Taipei MRT Interactive Emergency Evacuation Exhibition Center

To ensure travelers’ safety and safeguard the Taipei Metro system, in addition to holding safety promotion activities and simulated training drills on a regular basis, Taipei Metro has been implementing Taiwan’s first hands-on Interactive Emergency Evacuation Exhibition Center since 2006. It includes display and hands-on functions on emergency equipment to allow people to familiarize themselves with devices that they are normally not allowed to touch or to use in non-emergency situations. Equipment to be facilitated in the camp includes emergency exits for passengers on trains, platform emergency exits, emergency stop buttons, fire extinguishers, and a simulated Track Intrusion Warning System. Participants can operate safety equipment firsthand, so that they can become familiar with how to use it in the event of an emergency, thereby minimizing injuries.

The Interactive Emergency Evacuation Exhibition Center is located on the first floor of Taipei Metro’s Beitou Resort Training Center. The indoor training area consists primarily of interactive games and equipment for hands-on practice. The outdoor training area offers simulated situations for visitors.

Features
Virtual MRT map & MRT driving
Fire safety drills and emergency evacuation
Disaster prevention skills

Timings

09:00 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 17:00 daily

Closed on Sunday and Monday

Admission Fee

NT$50 person
On Saturday, individual tickets are available directly from the Information Counter.

Transport information
Alight at the Fuxinggang Station on the Danshui Line. Take the Beitou Metro Depot on the second floor. Cross the pedestrian bridge and follow the signs to The Interactive Emergency Evacuation Exhibition Center.

Address
88, Lane 527, Da Ye road, Beitou Dt, Taipei- 112-68

Phone number
02-218-123-45

Website
www.IEEEC.trtc.com.tw [Note "IEEEC" in CAPS]

Logo of Taipei MRT

A hexagonal form, comprising of two shapes interlocking like yin and yang, symbolizes the six directions, East, West, South, North, up, and down, contained in the philosophy of the I Ching. The two sides cooperate with each other to form a new whole. Two Chinese characters for 人, meaning person, are depicted as two people hurrying past each other, highlighting the Taipei MRT's function as a means of transportation and a meeting point for thousands of people every day. The logo can also be viewed as two birds flying swiftly past each other, symbolizing the Taipei MRT's efforts to bring passengers to their destinations as promptly as possible. The colors blue and white represent peace and clarity.

 To maintain the symmetry and simplicity of the design, there are no letters or words included in the logo. Wherever anyone sees this sign, they know it represents the convenience, comfort, speed, and international quality of the Taipei MRT.

 

Taipei MRT Upcoming Plan

Neihu Line
The Neihu line, starting from the tail track of the Muzha line just north of Zhongshan Junior High School Station (BR2), is an extension of the Muzha line. It will run on an elevated track along Fuxing North Road and turn right at Minzu East Road heading for Taipei Songshan Airport. It will then go underground on the southern side of the airport where an underground station (Songshan Airport Station) is to be located beneath the existing parking lot in front of the airport terminal building. The route will continue running north beneath the airport itself and the Keelung River, and reach Beian Road in Dazhi where Dazhi Station (B1) is to be built. It will then re-emerge as an elevated line running along Beian Road to a local transportation center, where the elevated Jiannan Rd. Station (B2) is planned. Then, the route will follow Neihu Road, Wende Road, Chenggong Road, and Kangning Road, and end on the southern edge of the Nangang Business Park at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station. From there, passengers will be able to transfer to the Nangang eastern extension to Nangang and travel directly all the way to Banqiao and Tucheng. The total length of the Neihu line will be approximately 14.8 km with 12 stations and one maintenance depot. The Neihu line is scheduled to begin commercial service in June 2009.

Nangang Eastern Extension (Nangang Station to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station)
This extension section will run underground from Nangang Station, then go north, pass through tunnels belonging to Taiwan High Speed Rail and Taiwan Railways, turn east, and end at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Station, located beneath Nanxi Park east of Academia Road, where transfer to the Neihu line will be provided. The extension's total length will be approximately 1 km with one underground station, which is expected to be open for commercial service at the end of 2010.

Tucheng Extension to Dingpu
The Tucheng line extension will run underground from the terminus at Yongning Station along Zhongyang Road Sec. 3 and 4, and end at the high-tech industrial district in Dingpu. The total length of the extension will be 2.0 km with one underground station, and commercial service is scheduled to begin in 2013.

Xinzhuang Line
The Xinzhuang line will be 19.7 km in length with 16 underground stations and one maintenance depot, of which 7.3 km is to be located in Taipei City and the remaining 12.4 km in Taipei County. It will start at Guting Station on the Zhonghe line and run beneath Hangzhou South Road, Xinyi Road, Xinsheng South Road, Songjiang Road, Minquan East and West Road, then pass beneath the Danshui River north of Taipei Bridge to Sanchong City. It will continue along Chongxin Road and Jieyun Road then cross the Erchong Flood Channel and run back to Chongxin Road in Sanchong, then continue to Xinzhuang City along Zhongzheng Road and end at Huilong Station near the Losheng Sanatorium. The entire line, apart from the maintenance depot, will run underground.

The section between Taipei Bridge Station and Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station is scheduled to commence commercial service by December 2010. The section between Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station to Guting Station via Dongmen Station is scheduled to begin commercial service in June 2011, while the opening of the remaining section will be reassessed after land acquisition for the Xinzhuang depot is scheduled.

Luzhou Line
The Luzhou line, 6.4 km long with five underground stations and one maintenance depot, will be built in Taipei County. The Luzhou line will start from a turnout on the Xinzhuang line located at the intersection of Sanhe Road and Huanhe North Road just northwest of Taipei Bridge. It will then follow Sanhe Road in Sanchong City and go along Zhongshan 1st Road and Sanmin Road in Luzhou. Then it will make a U-turn along the Shuinan Drainage Channel in front of Huanhe Road. After crossing the Shuinan Drainage Channel near the Luzhou Pumping Station, the line will end at the Luzhou depot. The entire line will be built underground, and is expected to come into operation by December 2010.

Xinyi Line
The Xinyi line, an extenstion of the initial network's Danshui line, will run underground from the Xindian line's Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Station along Xinyi Road to the Xinyi Planning District, spanning 6.4 km with seven underground stations (Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Station included). Trains will also run from Elephant Mountain Station to Danshui via NTU Hospital Station and Taipei Main Station. Transfers can also be made to the Xindian line at Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Station, to the Xinzhuang line at Dongmen Station, and to the Muzha line at Daan Station. The entire line will be built underground and is scheduled to begin commercial service by the end of 2012.

Songshan Line
The Songshan line will run north from the Nangang line's Ximen Station along Zhonghua Road to Tacheng Street, northeast to Tianshui Street and then turn east along Nanjing West and East Road to Bade Road near Taiwan Railways’ Songshan Station in the east. The 8.5-km-long Songshan line encompasses eight underground stations (Ximen Station included). Trains will provide service between the Xindian line and the Songshan line via the Xiaonanmen line. Transfer to the Nangang and Banqiao lines, Danshui line, Xinzhuang line as well as Muzha line can be made at Ximen Station, Zhongshan Station, Songjiang Nanjing Station and Nanjing E. Rd. Station. The entire line will be built underground and is scheduled to begin serving passengers by 2013.

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT System Construction Project (Taipei City Section from Sanchong to Taipei City)
The line will start from Terminal 2 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, pass Terminal 1 in the east, run alongside Dayuan Township and Luzhu Township in Taoyuan County, Linkou Township in Taipei County, Guishan Township in Taoyuan County, Xinzhuang City, Taishan Township, Sanchong City in Taipei County and then enter Taipei Main Station District in Taipei City.

It will also run south from Terminal 2 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Taiwan High Speed Rail Taoyuan Station and end at the intersection of Zhongfeng Road and Huanbei Road in Zhongli City. The total length of this line will be 51.03 km featuring 22 stations.

The line is divided into two sections. The first section from Sanchong to Zhongli passes through Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and High Speed Rail Taoyuan Station and is being implemented by the Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. As to the second section from Sanchong to Taipei City, civil engineering was commissioned to Taipei City's Department of Rapid Transit Systems by the MOTC. Detailed design of the civil engineering has been under way since September 22, 2005.

Circular Line Phase I
The Circular line will pass through 10 administrative districts of Taipei City and Taipei County: Wenshan, Xindian, Zhonghe, Banqiao, Xinzhuang, Wugu, Luzhou, Sanchong, Shilin and Zhongshan. The line will be 34.8 km in length with 31 stations and the construction has been approved by the Executive Yuan to be implemented in two phases. The approved routes of the Circular line Phase I will pass through Xindian, Zhonghe, Banqiao, and Xinzhuang, and connect with five MRT lines: the Xindian, Zhonghe, Banqiao, and Xinzhuang lines, and the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT System. Circular line Phase I will be about 15.4 km with 14 stations, implementation of which is about to commence. Implementation of the North and South sections of the Circular line (regarded as separate projects) will be proposed to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications for consideration.

Mini History of Taipei MRT

Muzha Line
The first section of the Taipei MRT to go into commercial service was the Muzha line, which began operation on March 28, 1996. Trains run on elevated tracks from Taipei Zoo Station in the Muzha District, through Wanfang Community and then through tunnels in the Fuzhou Hill area to Heping East Road, and along Fuxing South & North Road to Zhongshan Junior High School Station. Along the 10.9-km route, there are 12 stations and one maintenance depot. Transfer to the Nangang line and Banqiao line can be made at Zhongxiao Fuxing Station. An extension from the Muzha line, the Neihu line, is being built to serve Neihu residents as well as passengers traveling to and from Taipei Songshan Airport.

Danshui Line
The Danshui line began commercial service on December 25, 1997. On the southbound journey, trains set out from Danshui following the right-of-way of the old Danshui-Taipei railroad on an at-grade or elevated level through Beitou and Shilin districts and after Yuanshan Station the line runs underground through Taipei Main Station to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Station. The 23.8-km route has 22 stations and the Beitou maintenance depot. Most of the stations along the Danshui line are built in a traditional Chinese architectural style. Passengers from Danshui require only 37 minutes to reach Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Station, where transfers to both the Nangang line and the Banqiao line can be made.

Zhonghe Line
The Zhonghe line, which began operation on December 24, 1998, takes an underground route from Nanshijiao along Jingan Road, Zhonghe Road and Yonghe Road before passing beneath the Xindian River to Taipei City, and joins the Xindian line at Guting Station. The 5.4-km route has four stations and one depot.

Xindian Line and Xiaonanmen Line
The Xindian line, which began operation on November 11, 1999, joins the Danshui line at Chiang Kai-Shek Memoriall Station and runs south along Gongyuan Road, Roosevelt Road, and Beixin Road to Xindian. Its 11.2-km route includes 10 underground stations and one depot. The Executive Yuan then approved the construction plan of a new station, Xiaobitan Station, inside the depot and the station was opened to the public on September 29, 2004.

The Taipei MRT network also includes one maintenance line, known as the Xiaonanmen line, which runs from Ximen Station to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Station. This line enables trains serving the Nangang and Banqiao lines to transfer to the Beitou maintenance depot. The line is 1.6 km long and has one station. It began providing shuttle services between Ximen Station and Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Station on August 31, 2000.

Nangang Line
The Nangang line runs underground from Kunyang Station on the east side of Taipei, passing Taipei City Hall Station and Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station, and going along Zhongxiao Road and Zhonghua Road to Ximen Station. Its 11.1-km route has 11 stations and one depot. Part of the Nangang line, from Taipei City Hall Station to Ximen Station connecting to the Banqiao line, began operation on December 24, 1999, while the section between Taipei City Hall Station and Kunyang Station began operation a year later on December 30, 2000.

Banqiao line & Tucheng Line
The Banqiao line follows an underground route along Zhonghua Road to Heping West Road, goes beneath the Xindian River, and continues along Wenhua Road to Fuzhong Station. The section of the Banqiao line currently in operation opened in three stages: the section from Ximen Station to Longshan Temple Station began operation on December 24, 1999; the section from Longshan Temple Station to Xinpu Station on August 31, 2000; and the section from Xinpu Station to Fuzhong Station on May 31, 2006.

The Tucheng line takes an underground route along Nanya South Road and Zhongyan Road and ends at Yongning Station. The section of the Tucheng line currently in operation began commercial service on May 31, 2006.

Nangang Eastern Extension (Kunyang Station to Nangang Station)
This extension section will run underground from the current terminus of the Nangang line at Kunyang Station to Nangang Station. The extension's total length is approximately 1.5 km with one underground station, and opened for commercial service on Dec 25, 2008.

Chinese astrology in Taipei MRT

Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) unveiled a new series of commemorative one-day passes.

The “Zodiac Series of Commemorative Tickets” consist of 12 distinct cards – one for each zodiac sign. Customers can choose between single-card versions or a complete edition with all 12 cards.

For those who prefer to collect the commemorative tickets separately, the first of the individual cards – “Capricorn” – will also be available on the same day at the following locations: MRT Ximen Station, MRT Taipei City Hall Station, MRT Jiantan Station (Exit 1) and MRT Gongguan Station.

The single-card version, each priced at NT$150 and limited to 1,000 sets, comes with a commemorative ticket and a card sleeve.

The one-day pass works for any number of rides on the MRT on the same day. The card cannot be refunded or used to add value

MRT in Taichung

Following Taipei and Kaohsiung MRT projects, "Taichung Metropolitan MRT Wuri-Wenxin-Beitun Line Construction Project", was beginned from Nov. 15, 2008. Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS) will take care of this project.

Traveling on a viaduct, the planned route will start in the east from Songzhu Road near Bridge No. 2, Beitun District, Taichung City, go west along Songzhu Road, cross a Taiwan Railways' line, turn left on to Beitun Road, go along Beitun Road, then at the intersection of Wenxin Road Sec. 4 turn right to Wenxin Road, and go along Wenxin South Road before turning on to Jianguo Road behind Chung Shan Medical University. After passing over the Huanzhong Road viaduct and running past Zhongzhang Expressway, the route will go along the north side of a Taiwan Railways' track and run across Fazi Creek and enter the Taiwan High Speed Rail Taichung Station area.

The entire route will be an elevated construction totaling 16.71 km in length with 18 stations (shown in the planned route diagram) and is scheduled to be completed in October 2015.

Taipei MRT

The Taipei Rapid Transit System (traditional Chinese: 台北大眾捷運系統), also known as the MRT (Metropolitan Rapid Transit). At present, The network includes 76.6km of rail with 67 stations. In addition to the rapid transit system itself, the TRTC operates several public facilities such as the Maokong Gondola, underground shopping malls, parks, and public squares.

The metro system operates from 6 am to midnight daily, with extended services during special events. The trains operate at intervals of 3 to 15 minutes (depending on time of day and network line).

Smoking is forbidden in the entire metro system, eating, drinking, chewing of gum and beetel nuts are forbidden within the yellow line of each station. Through operations are made between the Xindian Line and Danshui Line. In addition, trains from the Zhonghe Line go on to run on the Danshui Line before terminating at Beitou station. Only one train operates on the following shuttle lines: Xinbeitou Branch Line, Xiaonanmen Line, and Xiaobitan Branch Line.

RFID IC Tokens and EasyCard smart cards are used to collect fares for day to day use, with the exception of grouptickets and bicycle access tickets (which use paper tickets). Fares range from NT$20 to NT$65 with most locations accessible for around NT$20-30.

Automated station announcements are recorded in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, and English.

Each passenger is allowed access with one bicycle during weekends at certain allocated stations for NTD80.

MRT to Taoyuan International Airport

As per the statement of "Bureu of High Speed Rail", Taiwan "Fast economical development and urbanization in recent years, the travel demands of the Taoyuan Metropolitan area have rapidly increased, and the existing transportation system was unable to meet the need of the populace. In order to prevent the worsen situation in future, and taking into account of the need to link with the High Speed Rail stations in the west corridor of Taiwan, improving the public transportation system and controlling the growth of private transportation as well, the Government therefore plans to construct a comfortable and convenient MRT system. It will promote the whole prosperity and the balanced development of the Taoyuan Metropolitan area."

"The long-term network includes red, blue and green lines. The total length is approximately 48.6km. There are 36 stations. The red line is from Jhongli City to Gueishan, the blue line is from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Longgang, and the green line is from Zhuangjing Road to Danan. The priority line is the section of blue line from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (B1) through the HSR Taoyuan Station District to Jhongli Railway Station(B10), which is approximately 17km long with 11 stations"