TAIPEI

System location

Country

 Taiwan (China)

Region

City

 Taipei

City population

 2 650 000

Metropolitan area population

 8 500 000

System description

Urban rail transport

Number of Lines

Stations, qty.

Length, km

Length underground, km

Last Update

Metro

7

 131

147,5

 91,6

 02.02.2020

Key details of METRO Lines

Line Designation

Stations qty.

Length, km

Length underground, km

Brown line

 24

 25,5

 4,5

Red line

 28

 29,6

9,4

Green line

 17 (20*)

 20,9

 20,5

Blue line

 23

 26,8

 26,8

Orange line

 20

 24,1

 24,1

Orange line (branch)

 5

 5,2

 5,2

Yellow line

 14

 15,4

 1,1

*Common stations: "Ximen" for Blue and Green line, "CKS Memorial Hall" for Red and Green lines, "Guting" for Green and Orange line, "Dongmen" for Red and Orange lines.

History of METRO system

Date / Year

Line

Stretch

Remark

1988

Brown line M1

 --

Start of Metro construction

28.03.1996

Brown line

 --

System opening

Future

 

 

 

2022

Red line

 extension in 1,3 km - 3 stations

Under construction

2025

Light green line

 9,5 km - 9 stations

Under construction

20XX

Yellow line south

 extension in 4,4 km - 6 stations

Under construction

20XX

Yellow line north

 extension in 14,3 km - 12 stations

Under construction

            

Taipei METRO system MAP