
Technical
Line length	1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated and underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map
Route map
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The Xiaobitan Branch Line is an elevated branch line of the Songshan–Xindian line on the Taipei Metro. It functions as a light metro, with a single C371 train set of three cars being used. Xiaobitan station itself is built inside the Xindian Depot. The branch line is 1.9 km (1.2 mi) long and has two stations.

History

24 September 2004: Xiaobitan Line opens for free trials.
29 September 2004: Xiaobitan Line begins revenue service.
22 July 2006: A three-car train set built especially for the Xiaobitan Branch Line begins operations.
6 October 2007: Due to strong winds from Typhoon Krosa, service is temporarily suspended from 3:30 PM.

When the line first opened, some people complained about noise problems. Thus, sound-muffling walls were built along the tracks coming into the station.

The line has a capacity of 4,140 passengers per hour.

Stations

Code	Station name	Station type		Locale		Sta. distance (km)		Opened date	Transfer
Code	Station name	Structure	Platform	Locale		Previous	Total	Opened date	Transfer
Xiaobitan branch line
	Qizhang 七張	Underground	Side	Xindian	New Taipei	N/a	0.00	1999-11-11	Songshan–Xindian line
	Xiaobitan 小碧潭	Elevated	Side	Xindian	New Taipei	1.94	1.94	2004–9–29	N/a

References

1 2 "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
↑ "Xiaobitan line to be halted temporarily in off-peak". The China Times. 2008-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
↑ "Transportation hit by Typhoon Krosa". Taipei Times. 2007-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
1 2 "Small protest mars opening of MRT branch". Taipei Times. 2004-09-30. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
↑ "臺北捷運系統票價". 台北捷運公司 (TRTC) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2025-09-27 – via 政府資料開放平台 (Data.gov.tw).

[firststage-1] 1 2 "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.

[2] "Xiaobitan line to be halted temporarily in off-peak". The China Times. 2008-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-15.

[3] "Transportation hit by Typhoon Krosa". Taipei Times. 2007-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-15.

[protest-4] 1 2 "Small protest mars opening of MRT branch". Taipei Times. 2004-09-30. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-06-15.

[5] "臺北捷運系統票價". 台北捷運公司 (TRTC) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2025-09-27 – via 政府資料開放平台 (Data.gov.tw).