Xiaobitan branch line

Xiaobitan branch line
Xiaobitan branch line
Traditional Chinese	小碧潭支線
Simplified Chinese	小碧潭支线
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiǎobìtán Zhīxiàn
Wade–Giles	Hsiao3-pi4-t'an2 Chih1-hsien4
Tongyong Pinyin	Siǎobìtán Jhihsiàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Sió-pek-thâm Chi-soàⁿ

Xiaobitan branch line
Xiaobitan branch line
	Xiaobitan station concourse
Overview
Native name	小碧潭支線
Locale	New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini	Qizhang; Xiaobitan;
Stations	2
Color on map	Light green
Service
Type	Medium-capacity rail transit
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)	Xindian
Rolling stock	C371 (3-car)
History
Opened	29 September 2004
Technical
Line length	1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated and underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
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The Xiaobitan Branch Line is an elevated branch line of the Songshan–Xindian line on the Taipei Metro. It functions as a light metro, with a single C371 train set of 3 cars being used.^[1] Xiaobitan station itself is built inside the Xindian Depot.^[1]^[2] The branch line is 1.9 km (1.2 mi) long and has two stations.

History

24 September 2004: Xiaobitan Line opens for free trials.
29 September 2004: Xiaobitan Line begins revenue service.
22 July 2006: A three-car train set built especially for the Xiaobitan Branch Line begins operations.
6 October 2007: Due to strong winds from Typhoon Krosa, service was temporarily suspended from 3:30 PM.^[3]

When the line first opened, some people complained about noise problems.^[4] Thus, sound-muffling walls were built along the tracks coming into the station.

The line has a capacity of 4,140 passengers per hour.^[4]

Stations

Code	Station name	Station type		Locale		Sta. distance (km)		Opened date	Transfer
Code	Station name	Structure	Platform	Locale		Previous^[5]	Total	Opened date	Transfer
Xiaobitan branch line
	Qizhang 七張	Underground	Side	Xindian	New Taipei	N/a	0.00	1999-11-11	Songshan–Xindian line
	Xiaobitan 小碧潭	Elevated	Side	Xindian	New Taipei	1.94	1.94	2004–9–29	N/a

References

^ ^a ^b "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
^ "Xiaobitan line to be halted temporarily in off-peak". The China Times. 2008-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
^ "Transportation hit by Typhoon Krosa". Taipei Times. 2007-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
^ ^a ^b "Small protest mars opening of MRT branch". Taipei Times. 2004-09-30. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
^ "臺北捷運系統票價". 台北捷運公司 (TRTC) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2025-09-27 – via 政府資料開放平台 (Data.gov.tw).

[firststage-1] "First Stage of Taipei MRT (Already under Revenue Service)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-07-04. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.

[2] "Xiaobitan line to be halted temporarily in off-peak". The China Times. 2008-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-15.

[3] "Transportation hit by Typhoon Krosa". Taipei Times. 2007-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2010-06-15.

[protest-4] "Small protest mars opening of MRT branch". Taipei Times. 2004-09-30. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-06-15.

[5] "臺北捷運系統票價". 台北捷運公司 (TRTC) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2025-09-27 – via 政府資料開放平台 (Data.gov.tw).

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