Wenhu line

The Wenhu or Brown line (code BR) is a metro line in Taipei operated by Taipei Metro, named after the districts it connects: Wenshan and Neihu. It is an automated medium-capacity rubber-tyred metro line and is 25.1 kilometres (15.6 mi) long, serving a total of 24 stations located in 7 districts in Taipei, of which 22 are elevated and 2 underground. As of April 2022, the line transports an average of approximately 140,000 passengers daily.

Wenhu line
An Innovia APM 256 train approaching Daan station
Overview
StatusIn service
LocaleTaipei, Taiwan
Termini
Stations24
Service
TypeRubber-tyred metro
Operator(s)Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)
  • Muzha
  • Neihu
Rolling stock
History
Opened
  • 28 March 1996 (1996-03-28) (Taipei Zoo–Zhongshan Junior High School)
  • 4 July 2009 (2009-07-04) (Zhongshan Junior High School–Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center)
Technical
Line length25.1 km (15.6 mi)
CharacterElevated and underground
Track gauge1,880 mm (6 ft 2 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
SignallingMoving block Bombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTCATC under ATO GoA 4 (UTO)
Route map

Neihu depot
BR24
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
(  )
BR23
Nangang Software Park
Huandong Boulevard
BR22
Donghu
BR21
Huzhou
BR20
Dahu Park
BR19
Neihu
BR18
Wende
BR17
Gangqian
BR16
Xihu
(  )
BR15
Jiannan Road
BR14
Dazhi
Keelung River
Sun Yat-sen Freeway
BR13
Songshan Airport
BR12
Zhongshan Jr High School
BR11
Nanjing Fuxing
(  )
(  )
(  )
BR10
Zhongxiao Fuxing
(  )
BR09
Daan
BR08
Technology Building
BR07
Liuzhangli
BR06
Linguang
Fuzhou Hill tunnel
BR05
Xinhai
BR04
Wanfang Hospital
BR03
Wanfang Community
BR02
Muzha
BR01
Taipei Zoo
(  )
Muzha depot
Wenhu line
Traditional Chinese文湖線
Simplified Chinese文湖线
Literal meaningText lake line
Wenshan–Neihu line
Traditional Chinese文山內湖線
Simplified Chinese文山内湖线
Literal meaningText hill inner lake line
Brown line
Traditional Chinese棕線
Simplified Chinese棕线

The Wenshan section began revenue service on 28 March 1996, as the Muzha line. The Neihu section began revenue service on 4 July 2009. The Wenhu line was then named the Muzha–Neihu line, colloquially shortened as the Zhahu line, until 8 October 2009, when it adopted the current name, short for Wenshan-Neihu line. This was the first metro line to be constructed in Taipei and it is the only line without train approaching melody.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.