Xiaobitan branch line

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification750 V DC third railOperating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
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Xiaobitan
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Xiaobitan branch line
Traditional Chinese小碧潭支線
Simplified Chinese小碧潭支线
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiǎobìtán Zhīxiàn
Wade–GilesHsiao3-pi4-t'an2 Chih1-hsien4
Tongyong PinyinSiǎobìtán Jhihsiàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSió-pek-thâm Chi-soàⁿ

The Taipei Metro Xiaobitan Branch Line is a high-capacity, elevated branch line of the Songshan–Xindian line. Although it is a high-capacity line, only 1 train set (3 cars) is currently being used.[1] Xiaobitan station itself is built inside the Xindian Depot.[1][2] The branch line is 1.9 km (1.2 mi) long and has two stations.

History

  • 24 September 2004: Xiaobitan Line opens for free trials.
  • 29 September 2004: Xiaobitan Line begins revenue service.
  • 22 July 2006: A three-car train set built especially for the Xiaobitan Branch Line begins operations.
  • 6 October 2007: Due to strong winds from Hurricane Krosa, service was temporarily suspended from 3:30 PM.[3]

When the line first opened, some people complained about noise problems.[4] Thus, sound-muffling walls were built along the tracks coming into the station.

The line has a capacity of 4,140 passengers per hour.[4]

Stations

Code Station Name Transfer District
English Chinese
G03 Qizhang 七張 Xindian,

New Taipei

G03A Xiaobitan
(Xindian Senior High School)		 小碧潭
(新店高中)

References

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  1. ^ a b "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  2. ^ "Xiaobitan line to be halted temporarily in off-peak". The China Times. 2008-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ^ "Transportation hit by Typhoon Krosa". Taipei Times. 2007-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  4. ^ a b "Small protest mars opening of MRT branch". Taipei Times. 2004-09-30. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-06-15.