Xiaobitan branch line

The Taipei Metro Xiaobitan Branch Line is a high-capacity, elevated branch line of the Songshan–Xindian line. Although it is a high-capacity line, only 1 train set (3 cars) is currently 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.

Xiaobitan branch line
Xiaobitan station concourse
Overview
Locale	New Taipei, Taiwan
Termini	Qizhang Xiaobitan
Stations	2
Color on map	Light green
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)	Xindian
Rolling stock	C371 (3-car)
History
Opened	29 September 2004 (2004-09-29)
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 Legend ( ) Qizhang Xiaobitan Xindian Depot ( ) This diagram: view talk edit

Xiaobitan branch line
Traditional Chinese	小碧潭支線
Simplified Chinese	小碧潭支线
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

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 Hurricane 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		Transfer	District
	English	Chinese
G03	Qizhang	七張		Xindian, New Taipei
G03A	Xiaobitan (Xindian Senior High School)	小碧潭 (新店高中)

References

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.
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.