Red Line (TRTS) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Red Line comprises three lines of the Taipei Rapid Transit System

Taipei Rapid Transit System

The Taipei Metro, more commonly known as the MRT or formally as the Taipei Rapid Transit System, is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei in Taiwan. The system is built and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and consists of 89 stations and of revenue track...

: the (recently and controversially named) Tamsui Line (formerly "Danshui"), the Xinbeitou Branch Line, and the Xinyi Line. When completed, it will include a total of 30 stations serving the Tamsui, Beitou

Beitou

Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word Kipatauw, meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei's districts.Beitou is famous for its hot...

, Shilin

Shilin

Shilin District is a district of Taipei. The name "Shilin" was derived from Pattsiran, the Ketagalan word for "hot springs". It was then transliterated into Chinese as "八芝蘭" Bāzhīlán, and finally re-analyzed as "scholars as many as the trees in the woods" .-History:Shilin is foremost a residential...

, Datong

Datong

Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province of North China, located a few hundred kilometres west by rail from Beijing with an elevation of...

, Zhongshan

Zhongshan, Taipei

The Zhongshan District is an administrative district of Taipei City, named after Sun Yat-sen, better known in Chinese as "Sun Zhongshan".- Economy:Tatung Company has its headquarters in the district...

, Zhongzheng

Zhongzheng

Zhongzheng District is the home of most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China. This includes the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan, and various government ministries...

, Daan

Daan

Da'an District is an important educational, commercial, residential, and cultural district of Taipei City, Republic of China . The name of the district means "great safety" or "great peace".- History :...

, and Xinyi

Xinyi, Taipei

The Xinyi District is the seat of the Taipei mayor's office and the Taipei City Government. Key buildings including Taipei 101, Taipei City Council, Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei World Trade Center, and various shopping malls and entertainment venues make Xinyi the most modern...

districts, stretching about 30 km long. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station

The Taipei Metro Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a transfer station on the Tamsui Line and the Xindian/Xiaonanmen Branch Lines...

borders the Tamsui Line and the Xinyi Line; north of the station is the Tamsui Line, south is the Xinyi Line.

The Tamsui Line and Xinbeitou Branch Line

Xinbeitou Branch Line (TRTS)

The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou Branch Line is an elevated, high-capacity branch line of the Tamsui Line. It first opened for service on March 28, 1997...

are in revenue service. With the completion of the Xinyi Line

Xinyi Line (TRTS)

The Taipei Metro Xinyi Line is a high-capacity, rapid transit line currently under construction. It is the extension of the Tamsui Line and part of the Red Line. Upon completion, the line will alleviate congestion on the Nangang Line by providing another east-west route through the Xinyi District...

in December 2012, metro trains will travel from the Tamsui Line directly onto the Xinyi Line. Currently, Tamsui Line trains are transferred directly to the Xindian Line

Xindian Line (TRTS)

The Taipei Metro Xindian Line is an underground high-capacity line. The -route has 10 stations and is part of the Green Line. The line follows the route of the former TRA Xindian Line, which ceased service in 1965...

or the Zhonghe Line

Zhonghe Line (TRTS)

The Taipei Metro Zhonghe Line is a high-capacity, underground line and is part of the Orange Line. The 5.4 km route has 5 stations and runs from Nanshijiao and passes beneath the Xindian River into Taipei and terminates on the Xindian Line at Guting....

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The Tamsui Line section runs mostly along the former Taiwan Railway Administration

Taiwan Railway Administration

The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

's Tamsui Line, where most of the tracks and stations have been renovated, except in the Zhongzheng district, where a new tunnel was constructed due to lack of surface right-of-way. The Xinyi Line is currently under construction and will be completely underground. The excavation of tunnels using the cut-and-cover method have resulted in large scale detouring of road traffic.

The Red Line is a high-capacity metro system. Routes south of Yuanshan Station

Yuanshan Station

The Taipei Metro Yuanshan Station is located between the Zhongshan and Datong districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line . There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...

are underground; routes between Yuanshan Station

Yuanshan Station

and Beitou Station

Beitou Station

The Taipei Metro Beitou Station is a station on Red Line , located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The location of station can be traced back the same name station of the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line and Xinbeitou Line.-Station overview:The station is an elevated structure with one island...

are elevated; routes between Beitou Station

Beitou Station

and Hongshulin Station

Hongshulin Station

The Taipei Metro Hongshulin Station is located in the sea-side district of Tamsui in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. The location of station could be traced back the station of the same name on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line....

are at-grade; and Tamsui Station is elevated.

Due to current construction of the Xinyi line, trains on the red line operate in two modes:

direct transfer to the Xindian Line
Xindian Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Xindian Line is an underground high-capacity line. The -route has 10 stations and is part of the Green Line. The line follows the route of the former TRA Xindian Line, which ceased service in 1965...

(Green Line
Green Line (TRTS)
The Green Line is four lines of the Taipei Rapid Transit System, the Songshan Line, the Xiaonammen Line, the Xindian Line, and the Xiaobitan Branch Line. With the completion of the Songshan Line in 2013, trains currently travelling from Xindian onto the Tamsui Line will be switched onto the...

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direct transfer to the Zhonghe Line
Zhonghe Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Zhonghe Line is a high-capacity, underground line and is part of the Orange Line. The 5.4 km route has 5 stations and runs from Nanshijiao and passes beneath the Xindian River into Taipei and terminates on the Xindian Line at Guting....

(Orange Line
Orange Line (TRTS)
The Orange Line consists of three lines of the Taipei Metro in Taiwan : the Zhonghe Line , the Xinzhuang Line, and the Luzhou Line . As of July 2011, two segments of the Xinzhuang Line are still under construction and are expected to completely open by 2014...

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Stations

Line	\|Code	\|Station Name	\|Transfer	\|Location
Line	English	Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
Red Line
Tamsui Line	R33	Tamsui	淡水		Tamsui	New Taipei
	R32	Hongshulin Hongshulin Station The Taipei Metro Hongshulin Station is located in the sea-side district of Tamsui in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. The location of station could be traced back the station of the same name on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line....	紅樹林
	R31	Zhuwei Zhuwei Station The Taipei Metro Zhuwei Station is located in the sea-side district of Tamsui in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. The position of station could be traced back the same name station of defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...	竹圍
	R30	Guandu Guandu Station The Taipei Metro Guandu Station is located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...	關渡		Beitou	Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
	R29	Zhongyi Zhongyi Station The Taipei Metro Zhongyi Station is located in Beitou District, Taipei. Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...	忠義
	R28	Fuxinggang Fuxinggang Station The Taipei Metro Fuxinggang Station is located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...	復興崗
	R26	Beitou Beitou Station The Taipei Metro Beitou Station is a station on Red Line , located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The location of station can be traced back the same name station of the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line and Xinbeitou Line.-Station overview:The station is an elevated structure with one island...	北投	■ Xinbeitou Branch Line Xinbeitou Branch Line (TRTS) The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou Branch Line is an elevated, high-capacity branch line of the Tamsui Line. It first opened for service on March 28, 1997...
	R25	Qiyan Qiyan Station The Taipei Metro Qiyan Station is located in the Beitou District of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line .-Station overview:...	奇岩
	R24	Qilian Qilian Station The Taipei Metro Qilian Station is located in the Beitou District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line . In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...	唭哩岸
	R23	Shipai Shipai Station The Taipei Metro Shipai Staton is located in the Beitou District of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line . In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:... (Veterans General Hospital)	石牌 (榮總)
	R22	Mingde Mingde Station The Taipei Metro Mingde Station is located in the Beitou District of Taipei, Taiwan. The station is on the Tamsui Line, otherwise known as "the red line" by locals...	明德
	R21	Zhishan Zhishan Station The Taipei Metro Zhishan Station is located in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line . It is a planned transfer station on the Shezi Light Rail Line.- Station overview :...	芝山		Shilin
	R20	Shilin Shilin Station The Taipei Metro Shilin Station is located in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Red Line. The station was formerly a stop on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...	士林	■ Circular Line Circular Line (TRTS) The Taipei Metro Circular Line is an elevated, medium-capacity rapid transit in Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan. It is currently under construction with the first section scheduled to open in 2015...
	R18A	Jiantan Jiantan Station The Taipei Metro Jiantan Station is a station on Tamsui Line , located in the Jiantan area of Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan...	劍潭
	R17	Yuanshan Yuanshan Station The Taipei Metro Yuanshan Station is located between the Zhongshan and Datong districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line . There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:...	圓山		Datong Zhongshan
	R16	Minquan West Road Minquan West Road Station The Taipei Metro Minquan W. Rd. Station is located in between the Zhongshan and Datong districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a transfer station for the Tamsui Line and the Xinzhuang Line.-Station overview:...	民權西路	■ Xinzhuang Line Xinzhuang Line (TRTS) The Taipei Metro Xinzhuang Line is a high-capacity underground extension of the Zhonghe Line on the Taipei Metro currently under construction in Taiwan. As of September 2010, it is 91.81% complete...
	R15	Shuanglian Shuanglian Station The Taipei Metro Shuanglian Station is located between the Datong and Zhongshan districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station of the Tamsui Line .-Station overview:...	雙連
	R14	Zhongshan Zhongshan Station The Taipei Metro Zhongshan Station is a station on the Tamsui Line, located in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall.-Station overview:...	中山	■ Songshan Line Songshan Line (TRTS) The Taipei Metro Songshan Line is a high-capacity underground metro line currently under construction in Taipei, Taiwan. It is an extension of the Xindian Line. When completed, it will help ease congestion on the east-west Nangang Line....
	R13	Taipei Main Station Taipei Main Station Taipei Station, also called Taipei Railway Station or Taipei Main Station , refers to the old downtown region in Taipei City, Taiwan, where different modes of public transport systems converge; the station is at the center of this region...	台北車站	■ Banqiao Line Banqiao Line (TRTS) The Taipei Metro Banqiao Line is a high-capacity underground line and is a major transportation route between Taipei and New Taipei. It runs from Ximen in western Taipei to Fuzhong in eastern Taipei, consisting of 6 stations and 7.2 km of track... Taoyuan Airport MRT TRA Taiwan Railway Administration The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan... Western Line Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Republic of China from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung...	Zhongzheng
	R12	National Taiwan University Hospital National Taiwan University Hospital Station The Taipei Metro National Taiwan University Hospital Station is a station on the Tamsui Line located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.-Station overview:...	台大醫院
	R11	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station The Taipei Metro Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a transfer station on the Tamsui Line and the Xindian/Xiaonanmen Branch Lines...	中正紀念堂	→ ■ Xindian Line Xindian Line (TRTS) The Taipei Metro Xindian Line is an underground high-capacity line. The -route has 10 stations and is part of the Green Line. The line follows the route of the former TRA Xindian Line, which ceased service in 1965... ■ Xiaonanmen Branch Line
Xinyi Line Xinyi Line (TRTS) The Taipei Metro Xinyi Line is a high-capacity, rapid transit line currently under construction. It is the extension of the Tamsui Line and part of the Red Line. Upon completion, the line will alleviate congestion on the Nangang Line by providing another east-west route through the Xinyi District...	R11		中正紀念堂
	R10	Dongmen Dongmen Station The Taipei Metro Dongmen Station is a planned transfer station on the Xinzhuang Line and Xinyi Line located beneath Xinyi Rd, Sec. 2 between Jinshan S. Rd. and Yongkang St. in Zhongzheng and Daan districts in Taipei, Taiwan...	東門	■ Xinzhuang Line Xinzhuang Line (TRTS) The Taipei Metro Xinzhuang Line is a high-capacity underground extension of the Zhonghe Line on the Taipei Metro currently under construction in Taiwan. As of September 2010, it is 91.81% complete...	Zhongzheng Da'an
	R9	Daan Park Daan Park Station The Taipei Metro Daan Park Station is a planned station on the Xinyi Line located beneath Xinyi Rd, Sec. 3 between Xinsheng South Rd. and Jianguo South Rd. in Daan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It will be located at the northern end of the Daan Forest Park for which it is named after...	大安森林公園		Da'an
	R8	Daan Daan Station The Taipei Metro Daan Station is a station on the Wenshan Line located in Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan. When the Xinyi Line is completed in 2012, the station will become a transfer station between the two lines.-Station overview:...	大安	■ Wenshan Line
	R7	Xinyi Anhe	信義安和
	R6	Taipei 101/World Trade Center	臺北101/世貿站		Xinyi
	R5	Elephant Mountain Elephant Mountain Station The Taipei Metro Elephant Mountain Station is a planned station on the Xinyi Line located in Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan. The station is scheduled to open at the end of 2012.-Station overview:...	象山
	R4	Songde Songde Station The Taipei Metro Xinyi Songde Station is a planned station on the Xinyi Line located in Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan. The station is scheduled to open at the end of 2017.-Station overview:The station will be an underground station...	松德
	R3	Zhongpo Zhongpo Station The Taipei Metro Guangci Care Home Station is a planned station on the Xinyi Line located in Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan. The station is scheduled to open at the end of 2017.-Station overview:The station will be an underground station... (Guangci Care Home)	中坡 (廣慈博愛院)
Xinbeitou Branch Line
Xinbeitou Branch Line Xinbeitou Branch Line (TRTS) The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou Branch Line is an elevated, high-capacity branch line of the Tamsui Line. It first opened for service on March 28, 1997...	R27	Xinbeitou Xinbeitou Station The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou Station is the terminal station on the Xinbeitou Branch Line located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The location of the station used to be the terminal station for the now-defunct TRA Xinbeitou Line.-Station overview:...	新北投		Beitou	Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
	R26	Beitou Beitou Station The Taipei Metro Beitou Station is a station on Red Line , located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The location of station can be traced back the same name station of the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line and Xinbeitou Line.-Station overview:The station is an elevated structure with one island...	北投	■ Tamsui Line	Beitou

Stations

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