The Sanying MRT Line, which would connect New Taipei City’s Tucheng District (土城) with Yingge District (鶯歌) via Sanxia District (三峽), is to open to the public in March next year, the city government said on Wednesday.
The subway line is a 14.29km medium-capacity system with 12 stations designed to cut commute times and boost development in New Taipei City’s southwestern districts, according to the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems Web site.
According to the department, the new line would strengthen integration across the four northern municipalities of Taipei, New Taipei City, Keelung and Taoyuan.
Photo courtesy of the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems
Department head Lee Cheng-an (李政安) said the Sanying Line is undergoing a series of tests, including factory, installation, dynamic and integration phases.
Noise insulation and reduction measures have progressed, with “substantial completion” expected in December, he said.
New Taipei City Transportation Department Director-General Chung Ming-shih (鍾鳴時) said the city would next month begin planning shuttle connection routes, improved pedestrian walkways, and traffic and parking logistics.
Shuttle connections and improved pedestrian pathways would enable riders to navigate the system more easily, the New Taipei City Government said on Wednesday.
In a report delivered at a New Taipei City Government meeting on Wednesday, the department said it had reopened bidding for the CQ880B contract on the Tucheng-Shulin Line.
The contract covers civil engineering, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing work on the Tucheng elevated section, and was reissued after receiving no bids during its previous round on Feb. 27, despite a budget of more than NT$11.8 billion (US$405 million), the department said.
The New Taipei City Government took over the project from the Taipei City Government in April and relaunched the tender following a review.
The Sanying Line was approved by the Cabinet in 2015, and construction began in July 2016.
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