Taoyuan Metro

Taoyuan Metro
Overview
Native name
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese桃園捷運
Simplified Chinese桃园捷运
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáoyuán Jiéyùn
Bopomofoㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ
Hakka
RomanizationThò-yèn Chhia̍p-yun
Southern Min
Hokkien POJThô-hn̂g Chia̍t-ūn
OwnerTaoyuan City Government
Department of Rapid Transit Systems
LocaleTaoyuan and New Taipei, Taiwan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations22
Annual ridership23.214 million (2018)
WebsiteTaoyuan Metro Corp.
Operation
Began operation2 March 2017
Operator(s)Taoyuan Metro Corporation
Technical
System length51.33 km (31.89 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Planned network

The Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a rapid transit system serving Taoyuan City, as well as parts of New Taipei City and Taipei City, in Taiwan. The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, of which 2 are now under construction. The Taoyuan Airport MRT (Taipei Main Station - Huanbei) is the only line currently in operation. The system opened with the opening of the first line in the system, Taoyuan Airport MRT, for trial passenger service on 2 February 2017 and revenue passenger service on 2 March 2017.