The Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line (; also known as Light Green line) is a metro line under construction in Taipei. It is managed by the Taipei City Government Department of Rapid Transit Systems and scheduled to be complete in 2027. Following the Taipei Metro's color coding scheme, the Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin line will be light green, coding the line as LG. When Phase I is completed, the line is expected to carry 270,000 riders per day, and passengers will be able to travel between the terminus at Zhonghe Senior High School and Taipei Main Station in 25 minutes.
Routes
Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line is the medium-capacity route and consists of Phase I and Phase II. Phase I was approved by the Executive Yuan on 12 February 2010.http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=17879339&CtNode=32181&mp=115001 Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-25. It is split into two phases. Phase I consists of nine underground stations and a depot in Jincheng Road. The 9.5 km long line (Phase I) will connect to the at (LG01), one of its termini. Also, this line goes under the Xindian River between LG04 and LG05.http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=56178558&CtNode=32185&mp=115001 Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-25. Jincheng Road (LG08) is where the other terminus is located, and will be named Zhonghe Senior High School Station.http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205658&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05. A branch line consists of only Zhonghe Senior High School and Juguang stations.
Phase II has been approved for construction, as well. Its termini are located at (LG21) and Tingliao (LG09). Stations LG01 to LG10 are underground, while stations LG11 to LG21 are elevated.http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=20698926&CtNode=44252&mp=115001 Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-25. The Taipei City Government is the local authority. The funds will be borne by the Central Government and the New Taipei City Government. The total project funding is about 55.881 billion NTD. The current plan has been submitted to Ministry of Transportation and Communications on 26 January 2017. The ministry deliberated, and the high-speed railway engineering bureau of the ministry is conducting a written review operation in conjunction with relevant units. The second phase of the route is located within New Taipei City. At present, changes to urban planning and bidding for basic designs have begun. After the Taipei and New Taipei City conferences are held to reach a consensus, the plan will be submitted to the central government for further review. On 2 May 2018, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications merged the project into the second phase of the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program.
Rolling stock
Wanda Line uses 19 sets of Alstom Metropolis manufactured in Taubaté. The trains are fully automated, with 108 seats, and can carry up to 700 passengers. The first batch were delivered in 2024.
Stations Code Station name Station type City, district Sta. distance (km) Opened date Transfer Structure Platform Previous Total Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line(main route) LG01 Underground Island TaipeiZhongzheng 0.000 June 2027 LG02 0.700 0.700 rowspan="4" LG03 0.900 1.600 LG04 Wanhua 1.000 2.600 LG05 New Taipei Yonghe 2.000 4.600 LG06 SplitZhonghe 1.400 6.000 LG07 Island 0.800 6.800 LG08 1.000 7.800 branch line LG09 rowspan="2" Tucheng 1.800 9.600 rowspan="2" LG10 1.000 10.600 June 2031 LG11 Elevated Side 1.600 12.200 LG12 rowspan="10" 0.700 12.900 (BL02) LG13 0.800 13.700 rowspan="9" LG14SplitBanqiao 1.700 15.400Shulin LG15 0.900 16.300 LG16 Side 0.600 16.900 LG17 1.000 17.900 LG18 Island 1.000 18.900 LG19 Side 1.100 20.000 LG20 0.900 20.900 LG21 IslandXinzhuang 1.000 21.900 Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line(Juguang branch line) LG08 Underground Island New Taipei Zhonghe 0.000 June 2027 Main route LG08A 1.600 1.600
Dates October 2014: Groundbreaking ceremony held in New Taipei City 8 November 2014: Groundbreaking ceremony held in Taipei City
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