Taoyuan Metro
Taoyuan Metro is a rapid transit system serving the Taoyuan City area in Taiwan. The proposed network will consist of five lines. One line is currently operating. The system opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017 with the opening of the Taoyuan Airport MRT.History
- 02 March 2017: Purple line opened for service.
Network and operations
Lines
Infrastructure
Trains
trains come in two types, commuter and express train. Express trains call at,,,,. Commuter trains stop at every station.Free Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the system.
Future expansion
All lines will use standard gauge track, with the exception of the Red line which will use track as it will use the right-of-way of a part of the TRA Western Line. The Taolin Line segment of the Brown Line from Taoyuan to Shanbi is intended to be built as a bus rapid transit route.
Construction
In March 2011, the Bureau of High Speed Rail, which oversees construction of the project, announced that the -long elevated structure from Dayuan Station to Xingnan Station had been completed. The rest of the Taoyuan Line passed an environmental impact assessment in July 2014. Construction was expected to last from June 2015 to 2019.
