Bannan line

The Bannan or Blue line (code BL) is a metro line in Taipei operated by Taipei Metro with a total of 23 stations serving the districts of Nangang, Xinyi, Daan, Zhongshan, Wanhua, Banqiao and Tucheng. The line's name is a portmanteau of Banqiao and Nangang.

Bannan line
Overview
Other name(s)Blue Line
LocaleTaipei, Taiwan
TerminiDingpu, Far Eastern Hospital
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Kunyang
Stations23
Service
TypeRapid transit
Operator(s)Taipei Rapid Transit System
Depot(s)Nangang Depot, Tucheng Depot
Rolling stockSiemens Modular Metro (C321 and C341)
3 carriages per set, 2 sets per train
History
Opened1999-12-24
Technical
Line length26.6 km (16.5 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationThird rail (750 volts DC)
Operating speed80 km/h
Route map

Other features
Stations
(  )
BL23
 Nangang Exhib Center
( West coast line ) (  )
BL22
 Nangang
Nangang depot
BL21
 Kunyang
BL20
 Houshanpi
(  )
BL19
 Yongchun
BL18
 Taipei City Hall
BL17
 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
BL16
 Zhongxiao Dunhua
(  )
BL15
 Zhongxiao Fuxing
(  )
BL14
 Zhongxiao Xinsheng
BL13
 Shandao Temple
(  )
BL12
 Taipei Main Station
( West Coast line )(  )
( A )
(  )
BL11
 Ximen
BL10
 Longshan Temple
Wanhua
Xindian River
Taipei
New Taipei City
BL09
 Jiangzicui
(  )
Xinpu Minsheng
BL08
 Xinpu
(  ) ( West Coast line ) (  )
BL07
 Banqiao
BL06
 Fuzhong
BL05
 Far Eastern Hospital
Tucheng depot
BL04
 Haishan
BL03
 Tucheng
BL02
 Yongning
BL01
 Dingpu
Bannan line
Traditional Chinese板南線
Simplified Chinese板南线
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese枋南線
Simplified Chinese枋南线
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese藍線
Simplified Chinese蓝线
A Bannan Line train pulling into Dingpu station

The entire line runs underground. The excavation of tunnels using the cut-and-cover method resulted in large scale detouring of road traffic. Because of that, the line runs beneath existing roads and totals 28.3 km (17.6 mi).

Overview

Service on this line is divided into a full-length service from Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center to Dingpu, as well as a shorter service from Kunyang to Far Eastern Hospital.

Due to Taipei City Hall being at the centre of the Taipei 101 New Year's festivities, intervals between trains can be reduced to a minimum of 135 seconds, transporting up to 39,000 passengers per hour.[1] This results in an average of about 27 trains per hour on the line during peak hours.

History
  • 8 November 1990: The Nangang section begins construction.
  • 30 December 1991: The Taipei Main Station western underground passageway opens.
  • 24 December 1993: Nangang section construction at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Rd and Shaoxing Rd caves in, causes traffic jams.
  • 30 October 1998: Construction is completed on the tunnel between Kunyang and Houshanpi.
  • 24 December 1999: The segment from Taipei City Hall to Longshan Temple begins revenue service.
  • 31 August 2000: The segment from Longshan Temple to Xinpu begins revenue service.
  • 30 December 2000: The segment from Kunyang to Taipei City Hall begins revenue service.
  • 17 September 2001: Typhoon Nari floods many stations, rendering them nonoperational.
  • 29 November 2001: Taipei Main Station re-opens for service.
  • 30 December 2003: The Nangang section eastern extension to Nangang begins construction.
  • 17 November 2004: The Nangang section eastern extension to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center begins construction.
  • 27 May 2006: The segment from Banqiao to Tucheng opens for trial operations.
  • 31 May 2006: The segment from Xinpu to Yongning begins revenue service.
  • 16 May 2008: The Nangang section eastern extension to Nangang begins trial service.
  • 25 December 2008: The Nangang section eastern extension to Nangang begins revenue service.
  • February 27, 2011: The rest of the Nangang section eastern extension to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center opened for service.[2]
  • 21 May 2014: The 2014 Taipei Metro attack occurs between Longshan Temple and Jiangzicui when 21-year-old university student Cheng Chieh attacked passengers with a fruit knife, leading to 4 deaths and 24 injuries.
  • 6 July 2015: The Tucheng Section extension to Dingpu Station begins revenue service, the final expansion of the line.
  • 28 September 2018: Half-height platform edge doors are installed in Tucheng, making all stations on this line and entire Taipei Metro system have some form of platform doors.

Services

As of December 2017, the typical off-peak service is:

Stations
Services Code Station Name Travel time to previous station (s)[3] Stop time at station (s)[3] Date opened Transfer Districts
Normal Night English Chinese
● BL01 Dingpu 頂埔 n/a n/a 2015-07-06 Tucheng
● BL02 Yongning 永寧 180 25 2006-05-31
● BL03 Tucheng 土城 95 25 2006-05-31
● BL04 Haishan 海山 106 25 2006-05-31
● ● ● BL05 Far Eastern Hospital 亞東醫院 142 25 2006-05-31 Banqiao
● ● ● BL06 Fuzhong 府中 92 25 2006-05-31
● ● ● BL07 Banqiao 板橋 89 25 2006-05-31 (out of station)
● ● ● BL08 Xinpu 新埔 102 30 2000-08-31 (out of station)
● ● ● BL09 Jiangzicui 江子翠 74 28 2000-08-31
● ● ● BL10 Longshan Temple 龍山寺 190 28 1999-12-24 Wanhua
● ● ● BL11 Ximen 西門 103 30 1999-12-24 Zhongzheng, Wanhua
● ● ● BL12 Taipei Main Station 台北車站 132 40 1999-12-24 A Zhongzheng
● ● ● BL13 Shandao Temple 善導寺 64 30 1999-12-24
● ● ● BL14 Zhongxiao Xinsheng 忠孝新生 76 28 1999-12-24 Daan, Zhongzheng
● ● ● BL15 Zhongxiao Fuxing 忠孝復興 84 40 1999-12-24 Daan
● ● ● BL16 Zhongxiao Dunhua 忠孝敦化 63 28 1999-12-24
● ● ● BL17 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 國父紀念館 67 28 1999-12-24 Xinyi, Daan
● ● ● BL18 Taipei City Hall 市政府 72 28 1999-12-24 Xinyi
● ● ● BL19 Yongchun 永春 82 25 2000-12-30
● ● ● BL20 Houshanpi 後山埤 73 25 2000-12-30 Nangang, Xinyi
● ● ● BL21 Kunyang 昆陽 99 25 2000-12-30 Nangang
● ● BL22 Nangang 南港 105 25 2008-12-25
● ● BL23 Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center 南港展覽館 114 n/a 2011-02-27

References
  1. "Taipei City promises faster New Year MRT". The China Post. 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  2. "MRT Nangang extension to start operations". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  3. "臺北捷運系統相鄰兩站間之行駛時間、停靠站時間 | 政府資料開放平臺". data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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