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
Locale	Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini	Guangci/Fengtian Temple Tamsui
Stations	28
Color on map	Red
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Services	Tamsui–Xiangshan (full) Beitou–Daan (short-turn) Beitou–Xinbeitou (branch)
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)	Beitou
Rolling stock	C301 C381
History
Opened	28 March 1997 (1997-03-28) (Zhongshan–Tamsui) 25 December 1997 (1997-12-25) (Zhongshan-Taipei Main Station) 24 December 1998 (1998-12-24) (CKS Memorial Hall–Taipei Main Station) 24 November 2013 (2013-11-24) (Xiangshan–CKS Memorial Hall)
Technical
Line length	29.3 km (18.2 mi) (including Xinbeitou)
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	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map  Danhai LRT R28 Tamsui R27 Hongshulin R26 Zhuwei Guandu Tunnel R25 Guandu R24 Zhongyi Beitou Depot R23 Fuxinggang R22A Xinbeitou R22 Beitou ( Xinbeitou branch) R21 Qiyan R20 Qilian R19 Shipai R18 Mingde R17 Zhishan Waishuang River (  ) R16 Shilin R15 Jiantan Keelung River Sun Yat-sen Freeway R14 Yuanshan ( ) R13 Minquan West Road R12 Shuanglian ( ) R11 Zhongshan ( ) (  ) ( West Coast line ) R10 Taipei Main Station (  ) R09 NTU Hospital R08 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ( ) R07 Dongmen ( ) R06 Daan Park Jianguo Elevated Rd. (  ) R05 Daan R04 Xinyi Anhe R03 Taipei 101/World Trade Center R02 Xiangshan R01 Guangci/Fengtian Temple This diagram: view talk edit

Tamsui–Xinyi line
Traditional Chinese	淡水信義線
Simplified Chinese	淡水信义线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dànshuǐ-Xìnyì Xiàn Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Tham-súi–Sin-ngi Sien Southern Min HokkienPOJ Tām-chúi Sìn-gī Soàⁿ
Red line
Traditional Chinese	紅線
Simplified Chinese	红线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hóng Xiàn Wade–Giles Hung^2 Hsien^4 Tongyong Pinyin Hóng Siàn Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Fùng Sien Southern Min HokkienPOJ Âng Soàⁿ

The Tamsui–Xinyi or Red line (code R) 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 28 stations serving the Tamsui, Beitou, Shilin, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhongzheng, Daan, and Xinyi districts. At 29 km (18 mi), it is currently the longest line of the Taipei Metro.

The line is split in to two parts, the Tamsui Line and the Xinyi Line.

The Tamsui Line section runs mostly along the former Tamsui railway 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 Xiangshan 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

A sign at Taipei Main Station in 2007. The line, then known as Tamsui and romanised as Danshui line, operated to Nanshijiao and Xindian.

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.

• July 1988: Tamsui Line begins construction.
• 28 March 1997: Tamsui Line begins service from Tamsui to Zhongshan.^[1]
• 25 December 1997: The section from Zhongshan to Taipei Main Station begins service.
• 24 December 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.
• 11 November 1999: The rest of the Xindian Line opened. Trains from Tamsui traveled to Xindian and the Zhonghe Line route was cut back to Beitou.
• 1 November 2002: Ground broken on Xinyi Line construction.^[2]
• 12 February 2010: Corridor approved by the Executive Yuan for the Xinyi line eastern extension.
• 15 July 2010: The last section of shield tunneling is completed, marking the completion of tunnel construction.^[3]
• 29 September 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.
• 15 October 2013: Xinyi line completed its preliminary inspection.^[4]
• 23 November 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.
• 24 November 2013: The section between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Xiangshan opened and began revenue service.^[5]
• 14 November 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^[a] and Daan^[a] 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.^[6]
• 20 June 2019: The "Xinbeitou-Daan" shuttle service begins its trial operation. It is decided not to move forward with this service.^[7]

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

• 8 trains an hour between Tamsui and Xiangshan
• 7 trains an hour between Beitou and Daan

Stations

Code	Station name	Station type		Locale		Sta. distance (km)		Opened date	Transfer
		Structure	Platform			Previous[8]	Total
Tamsui-Xinyi line
R01	Guangci/Fengtian Temple廣慈/奉天宮	Underground	Island	Xinyi	Taipei	—N/a	—N/a	Est. 2026 Q1	—N/a
	Xiangshan象山						0.00	2013-11-24	Circular line
	Taipei 101/World Trade Center台北101/世貿					0.74	0.74		—N/a
	Xinyi Anhe信義安和			Daan		0.99	1.73
	Daan大安					0.99	2.72		Wenhu line
	Daan Park大安森林公園					0.79	3.51		—N/a
	Dongmen東門		Island/Split			0.67	4.18	2012-9-30	Zhonghe–Xinlu line
	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall中正紀念堂			Zhongzheng		1.56	5.74	1998-12-24	Songshan–Xindian lineWanda–Shulin line
	NTU Hospital台大醫院		Island			0.99	6.73		—N/a
	Taipei Main Station台北車站					0.63	7.36	1997-12-25	Bannan lineWestern Trunk lineTaiwan High Speed RailTaoyuan Airport MRT (A1)
	Zhongshan中山			Datong		0.66	8.02	1997-3-28	Songshan–Xindian line
	Shuanglian雙連					0.55	8.57		Minsheng–Xizhi line
	Minquan West Road民權西路					0.53	9.10		Zhonghe–Xinlu line
	Yuanshan圓山	Elevated				1.03	10.13		—N/a
	Jiantan劍潭			Shilin		1.52	11.65
	Shilin士林					1.09	12.74		Circular line
	Zhishan芝山					1.10	13.84		Shezi line
	Mingde明德			Beitou		0.88	14.72		—N/a
	Shipai石牌					0.60	15.32
	Qilian唭哩岸					1.26	16.58
	Qiyan奇岩					0.83	17.41
	Beitou北投		Hybrid			0.76	18.17		Xinbeitou branch line
	Fuxinggang復興崗	Ground	Side			1.61	19.78		—N/a
	Zhongyi忠義					1.45	21.23
	Guandu關渡					0.87	22.10
	Zhuwei竹圍			Tamsui	New Taipei	2.14	24.24
	Hongshulin紅樹林					1.91	26.15		Danhai LRT
	Tamsui淡水	Elevated	Island			2.09	28.24		Danhai LRT
Xinbeitou branch line
	Beitou北投	Island	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

Notes

1. Short-turn service

References

1. Taipei MRT 19970328 台北捷運通車試營運.mpg. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2024-04-06 – via www.youtube.com.
2. Sandy Huang (2002-11-02). "Ground broken on construction of Hsinyi MRT line". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
3. "捷運信義線隧道全線貫通 達成重大工程里程碑". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
4. Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government (2013-10-15). "Preliminary Inspection of the Xinyi Line Completed". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
5. "Mayor: Xinyi Line to Provide Services November 24". Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government. 2013-11-19. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
6. 自由時報電子報 (2018-09-30). "北捷117站月台門 月底全數就定位 - 地方 - 自由時報電子報". news.ltn.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
7. 自由時報電子報 (2019-09-14). "噪音超標 北捷大安─新北投直通車不做了 - 生活 - 自由時報電子報". news.ltn.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
8. "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).

External links

• Official website