Overview
The line will run from Guting in Da'an of Taipei, through transfer stations on the Nangang and Tamsui lines, beneath the Tamsui River, through Sanchong, and terminate in Xinzhuang in New Taipei. The 19.7 km (12.2 mi) line will have 16 underground stations and one depot. The section in Taipei will be 7.3 km (7 stations), while the section in New Taipei will total 12.4 km (9 stations). The entire line will be equipped with platform screen doors. Estimates are for travel time between Huilong to Taipei Main Station to be reduced to 32 minutes once the line opens.
On December 18, 2011, the 8.2 km (5.1 mi) Daqiaotou to Fu Jen University section passed final inspections by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. It opened for service on January 5, 2012. On its first full day of service, the line served 82,000 passengers. The line is expected to serve 100,000 passengers daily.
While Dongmen Station is expected to be completed by 2013, the track for the section from Zhongxiao Xinsheng to Guting (which passes through Dongmen Station) has already been laid. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Vice Bureau Chief Chang Pei-yi noted that there is a possibility of opening the line for service while skipping both Dongmen and Guting stations, thus allowing for through service on the Orange Line.
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