Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan, it is one of the world's busiest rapid transit systems.
| Taipei Metro | |
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Typical heavy-capacity Taipei Metro trains | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 臺北捷運 |
| Owner | Taipei City Government |
| Locale | Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan |
| Transit type | Rapid transit Rubber-tyred metro (Wenhu line) |
| Number of lines | 5 |
| Number of stations | 117 |
| Daily ridership | 7,86 million (2023) |
| Annual ridership | 918,360 million (2023) 60.58% |
| Chief executive | BC Yen |
| Headquarters | 7 Lane 48 Sec 2 Zhongshan N Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei |
| Website | www |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 28 March 1996 |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |
| Character | Grade-separated |
| Number of vehicles | 849 cars (217.5 trains) |
| Train length | 3–6 carriages |
| Headway | 5 min 28 s |
| Technical | |
| System length | 152.9 km (95.0 mi) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Minimum radius of curvature | 200 metres (656 ft) |
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail |
| Average speed | 31.50 kilometres per hour (20 mph) |
| Top speed | 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺北捷運 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台北捷运 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺北大眾捷運系統 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台北大众捷运系统 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Taipei Metro was the first metro system ever built in Taiwan. The initial network was approved for construction in 1986 and work began two years later. It began operations on March 28, 1996, and by 2000, 62 stations were in service across three main lines. Over the next nine years, the number of passengers had increased by 70%. Since 2008, the network has expanded to 131 stations and the passenger count has grown by another 96%, making it one of the world's busiest metro systems.
The system has been praised by locals for its effectiveness in relieving growing traffic congestion in Taipei and its surrounding satellite towns, with over eight million trips made daily.