Nangang Line (TRTS)
Encyclopedia
The Taipei Metro Nangang Line is a high-capacity, underground rapid transit line on the Taipei Metro
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...

 in 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...

, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. It has 12 stations, is 12.5 km (7.8 mi)-long and runs east-west through downtown starting in Zhongzheng and ending in Nangang, Taipei. It is part of the Blue Line
Blue Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Blue Line is a high-capacity rapid transit line comprises three lines: the Nangang Line, the Banqiao Line, and the Tucheng Line. The lines are divided at Ximen Station and Fuzhong Station, and offer through traffic to one another...

 and connects to the 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...

 and onwards to the Tucheng Line
Tucheng Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Tucheng Line is a high-capacity underground extension of the Banqiao and Nangang Lines . The line is 7.5 km long and consists of 5 stations with an extension under construction to Dingpu.-History:...

.

Overview

The 1.5 km (0.93205910497471 mi) Nangang Eastern Extension to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station
The Taipei Metro Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station is located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan at the south end of Nangang Business Park...

 is currently under construction, with the segment to Nangang
Nangang Station
Nangang Station is a major train station located in Nangang, Taipei, Taiwan, parallel to Zhongxiao East Road. The station serves several modes of public transportation, including the bus system, Taiwan Railway Administration, and Taipei Metro...

 already complete. When the Eastern Extension is completed, traveling time from Nangang Software Park
Nangang Software Park Station
The Taipei Metro Nangang Software Park Station is located in the Nangang District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Neihu Line.-Station overview:...

 to 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...

 will be reduced from 34 minutes to 18 minutes.

Due to Taipei City Hall Station
Taipei City Hall Station
The Taipei Metro Taipei City Hall Station is located in the Xinyi District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Nangang Line .-Station overview:...

 being at the center of the Taipei 101
Taipei 101
Taipei 101 , formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010...

 New Year's festivities, intervals between trains can be reduced to a minimum of 135 seconds, transporting up to 39,000 passengers per hour.

History

  • December 24, 1999: The Taipei City Hall
    Taipei City Hall Station
    The Taipei Metro Taipei City Hall Station is located in the Xinyi District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Nangang Line .-Station overview:...

    -Ximen
    Ximen Station
    The Taipei Metro Ximen Station is located between the Zhongzheng and Wanhua districts in Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a transfer station on the Nangang Line, Banqiao Line, and Xiaonanmen Line...

     segment began service.
  • December 30, 2000: The section between Taipei City Hall
    Taipei City Hall Station
    The Taipei Metro Taipei City Hall Station is located in the Xinyi District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Nangang Line .-Station overview:...

    -Kunyang
    Kunyang Station
    Kunyang Station is a station on the Nangang Line of the Taipei Metro, located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan.-Station overview:Kunyang Station is a two-story, underground station with one island platform and four exits...

     began service.
  • December 28, 2008: Nangang
    Nangang Station
    Nangang Station is a major train station located in Nangang, Taipei, Taiwan, parallel to Zhongxiao East Road. The station serves several modes of public transportation, including the bus system, Taiwan Railway Administration, and Taipei Metro...

     opened for commercial service.
  • February 27, 2011: Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
    Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station
    The Taipei Metro Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station is located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan at the south end of Nangang Business Park...

     opened for commercial service.


The Nangang Line Eastern Extension, which connects the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station
The Taipei Metro Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station is located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan at the south end of Nangang Business Park...

 Station to the Neihu Line, was opened for service on February 27, 2010.

Stations

Code|Station Name Transfer Location
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Chinese language
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Nangang Line
BL18 Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station
The Taipei Metro Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station is located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan at the south end of Nangang Business Park...

南港展覽館 Neihu Line
Neihu Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Neihu Line is a medium-capacity rapid transit system and runs on an elevated corridor except near Songshan Airport and Dazhi. The line's service length is and it is joined to the Wenshan Line at Zhongshan Junior High School Station, providing direct service through Neihu, Nangang,...

Nangang 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...

BL17 Nangang
Nangang Station
Nangang Station is a major train station located in Nangang, Taipei, Taiwan, parallel to Zhongxiao East Road. The station serves several modes of public transportation, including the bus system, Taiwan Railway Administration, and Taipei Metro...

南港 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: Nangang
Nangang Station
Nangang Station is a major train station located in Nangang, Taipei, Taiwan, parallel to Zhongxiao East Road. The station serves several modes of public transportation, including the bus system, Taiwan Railway Administration, and Taipei Metro...


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...

: Nangang
Nangang Station
Nangang Station is a major train station located in Nangang, Taipei, Taiwan, parallel to Zhongxiao East Road. The station serves several modes of public transportation, including the bus system, Taiwan Railway Administration, and Taipei Metro...

BL16 Kunyang
Kunyang Station
Kunyang Station is a station on the Nangang Line of the Taipei Metro, located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan.-Station overview:Kunyang Station is a two-story, underground station with one island platform and four exits...

昆陽
BL15 Houshanpi
Houshanpi Station
Houshanpi Station is a station on the Nangang Line of the Taipei Metro, located on the border of the Nangang and Xinyi districts, Taipei, Taiwan. It opened for service on December 30, 2000, as part of an eastern extension to Kunyang.-Station overview:...


(Wufenpu Commercial Zone)
後山埤
(五分埔商圈)
Nangang
Xinyi
BL14 Yongchun
Yongchun Station
Yongchun Station is a station on the Nangang Line of the Taipei Metro, located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It opened on December 30, 2000 as part of the eastern extension to Kunyang.-Station overview:...

永春 Xinyi
BL13 Taipei City Hall
Taipei City Hall Station
The Taipei Metro Taipei City Hall Station is located in the Xinyi District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Nangang Line .-Station overview:...

市政府
BL12 Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall 國父紀念館 North South Line Xinyi
Da'an
BL11 Zhongxiao Dunhua
Zhongxiao Dunhua Station
The Taipei Metro Zhongxiao Dunhua Station is a station on the Nangang Line located in Daan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The station is located in the heart of Taipei's busy Eastern District.-Station overview:...

忠孝敦化 Da'an
BL10 Zhongxiao Fuxing
Zhongxiao Fuxing Station
The Taipei Metro Zhongxiao Fuxing Station is located in the Da'an District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a transfer station for the Wenshan Line/Neihu Line and the Nangang Line...

忠孝復興 Wenshan Line
BL9 Zhongxiao Xinsheng
Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station
The Taipei Metro Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station is a transfer station for the Nangang Line and the Xinzhuang Line located in the Da'an and Zhongzheng districts in Taipei, Taiwan.-Station overview:...


(Natl. Taipei Univ. of Tech.
National Taipei University of Technology
National Taipei University of Technology ', one of the best universities in Taiwan, is located in the Daan District of Taipei City, Taiwan. The university traces its origins to the establishment of the School of Industrial Instruction in 1912.This institution underwent several name changes and...

)
忠孝新生
(台北科大)
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...

Da'an
Zhongzheng
BL8 Shandao Temple
Shandao Temple Station
The Taipei Metro Shandao Temple Station is a station on the Nangang Line located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.-Station overview:...

善導寺 Zhongzheng
BL7 Taipei Main Station 台北車站 Tamsui Line
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: Taipei
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...

: Taipei
Taoyuan Airport MRT: Taipei (2014)
BL6 Ximen
Ximen Station
The Taipei Metro Ximen Station is located between the Zhongzheng and Wanhua districts in Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a transfer station on the Nangang Line, Banqiao Line, and Xiaonanmen Line...

西門 Xiaonanmen Line
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....

 (2013)
Zhongzheng
Wanhua
→ Continues through to the 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...

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