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83-653: The Taipei Smart Card Corporation was established in 2000 with a total capitalization of NT$ 700 million. Shareholders include the Taipei City Government , the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, banks, bus companies, and other companies. Promotional trials of the card began in 2001, and the card was officially released in 2002. In 2008, the company changed its name to the EasyCard Corporation to increase branding and visibility. By April 2016,

166-420: A cross-platform interchange : Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Guting, Dongmen and Ximen. Both lines' tracks in one direction use the lower floor, while both lines' tracks in the other direction use the upper floor. Dongmen station is unique in that the directions of travel on each floor are reversed, so that there's a cross-platform interchange when travelling between the city center and the suburbs. Each station

249-508: A rapid transit system on the island was first put forth at a press conference on 28 June 1968, where the Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced its plans to begin researching the possibility of constructing such a network in the Taipei metropolitan area ; however, the plan was shelved due to financial concerns and the belief that such a system was not urgently needed at the time. With

332-444: A third rail at 750 volts direct current. Each train is equipped with automatic train operation (ATO) for a partial or complete automatic train piloting and driverless functions. The medium-capacity trains of Wenhu line are 1,880 mm ( 6 ft 2 in ) broad gauge rubber-tired trains with no onboard train operators but are operated remotely by the medium-capacity system operation control center. It initially used

415-503: A 150 m (490 ft) long platform to accommodate all six-train cars on a typical metro train (with the exception of Xiaobitan ). The width of the platform and concourse depends on the volume of transit; the largest stations include Taipei Main Station , Taipei City Hall , and Ximen . Some other transfer stations, including Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , Guting , and Songjiang Nanjing , also have wide platforms. Several stations have

498-657: A credit or ATM account to automatically add value. This allows for consumers to pay for products, services, or government fees with the card. The option remains popular with users in spite of handling fees and a limit of how much money can be added per day (NT$ 500). Auto-recharge applied to debit card to make up to 3 times of each NT$ 500 at all Designated retailers and value-adding machine at Metro stations Several attempts have been made to embed EasyCard radio chips into mobile devices, enabling "transactions by phone." Users are not billed by their telecommunications accounts; rather, they can read transaction records and check balance using

581-564: A designated wheelchair area. Beginning in September 2003, the English station names for Taipei Metro stations were converted to use Hanyu pinyin before the end of December, with brackets for Tongyong Pinyin names for signs shown at the station entrances and exits. However, after the conversion, many stations were reported to have multiple conflicting English station names caused by inconsistent conversions, even for stations built after enactment of

664-465: A driverless, medium-capacity line with twelve stations running from Zhongshan Junior High School to Taipei Zoo . The first high-capacity line, the Tamsui–Xinyi line , began service on 28 March 1997, running from Tamsui to Zhongshan , then extended to Taipei Main Station at the end of the year. On 23 December 1998, the system passed the milestone of 100 million passengers. On 24 December 1999,

747-405: A fixed-block automatic train control (ATC) system. Each train consists of two 2-car electric multiple unit (EMU) sets, with a total of 4 cars. The Wenhu line is the only line on the system to have no open-gangway carriages, meaning that passengers cannot move between carriages when the train is moving. The Wenhu line was initially operated with VAL 256 trains cars, where two VAL 256 cars in

830-691: A normal meter. In addition to being usable on the Taipei Metro and buses, the EasyCard is also accepted at public garages adjacent to Metro stations and in other areas of Taipei. As of 2008, the EasyCard can be used to pay for boat rides in areas such as Tamsui . As of 1 April 2024, EasyCards can now be used to pay for purchases at a variety of stores across Taiwan including 7-Eleven , FamilyMart , Cosmed, OK Mart , Hi-Life, Starbucks , Muji , Daiso and Pacific SOGO . The EasyCard can now be used at over 10,000 retail outlets throughout Taiwan. In 2011, card usage

913-600: A section of the Bannan line was opened between Longshan Temple and Taipei City Hall . This section became the first east–west line running through the city, connecting the two previously completed north–south lines. On 31 May 2006, the second stage of the Banqiao–Nangang section and the Tucheng section began operation. The service was then named Bannan after the districts that it connects ( Ban qiao and Nan gang). On 4 July 2007,

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996-531: A small archeological museum. The promotion for artwork continues today – the Department of Rapid Transit held a bid on providing public large scale artwork for the interiors of Sanchong . The bid is placed at over NT$ 9 million. In addition to the rapid transit system itself, Taipei Metro operates several public facilities such as underground shopping malls , parks, and public squares in and around stations, including: As of 2022 there are 229 shops within

1079-411: A supported mobile phone. As the value of an EasyCard can be used for transactions of scarce services and products, security measures are important. EasyCard uses multiple encryption techniques to prevent illegal modification of values and hacking. At the 27th annual German Chaos Communication Congress hacker conference ("27C3") in 2010, German free software programmer Harald Welte showed that it

1162-502: A total capacity of 368 passengers, 60 of which seated. Their design maximum speed is 90 km/h (56 mph), which is limited to 80 km/h (50 mph) in service. The first digit of a DM car is 1, while that of a T car is 2 and that of an M car is 3. This digit then follows the three digits of the set number. For example, C301 set 001/002 consists of carriages 1001-2001-3001+3002-2002-1002. A single set cannot be in revenue service except C371 single sets 397–399, where their M car

1245-480: A treaty with the Taipei Transit Council (TTC), composed of three American consultant firms, to do overall research on a rapid transit system in metropolitan Taipei. Apart from adjustments made to the initial proposal, such as the move to standard gauge track and wider and longer rolling stock for the high-capacity lines, Wenhu line of the medium-capacity metro system was also included into the network. In 1986,

1328-867: A trip in Taiwan. However, hacking the EasyCard remains illegal, and in September 2011 a 24-year-old engineer was arrested on suspicion of fraudulently using a hacked EasyCard. EasyCard has since addressed several of the weaknesses in later card hardware revisions but remains vulnerable to several known attacks on the cryptography of MIFARE Classic that cannot be addressed without breaking backwards compatibility to existing infrastructure. The EasyCard has been very popular since its launch in 2002. By 2010, over 23 million cards had been issued.(The source did not say what cards have returned as subpriced) By 2014, more than 50 million cards have been issued. Critics have called for stronger measures to promote name registration of EasyCards in order to protect consumer rights. Over NT$ 600 million

1411-585: Is a trailer car and M is the motor car without cab . Each motor car has four 3-phase AC traction motors . The configuration of a 6-car train is DM–T–M+M–T–DM, not interchanged with other car types. Like many contemporary metro rolling stock designs such as the MOVIA by Bombardier , each train features open gangways , allowing passengers to move freely between cars. All carriages of the heavy-capacity trains are 3.2 metres (10 ft 6 in) wide by 3.6 metres (11 ft 9 + 3 ⁄ 4  in) high, and have

1494-507: Is a 10% discount if the travelling distance is less than 70km. The EasyCard can be used on most city bus systems and several inter-city bus in Taiwan. The card might not be accepted on several routes. In Taipei, passengers using Adult cards (including co-branded credit cards and debit cards), Student cards, or Concessionaire (Welfare) cards to transfer between Metro and bus within one hour, receive an NT$ 8, NT$ 6 and NT$ 4 discount respectively. The EasyCard machine prevents repeated transactions on

1577-616: Is a loanword borrowed from English. In English usage, the New Taiwan dollar is often abbreviated as NT, NT$ , or NT dollar, while the abbreviation TWD is typically used in the context of foreign exchange rates. Subdivisions of a New Taiwan dollar are rarely used since practically all products on the consumer market are sold in whole dollars. Nevertheless, electronic transactions and bank statements can be expressed to 1 fen ($ 0.01). The various currencies called yuan or dollar issued in China, as well as

1660-520: Is accessible from Taipei Zoo . Taipei Songshan Airport is served by the Songshan Airport station. A metro system to connect Taipei to Taoyuan International Airport has also been available since March 2017. Connections with New Taipei Metro is also avalaible, specially with Circular line and Danhai LRT . All rolling stocks on the Taipei Metro are electric multiple units , powered by

1743-460: Is both driver and conductor , is responsible for opening and closing the doors and making (not all) announcements. Most announcements are pre-recorded in Mandarin, English, Hokkien and Hakka, with Japanese and Korean at busy stations. The ATC provides the functions of ATP, ATO and ATS and controls all train movements, including braking, acceleration and speed control, but can be manually overridden by

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1826-419: Is composed of four different colored logos radiating outward, each representing something different: technology and unhindered travel, sustainable development, commitment, and efficiency. In 2003, the EasyCard logo won the 20th American Corporate Identity Award of Excellence. Users of the card on the Taipei Metro are required to pass the card over the EasyCard sensor area on fare gates both entering and exiting

1909-512: Is equipped with LED displays and LCD TVs both in the concourse and on the platforms which display the time of arrival of the next train. At all stations, red lights on or above automatic platform gates at stations flash prior to a train arrival to alert passengers and an arrival melody would play (except on the Wenhu line and certain elevated and at-grade stations). Similarly, before platform screen doors were retrofitted, stations would have lights on

1992-552: Is exactly a DM car despite its first digit being 3. These single sets run exclusively on the Xinbeitou and Xiaobitan branch lines . Before the C371 single sets were in revenue service on 22 July 2006, the M cars of C301 sets 013/014 were converted to temporary cab cars to run the Xinbeitou branch. In 2010, the new C381 was built for Taipei Metro to cope with increasing passenger ridership and

2075-500: Is expected to be expanded to gas stations and fast food chains. In addition to payment, the EasyCard has also been used as a multifunctional card. At the 2010 World Model UN Conference held in Taipei, the card served as a ticket, meal coupon, and identification card (in addition to its regular uses). Limited edition cards have also been sold to raise money for charity. In addition to paying for public transit, parking, and select retailers,

2158-505: Is given for 11–20 rides; 20% discount is provided for 31–40 rides; the highest discount is 30% off for more than 50 rides. The discount is considered a rebate and is deposited to the user's card on the first of each month from the previous month. Those with welfare cards issued by local governments could receive 60% off per ride. Children aged 6 or over pay adult fares. Other ticket types include passes, joint tickets with other services and tickets for groups and discounts for YouBike rentals at

2241-450: Is lost yearly in lost cards. As of 2009, fewer than 0.02% of cards had been registered. New Taiwan dollar The New Taiwan dollar ( code : TWD ; symbol : NT$ , also abbreviated as NT ) is the official currency of the Republic of China . Usually, the $ sign precedes the amount, but NT$ is used to distinguish from other currencies named dollar . The New Taiwan dollar has been

2324-586: Is only added in formal contexts where it is necessary to avoid any ambiguity, even though ambiguity is virtually non-existent today. These contexts include banking, contracts, or foreign exchange. The currency unit name can be written as 圓 or 元 , which are interchangeable. They are both pronounced yuán in Mandarin but have different pronunciations in Taiwanese Hokkien (îⁿ, goân) and Hakka (yèn, ngièn). The name 仙 in Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka for cent

2407-457: Is possible to artificially change the amount of money stored on a first-generation EasyCard —based on the MIFARE Classic chip— using nothing more than a USB RFID reader and a laptop computer running open source software . Welte denounced the system for its poor choice of cipher and lack of user authentication. He was able to map out and manipulate the card's internal format in 2 days on

2490-605: Is the same as iPASS . The Circular light rail enabled EasyCard usage from February 2018. The EasyCard can be add-valued only at the information center of each station of Kaohsiung Metro . The add-value machines are scheduled to enable EasyCard add-value function in May 2018. The EasyCard is available for all stations of the TRA . Passengers holding the card can take all trains of the TRA , except Taroko Express, Puyuma Express, group trains, tourism trains, and specified operating trains. There

2573-557: The EasyCard and the iPASS ), as well as NFC -based mobile payments (only Google Wallet and Samsung Wallet ) are used to collect fares for day-to-day use. A 20% off discount was given to all IC card users, but it was cancelled at the start of February 2020. The discount program was instead switched to an intensity-based scheme. The more times passengers take the MRT, the higher the level of discount they could receive. For example, 10% discount

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2656-817: The Japanese yen , were all derived from the Spanish American silver dollar , which China imported in large quantities from Spanish America through Spanish Philippines in the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade from the 16th to 20th centuries. After the use of the Spanish dollar and silver Chinese yuan in Taiwan , it issued the Taiwanese yen in 1895, followed by the Old Taiwan dollar in 1946. The Bank of Taiwan first issued

2739-534: The Maokong Gondola , a new aerial lift/cable-car system, was opened to the public. The system connects the Taipei Zoo , Zhinan Temple , and Maokong . Service was suspended on 1 October 2008 due to erosion from mudslides under a support pillar following Typhoon Jangmi . The gondola officially resumed service as of 31 March 2010, after relocation of the pillar and passing safety inspections. On 4 July 2009, with

2822-656: The Taichung MRT . The EasyCard are available for each station of the Taoyuan Airport MRT . Using the card to shuttle between the three stations from A12 station ( Airport Terminal 1 ) to A14a station ( Airport Hotel ) is free. Users of the card can use the card on the Red and Orange Lines of the Kaohsiung Metro . Fares deducted from the card depend on the distance traveled and a 15% discount over single journey tokens, which

2905-490: The Tucheng , Xinzhuang, Luzhou , Xinyi and Songshan lines. Key components of the system include impedance bond, 4-foot loops, marker coils, alignment antennae and two-aspect light signals for the wayside as well as automatic train supervision which utilises centralized traffic control . In the initial network, important stations such as transfer stations, terminal stations, and stations with heavy passenger flow were chosen for

2988-436: The Wenhu line in 2007, allowing passengers to access the internet and watch live broadcasts. Several stations are also equipped with mobile charging stations. Most underground stations have island platform configurations while a few have side platform configurations. Most elevated and at-grade stations have side platform configurations, while a few have island platform configurations. All high-capacity metro stations have

3071-419: The "dark age of Taipei traffic". The TRTS was the center of political controversy during its construction and shortly after the opening of its first line in 1996 due to incidents such as computer malfunction during a thunderstorm, alleged structural problems in some elevated segments, budget overruns , and fare prices. The system opened on 28 March 1996, with the 10.5 km (6.5 mi) elevated Wenhu line ,

3154-638: The Central Bank of the Republic of China issued a new 100-dollar legal tender circulating commemorative in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China. The red paper note measures 145 × 70 mm and features a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen on the front and the Chung-Shan Building on the back. The design is no different from the ordinary NT$ 100 note, except for the Chinese wording on

3237-542: The Control Centre to ensure safety of the line and were positioned on the guideway. Among such coils included the PD loop, safety frequency loop, stopping program loop, vehicle station link and station vehicle link; these loops were cross-arranged to produce electromagnetic induction with the interval between two cross points being 0.3 seconds to both monitor the train and control its speed. However this fixed-block ATC system used on

3320-738: The EasyCard Prepaid Trust Fund managed by Cathay United Bank . All deposits are protected by a full refund guarantee issued by the managing bank. If a card has not been used for over two years, a recharge must be made before the card will be reactivated. The balance on a card can be checked on the scanner unit whenever a transaction is made or using an EasyCard Reader located at all Taipei Metro stations. Note: As of 1 May 2010, at certain convenience store chains (7-Eleven, FamilyMart, Hi-Life, OK Mart), Adult and Student cards may be purchased with NT$ 200 (NT$ 100 balance and NT$ 100 deposit). Joint-branded cards allow for an EasyCard to be linked with

3403-560: The EasyCard can also be used for: EasyCards can be used for purchases of up to NT$ 1,000 at available stores once, up to a maximum of NT$ 3,000 per day. This limit does not apply to payment of government fees, public service charges, medical costs, transport services (including recreational services like the Maokong Gondola or bicycle rental), miscellaneous school expenses, and parking fees. Value can be recharged in multiples of NT$ 100 and each card can hold up to NT$ 10,000 of value. For consumer safety, all money from EasyCard deposits are held in

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3486-633: The Muzha Line was plagued with problems in its early years of operation and was replaced with the new moving-block Cityflo 650 CBTC that was supplied by Bombardier Transportation of Canada for the Neihu Line . On the other hand, the heavy-capacity lines use the traditional fixed block system design, which were initially supplied by General Railway Signal of Rochester, New York , for the Tamsui , Xindian , Zhonghe , and Bannan lines; and later by Alstom for

3569-577: The New Taiwan dollar in circulation are: Coins are minted by the Central Mint , while notes are printed by the Central Engraving and Printing Plant . Both are run by the Central Bank. The 50¢ coin is rare because of its low value, while the NT$ 20 coin is rare because of the government's lack of willingness to promote it . As of 2010, the cost of the raw materials in a 50¢ coin was more than the face value of

3652-662: The New Taiwan dollar on 15 June 1949 to replace the Old Taiwan dollar at a ratio of 40,000 to one. The first goal of the New Taiwan dollar was to end the hyperinflation that had plagued Nationalist China due to the Chinese Civil War . After the communists captured Beijing in January 1949, the Nationalists began to retreat to Taiwan. The government then declared in the Temporary Provisions Effective During

3735-540: The Period of Communist Rebellion that dollars issued by the Bank of Taiwan would become the new currency in circulation. Even though the New Taiwan dollar was the de facto currency of Taiwan, statutes after 1949 still define the silver yuan or silver dollar as the legal currency, worth NT$ 3. Many older statutes have fines and fees given in silver yuan. Its value of NT$ 3 has not been updated despite decades of inflation, making

3818-596: The Republic of China (Taiwan) has issued the New Taiwan Dollar since 2000. Prior to 2000, the Bank of Taiwan issued banknotes as the de facto central bank between 1949 and 1961, and after 1961 continued to issue banknotes as a delegate of the central bank. The central bank began issuing New Taiwan dollar banknotes in July 2000, and the notes issued by the Bank of Taiwan were taken out of circulation. The adjective "new" ( 新 )

3901-502: The Taipei Main Station. Turnstiles of Taipei Metro are being replaced by the end of 2025 to enable contactless bank card and QR code payments. The Taipei Metro provides an obstacle-free environment within the entire system; all stations and trains are handicap accessible . Features include: handicap-capable restrooms, ramps and elevators for wheelchairs and strollers, tactile guide paths, extra-wide faregates, and trains with

3984-518: The citizens, such as the post office, the tax authority, or state-owned banks. There is also a conspiracy theory against the Democratic Progressive Party , the ruling party at the time the NT$ 200 and NT$ 2000 denominations were issued. The conspiracy states that putting Chiang Kai-shek on a rarely used banknote would "practically" remove him from the currency while "nominally" including him on

4067-456: The coin. The current series of banknotes for the New Taiwan dollar began circulation in July 2000. This set was introduced when the New Taiwan dollar succeeded the silver yuan as the official currency within Taiwan. The current set includes banknotes for NT$ 100, NT$ 200, NT$ 500, NT$ 1000, and NT$ 2000. Note that the NT$ 200 and NT$ 2000 banknotes are not commonly used by consumers. This may be due to

4150-494: The company had issued over 60 million cards. EasyCard transactions now account for 91% of Taipei Metro system transactions, 92% of bus transactions, and 71% of parking lot transactions. Daily transactions reached 3.1 million in 2009. The name EasyCard was chosen in a contest where the general public was asked to propose names. In Mandarin Chinese the card is known as 悠遊卡 ( Pinyin : Yōu-yóu Kǎ), which literally means Easy Travel Card . The logo, designed by Y&P Design Group,

4233-400: The currency of the island of Taiwan since 1949, when it replaced the old Taiwan dollar , at a rate of 40,000 old dollars per one new dollar. The base unit of the New Taiwan dollar is called a yuan ( 圓 ), subdivided into ten chiao ( 角 ) or 100 fen ( 分 ), although in practice neither chiao nor fen are used. There are a variety of alternative names for the units in Taiwan. The unit of

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4316-477: The currency would not upset supporters on the other side of the political spectrum that much (the Pan-Blue Coalition ) . The year 2000 version $ 500 and 1999 version $ 1000 notes without holographic strip were officially taken out of circulation on 1 August 2007. They were redeemable at commercial banks until 30 September 2007. As of 1 October 2007, only Bank of Taiwan accepts such notes. On 6 January 2011,

4399-570: The dollar is typically informally written with the simpler equivalent character as 元 , except when writing it for legal transactions such as at the bank, when it has to be written as the homophonous 圓 . Colloquially, the currency unit is called both 元 ( yuán , literally "circle") and 塊 ( kuài , literally "piece") in Mandarin , 箍 ( kho͘ , literally "hoop") in Hokkien , and 銀 ( ngiùn , literally "silver") in Hakka . The Central Bank of

4482-540: The earlier heavy capacity train types have largely retained the same design, the C381 sets are more distinctive with double blue stripes and the re-positioning of the logo from the driver's door to well below the passenger's windows, right on the stripe. Also placed were the more "sleeker" cab and the new advertising screens (as seen in newer Japanese commuter trains such as the E233 series ) to improve energy efficiency, although it retains

4565-760: The edges of platforms which would flash upon a train's arrival. This can still be seen on other metro systems such as the Washington Metro . As of September 2018, all stations have automatic platform gates. Before 2018, all the stations on the Wenhu line and most stations on the Zhonghe–Xinlu line , as well as a few stations on other lines, were equipped with platform screen doors . A Track Intrusion Detection System had also been installed to improve passenger safety at stations without platform doors. The system uses infrared and radio detectors to monitor unusual movement in

4648-721: The existing 102 VAL 256 cars with the CITYFLO 650 CBTC system. Integration of Bombardier's trains with the existing Wenhu line proved to be difficult in the beginning, with multiple system malfunctions and failures during the first three months of operation. Retrofitting older trains also took longer than expected, as the older trains must undergo several hours of reliability tests during non-service hours. The VAL 256 trains resumed operations in December 2010. The heavy-capacity trains have steel wheels and are operated by an on-board train operator. The trains are computer-controlled. The operator, who

4731-631: The expansion of its network route. Upon entering service on 7 October 2012, three C381 trainsets are servicing the Beitou ;– Taipower Building segment of the Tamsui and Xindian Lines, with the remaining fleet being put into service on 20 October 2012. These trains provided much-needed capacity increase when the Xinyi and Songshan extensions opened in late 2013. After November 2014, the C381 trains are serving both Tamsui–Xinyi line and Songshan–Xindian line . Whereas

4814-543: The first rapid transit system plan for Taipei. In 1981, the IOT invited British Mass Transit Consultants (BMTC) and China Engineering Consultants, Inc.  [ zh ] to form a team and provide in-depth research on the preliminary report. In 1982, the Taipei City Government commissioned National Chiao Tung University to do a research and feasibility study on medium-capacity rapid transit systems. In January 1984,

4897-586: The increase of traffic congestion accompanying economic growth in the 1970s, the need for a rapid transit system became more pressing. In February 1977, the Institute of Transportation (IOT) of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) released a preliminary rapid transport system report, with the designs of five lines: U1, U2, U3, S1, and S2, to form a rough sketch of the planned corridors, some of which would be converted from single-tracked Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) branch lines, resulting in

4980-670: The initial network design of the Taipei Metro by the CEPD was passed by the Executive Yuan , although the network corridors were not yet set. A budget of NT$ 441.7 billion was allocated for the project. On 27 June 1986, the Preparatory Office of Rapid Transit Systems was created, which on 23 February 1987 was formally established as the Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS) for the task of handling, planning, design, and construction of

5063-855: The installation of public art. The principles behind the locations of public art were visual focus and non-interference with passenger circulation and construction schedules. The artworks included murals, children's mosaic collages, sculptures, hung forms, spatial art, interactive art, and window displays. The selection methods included open competitions, invitational competitions, direct assignments, and cooperation with children. Stations with public art displays include: Shuanglian , NTU Hospital , Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , Guting , Gongguan , Xindian , Xiaobitan , Dingxi , Nanshijiao , Taipei City Hall , Kunyang , Songshan Airport, Nangang , Haishan , and Tucheng . Stations with art galleries include Zhongshan , Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , Zhongxiao Fuxing , and Taipei Main Station . Beimen station contains

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5146-552: The island, all active MRT trains were suspended for safety checks to be conducted. All Taipei Metro routes have resumed operations on the same day. 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 (the last trains finish their runs by 01:00), with extended services during special events (such as New Year festivities). Trains operate at intervals of 1:30 to 15 minutes depending on

5229-490: The line and time of day. Smoking is forbidden in the entire metro system, while eating, drinking, and chewing gum and betel nuts are forbidden within the paid area. Stations become extremely crowded during rush hours, especially at transfer stations such as Taipei Main Station , Zhongxiao Fuxing , and Minquan West Road . Automated station announcements are recorded in Mandarin , English , Taiwanese , and Hakka , with Japanese at busy stations. Japanese coverage across

5312-412: The network was expanded on 24 August 2023. Select stations also received Korean announcements to accommodate for the high influx of South Korean tourists to the capital . Subsequently, announcement order was changed to Mandarin, English, Japanese, Korean, then Taiwanese and Hakka. km Fares range between NT$ 20–65 per trip as of 2018. RFID single journey tokens and rechargeable IC cards (such as

5395-549: The new naming policy. The information brochures (臺北市大眾捷運系統捷運站轉乘公車資訊手冊) printed in September 2004 still used Wade–Giles romanizations. To accommodate increasing passenger numbers, all metro stations have replaced turnstiles with speed gates since 2007, and single-journey magnetic cards have been replaced by RFID tokens. TRTS provides free mobile phone connections in all stations, trains, and tunnels and also provides WiFi WLAN connections at several station hotspots. The world's first WiMAX -service metro trains were introduced on

5478-410: The number names were replaced by colour names. Today, on-board announcements in Chinese use full official names, whereas in English, colour names are used instead. In June 2023, due to an increasing number of South Korean tourists, the metro announced the addition of Korean announcements at stations where there are high amounts of tourists. On 3 April 2024, following a magnitude 7 earthquake hitting

5561-571: The number of rides taken during the month. The rebate amount is deposited onto the IC card the next time the traveler uses the card on the Taipei MRT after the end of the respective month, but the rebate must be collected within six months. Prior to the current rebate scheme, IC card users were instead given an automatic 20% discount off every published fare. The EasyCard can also be used for the Maokong Gondola without any discounts. The EasyCard can be used on

5644-725: The opening of the Neihu segment of Wenhu line , the last of the six core segments was completed. Due to debate on whether to construct a medium-capacity or high-capacity line, construction of the line did not begin until 2002. Zhonghe–Xinlu line was extended from Guting to Luzhou and Huilong in 2012. The Xinyi section of Tamsui–Xinyi line and Songshan section of Songshan–Xindian line were opened on 24 November 2013 and 15 November 2014 respectively. Prior to 2014, only physical lines had official names; services did not. In 2008, all full-run and short-turn services were referred to by termini while Bannan and Wenhu services were referred to by

5727-509: The operator in case of an emergency. Newer trains also use a Train Supervision Information System (TSIS) supplied by Mitsubishi Electric that allows the operator to monitor the conditions of the train and identify any faults. Each train consists of two 3-car Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) sets, with a total of 6 cars. Each 3-car EMU set is permanently coupled as DM–T–M, where DM is the motor car with full-width cab , T

5810-506: The physical lines on which they operated. Following the completion of the core sections of the system in 2014, the naming scheme for services was set and 'lines' started to referred to services. Between 2014 and 2016, lines were given alternative number names based on the order of the dates the lines first opened. Brown, Red, Green, Orange and Blue lines were named lines 1 to 5 respectively. The planned Circular, Wanda–Shulin and Minsheng–Xizhi lines were to be lines 6 to 8 respectively. In 2016,

5893-426: The reverse of the note, which reads "Celebrating 100 years since the founding of the Republic of China ( 慶祝中華民國建國一百年 )". Taipei Rapid Transit System Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit ( MRT ) and branded as Metro Taipei ) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan . It

5976-495: The same card until the bus travels into the next paying section. In Taichung, users can enjoy a 10-kilometer free ride. A trial allowing the payment of taxi fares with the card was carried out in 2005 but this payment option was not then implemented on a wider level for taxi journeys. The EasyCard is accepted in government-run parking lots and some privately run parking lots. Parking meters accept Easy Cards exclusively, charged in quarter-hour increments, and expire in due time like

6059-509: The same set would share the same road number. As a result of this numbering scheme, the 102 cars of the VAL fleet have car numbers from 1 to 51. In June 2003, Bombardier was awarded a contract to supply the Wenhu line with 202 INNOVIA APM 256 train cars, to install the CITYFLO 650 moving-block communications-based train control (CBTC) system to replace the fixed-block ATC system and also to retrofit

6142-510: The silver yuan a purely notional currency a long time ago, inconvertible to actual silver. When the Temporary Provisions were made ineffective in 1991, the ROC lacked a legal national currency until the year 2000, when the Central Bank of China (CBC) replaced the Bank of Taiwan in issuing NT bills. In July 2000, the New Taiwan dollar became Taiwan's legal currency. It is no longer secondary to

6225-497: The silver yuan. At this time, the central bank began issuing New Taiwan dollar banknotes, and the notes issued earlier by the Bank of Taiwan were taken out of circulation. The exchange rate compared to the United States dollar has varied from less than ten to one in the mid-1950s, more than forty to one in the 1960s, and about twenty-five to one in 1992. The exchange rate as of July 2021 is NT$ 27.93 per US$ . The denominations of

6308-551: The stations themselves. Transfers to city bus stations are available at all metro stations. In 2009, transfer volume between the metro and bus systems reached 444,100 transfers per day (counting only EasyCard users). Connections to Taiwan Railway Administration and Taiwan High Speed Rail trains are available at Taipei Main Station , Banqiao and Nangang . Connections to Taipei Bus Station and Taipei City Hall Bus Station are available at Taipei Main Station and Taipei City Hall stations, respectively. The Maokong Gondola

6391-430: The stations; the first pass registers the start of the journey and the second as the end. Fares deducted from the card depend on the distance traveled and whether a public bus was used within a transfer time frame (currently, one hour). Beginning in 2020, travelers using an IC Card such as EasyCard on Taipei MRT trains will receive a rebate of between 10 and 30% on all Taipei MRT fares, with the discount percentage based on

6474-586: The system. Apart from preparing for the construction of the metro system, DORTS also made small changes to the metro corridor. The 6 lines proposed on the initial network were: Tamsui line and Xindian line (Lines U1 and U2), Zhonghe Line (Line U3), Nangang Line and Banqiao Line (Line S1), and Muzha (now Wenhu) line (Wenhu line medium-capacity), totaling 79 stations and 76.8 km (47.7 mi) route length, including 34.4 km (21.4 mi) of elevated rail, 9.5 km (5.9 mi) at ground level, and 44.2 km (27.5 mi) underground. The Neihu Line corridor

6557-478: The tendency of consumers to simply use multiple NT$ 100 or NT$ 500 bills to cover the range of NT$ 200, as well as using multiple NT$ 1000 bills or credit/debit cards instead of the NT$ 2000 bill. Lack of government promotion may also be a contributing factor to the general lack of usage. It is relatively easy for the government to disseminate these denominations through various government bodies that do official business with

6640-587: The track area. When the Muzha Line first opened in 1996, the line was initially equipped with automatic train operation (ATO) and automatic train control (ATC), which in turn comprised automatic train protection (ATP) and automatic train supervision (ATS); in particular the ATP relied on transmission coils and wayside control units whereas the ATO relied on dwell operation control units. The transmission coils are controlled by

6723-631: The university proposed an initial design for a medium-capacity rapid transit system in Taipei City, including plans for Wenhu line and Tamsui–Xinyi line of the medium-capacity metro system. The pre-1985 plans would have retained the 3 ft 6 in gauge of the TRA lines and the rolling stock design would have to be conform to TRA and Japanese narrow-gauge standards. On 1 March 1985, the Executive Yuan Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) signed

6806-513: Was approved later in 1990. On 27 June 1994, the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) was formed to oversee the operation of the Taipei Metro system. The Executive Yuan approved the initial network plan for the system on 27 May 1986. Ground was broken and construction began on 15 December 1988. The growing traffic problems of the time, compounded by road closures due to TRTS construction led to what became popularly known as

6889-657: Was the first rapid transit system to be built on the island. The initial network was approved for construction in 1986 and work began two years later. It began operations on 28 March 1996, and by 2000, 62 stations were in service across three main lines. Over the next nine years, the number of passengers had increased by 70%. Since 2008, the network has expanded to 131 stations and the passenger count has grown by another 96%. The system has been praised by locals for its effectiveness in relieving growing traffic congestion in Taipei and its surrounding satellite towns, with over eight million trips made daily. The idea of constructing

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