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

Red Line (TRTS)

The Red Line comprises three lines of the Taipei Rapid Transit System: the Tamsui Line , the Xinbeitou Branch Line, and the Xinyi Line. When completed, it will include a total of 30 stations serving the Tamsui, Beitou, Shilin, Datong, Zhongshan, Zhongzheng, Daan, and Xinyi districts, stretching...

. Upon completion, the line will alleviate congestion on the Nangang Line

Nangang Line (TRTS)

The Taipei Metro Nangang Line is a high-capacity, underground rapid transit line on the Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan. It has 12 stations, is -long and runs east-west through downtown starting in Zhongzheng and ending in Nangang, Taipei...

 by providing another east-west route through the Xinyi District. The line will span 6.4 km and have 7 underground stations, running from 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...

 to Elephant Mountain.

Line Construction

Tunnel construction between stations will use the shield-tunneling method, while other construction (stations, crossover track, etc.) will use the cut-and-cover method.

The Xinyi Line construction progress is, as of July 2011, 66.26% complete. Upon completion, it will take 11 minutes to travel from the Taipei 101/World Trade Center 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...

. A common utility duct was constructed along with the line, saving NT$

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

44.64 million in the process. Following completion of the line, dedicated bus lanes will be moved back towards the center of the road.

A planned extension of the line will extend the line east along Xinyi Rd. and Fude Rd. to Zhongpo South Rd., and end at Yucheng Park. It will add 2 stations and 1.6 km (0.994196378639691 mi) of additional route length. The final corridor was approved on February 12, 2010.

History

• November 1, 2002: Ground broken on Xinyi Line construction
• February 12, 2010: Corridor approved by the Executive Yuan for the Xinyi Line Eastern Extension.
• July 15, 2010: The last section of shield tunneling is completed, marking the completion of tunnel construction.

Stations

Code	|Station Name	|Transfer	|Location
	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...
Xinyi Line
← Continues through to the ■Tamsui Line
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 Line	Zhongzheng	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...
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)