Taipei metro
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| Overview | |
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| Native name | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
| Locale | Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 5 |
| Number of stations | 117 |
| Daily ridership | 2.02 million (2016) 2.24 million (Dec. 2016) |
| Annual ridership | 739,990,166 (2016) |
| Headquarters | 7, Lane 48, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., 10448, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | March 28, 1996 |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |
| Headway | 3–8 minute peak, 8–12 mins off peak |
| Technical | |
| System length | 131.1 km (81.5 mi) |
| Track gauge | High-capacity: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) Medium-capacity: 1,880 mm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Minimum radius of curvature | High-capacity: 200 m Medium-capacity: 30 m |
| Electrification | Third rail 750 V DC |
| Average speed | High-capacity: 34 km/h Medium-capacity: 33 km/h |
| Top speed | High-capacity: 90 km/h Medium-capacity: 80 km/h |
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺北大眾捷運系統 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 台北大众捷运系统 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺北捷運 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台北捷运 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺北大眾捷運公司 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台北大众捷运公司 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Táiběi Dàzhòng Jiéyùn Xìtǒng |
| Bopomofo | ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄒ一ˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ |
| Wade–Giles | T'ai2-pei3 Ta4-chung4 Chieh2-yün4 Hsi4-t'ung3 |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Thòi-pet Thai-zung Chia̍p-yun He-thúng |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Tâi-pak Toā-chiòng Chia̍t-ūn Hē-thóng |
| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Táiběi Jiéyùn |
| Bopomofo | ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ |
| Wade–Giles | T'ai2-pei3 Chieh2-yün4 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Táiběi Jiéyùn |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Thòi-pet Chia̍p-yun |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Tâi-pak Chia̍t-ūn |
| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Táiběi Dàzhòng Jiéyùn Gōngsī |
| Bopomofo | ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ |
The Taipei Metro, also known as the MRT or formally as the Taipei Rapid Transit System , is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei, Taiwan. The system is built by the Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government (DORTS-Taipei) and Department of Rapid Transit Systems, New Taipei City Government (DRTS-New Taipei) and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). It consists of 108 stations (117 stations if transfer stations are double-counted) and 5 main routes, operating on 131.1 kilometres (81.5 mi) of revenue track. The system carried an average of around 2.10 million passengers per day in March 2016.
The Taipei Metro is Taiwan's first metro system. Since it first began operations in 1996, the system has been effective in relieving some of Taipei's traffic congestion problems. The system has also proved effective as a catalyst for urban renewal, as well as increasing tourist traffic to outlying towns such as Tamsui. Conversions to existing railway lines were made to integrate them into the metro system.
The system operates according to a spoke-hub distribution paradigm, with most rail lines running radially outward from central Taipei. The MRT system operates from 6 am to midnight daily (the last trains finish their runs by 1 am), with extended services during special events (such as New Year festivities). Trains operate at intervals of 1.5 to 15 minutes depending on the line and time of day. Smoking is forbidden in the entire metro system, while eating, drinking, chewing gum and betel nuts are forbidden within the paid area.
Stations become extremely crowded during rush hours, especially at transfer stations such as Taipei Main Station, Zhongxiao Fuxing, and Minquan West Road. Automated station announcements are recorded in Mandarin, English, Taiwanese, and Hakka.
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