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The system is designed based on the spoke-hub distribution paradigm, with most rail lines running radially outward from central Taipei. The MRT system operates daily from 06:00 to 00:00 the following day [24] (the last trains finish their runs by 01:00), with extended services during special events (such as New Year festivities). [25]
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below Taiwan High Speed Rail section for their relations in detail. There are five rapid transit systems in Taiwan: Taipei Metro, opened in March 1996, serves the core of Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT (Mass Rapid Transit), commonly known as the Airport MRT, is a rapid transit line of the Taoyuan Metro that connects the municipalities of the capital Taipei, Taoyuan and New Taipei with Taoyuan International Airport.
Rail transport in Taiwan consists of 2,025 kilometres (1,258 mi) (as of 2015) of railway networks. [2] Though no longer as dominant as it once was, rail transport is an extremely important form of transportation in Taiwan due to high population density, especially along the densely populated western corridor.
The Taichung MRT (TMRT; also called Taichung Mass Rapid Transit or Taichung Metro) is a medium-capacity rapid transit system in Taichung, Taiwan.Taichung MRT's first route, the Green Line, officially began operation on 25 April 2021, making it the 5th rapid transit system operating in Taiwan.
Taipei Main Station (Chinese: 台北車站; pinyin: Táiběi chēzhàn) is a major metro and railway station in the capital Taipei, Taiwan. [13] It is served by Taipei Metro, the Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Taiwan Railway. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal station of Taoyuan Airport MRT and the Taipei Bus ...
The Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a rapid transit system serving Taoyuan City, as well as parts of New Taipei City and Taipei City, in Taiwan. [3] The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, of which 2 are now under construction.
The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) commenced operations on 5 January 2007, after some delays in 2006. The THSR connects Taipei City in the northeast of the island of Taiwan to Kaohsiung City in the southwest. The journey time is about 90 minutes compared to ~3 hours by conventional rail. 30 Shinkansen Class 700T sets are running on the 345 km ...