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16-452: Sanchong is bounded to the north and northwest by Luzhou , Wugu , the west by Xinzhuang , and is separated from Taipei City by the Tamsui River . Sanchong was called Satengpo ( Chinese : 三重埔 ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Saⁿ-têng-po͘ / Sam-tiông-po͘ ), which literally means "The Third Plain" by the early settlers. The settlers from the modern-day Xinzhuang area moved up north and named

32-471: A million of commuters who live in the district. Until 2012, Zhonghe Line trains ran through services onto the Tamsui Line to Beitou station . On 15 January 2011, Dongmen station was still under construction while the track for the section from Zhongxiao Xinsheng to Guting via Dongmen had already been laid. At the time, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Vice Bureau Chief Chang Pei-yi noted that there

48-551: Is a metro line in Taipei operated by the Taipei Metro , named after the districts it connects: Zhonghe , Xin zhuang and Lu zhou . The line starts at Nanshijiao in Zhonghe, passes through central Taipei, then splits into two branches: one to Huilong via Xinzhuang and one to Luzhou . The southern section between Nanshijiao and Guting opened in 1998. It was then connected to

64-500: Is accessible by National Highway No. 1 , Provincial Highway No. 1 and No.1A, and Provincial Highway No. 64 . The district is connected to Taipei via Chongyang Bridge, Taipei Bridge , Zhongxiao Bridge, and Zhongxing Bridge. It is also connected to Xinzhuang , Luzhou , Wugu , and Banqiao District . Luzhou District, New Taipei Luzhou District ( Chinese : 蘆洲區 ; Hanyu Pinyin : Lúzhōu Qū ; Tongyong Pinyin : Lújhou Cyu ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Lô·-chiu-khu )

80-493: Is an inner city district in northwestern New Taipei City , Taiwan . It is the second smallest district in New Taipei City after Yonghe District . Historically the area was called Lō·-chiu (鷺州) and Hê-siūⁿ-chiu (和尙州). On 6 October 1997, Luzhou was upgraded from a rural township to a county-administered city ( Chinese : 蘆洲市 ; pinyin : Lúzhōu Shì ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Lô·-chiu Chhī ; postal : Loochow) in

96-513: Is expected to cut travel time between Luzhou and Taipei by at least half, with travel time between Luzhou and Taipei Main Station cut down to 17 minutes. The system surpassed an annual ridership of 500 million for the first time on 29 December 2010, widely attributed to the opening of the new line. The line has been effective in relieving congestion, with a 24% increase in average vehicle speed crossing Taipei Bridge (to Taipei) during rush hour since

112-523: Is underground. In June 1992, the construction of the Zhonghe Line began. It was the most difficult to construct among all lines of the Taipei metro. The tunnels running through Zhonghe-Yonghe area had to pass under narrow streets, skyscrapers and crowded blocks, with limited spaces for stations above ground. As a result, the whole neighborhood traffic had its so-called "Dark Ages" when the cut-and-cover method

128-514: The Taipei Metro serves Luzhou with St. Ignatius High School metro station , Sanmin Senior High School metro station , and Luzhou metro station . The Circular line will serve Luzhou in the future. This article about a location in Taiwan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zhonghe%E2%80%93Xinlu line The Zhonghe–Xinlu or Orange line (code O )

144-456: The Tamsui Line . Due to heavy traffic for residents in the districts of Luzhou and Sanchong travelling in and out of central Taipei, a metro line was planned to meet this urgent need. The line would eventually consist of two branches which connects to Guting via central Taipei. The extension fully opened in 2012. The entire line, with the exception of the Luzhou and Xinzhuang maintenance depots,

160-1014: The former Taipei County . On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to New Taipei City, subsequently Luzhou was upgraded into a district. It has an area of 7.4351 km and a population of 199,964 people in 74,056 households as of May 2022. Luzhou has the second highest population density in Taiwan (after Yonghe ) and 13th in the world, with over 26,600 people per km . The district comprises 38 villages: Baohe (保和), Baoxin (保新), Baoyou (保佑), Changan (長安), Chenggong (成功), Deren (得仁), Desheng (得勝), Fuan (福安), Fuxing (復興), Guanghua (光華), Guangming (光明), Hengde (恆德), Jiouqiong (九芎), Loucuo (樓厝), Lujiang (鷺江), Minhe (民和), Nangang (南港), Ren’ai (仁愛), Rende (仁德), Renfu (仁復), Renyi (仁義), Shuihe (水河), Shuinan (水湳), Shude (樹德), Xiqian (溪墘), Xinyi (信義), Yanping (延平), Yongde (永德), Yongan (永安), Yongkang (永康), Yongle (永樂), Yuqing (玉清), Zhengyi (正義), Zhonghua (中華), Zhonglu (中路), Zhongxiao (忠孝), Zhongyi (忠義), Zhongyuan (中原). The Orange Line of

176-629: The line served 82,000 passengers. The line is expected to serve 100,000 passengers daily. Although the branch line was called the Luzhou Branch Line during construction, the name was changed to simply the Luzhou Line before it opened for service. Since its first three weeks after opening, the line (along with the Xinzhuang Line section) had reached a total ridership of over 3 million passengers, with an average of 157,000 passengers per day. It

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192-550: The opening of the line. During the initial one-month trial, bus routes that ran parallel to the metro route experienced a 40% decrease in ridership, although bus ridership is expected to rise again after the end of the free trial. In anticipation of the opening of the new line, property prices along the route have risen by 36% since 2008. Although small businesses along the line (most notably in Zhongshan and Datong , two older districts) have benefited from increased business during

208-429: The plains they settle as "The First Plain" (頭前埔, located in modern-day Xinzhuang District), "The Second Plain" (二重埔, located in modern-day Sanchong) and The Third Plain. The district has been an important suburb of Taipei . On 1 April 1962, Sanchong was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-administered city . On 25 December 2010 with the creation of New Taipei City from former Taipei County , Sanchong City

224-620: Was a possibility of opening the line for service while skipping both Dongmen and Guting stations, thus allowing for through service on the Orange Line. However, this did not occur. The section opened for service on 30 September 2012 along with Dongmen Station. On 18 December 2011, the 8.2 km (5.1 mi) Daqiaotou to Fu Jen University section passed final inspections by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications . It opened for service on 5 January 2012. On its first full day of service,

240-638: Was upgraded into a district . As of October 2015, there were 388,550 people living in the district. The 2010 Population Census reported that Sanchong has a population of 390,904. The population density was 24,172.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The district is served by the Taipei Metro Zhonghe-Xinlu Line at Sanchong Elementary School Station , Sanhe Junior High School Station , Taipei Bridge Station , Cailiao Station , Sanchong Station , and Xianse Temple Station . The Taoyuan Airport MRT also stops at Sanchong station. The district

256-414: Was used for station platforms, concourses and crossovers during the 1990s. Besides the river-crossing section, the work suffered from biogas below the waterfront. After the construction, Zhonghe Line became more costly than all the other lines, NT$ 6.249 billion per kilometer . Since the line opened for service on 24 December 1998, it has been the most important access to downtown Taipei for nearly half

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