International Railway Journal - January 2008 - (Page 26) Asian metros 181.4 billion, but the government was responsible for works totalling $NT 46.1 billion. The private sector funded $NT 30.5 billion of the remaining $NT 135.3 billion. Siemens is responsible for the electrical and mechanical project management, signalling, power supply, and building a fleet of 42 three-car trains all of which have been delivered to Kaohsiung. The signalling is designed for 2-minute headways, and the Red Line has a capacity of 609,500 passengers/day, while the Orange Line can transport 357,000 passengers/day. Kaohsiung is now planning a circular light rail line called the One of the new Siemens trains for Kaohsiung metro Harbor Line. The BOT under test prior to opening of the first line. project would cost urban section in Taipei, while the $NT 10.9 billion with a private-sector Bureau of High Speed Rail (BOHSR) is contribution of $NT 4.9 billion. responsible for the majority of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Bureau project. Central government is funding hopes to issue a call for tenders this the $NT 93.6 billion scheme which month and to award a contract by the involves the construction of a 51km end of the year. This would enable the standard-gauge railway with 22 first section to open in 2013. stations. Almost 11km of the line will be About three-quarters of the 19.6km underground and the remainder line would be on segregated rights-ofelevated. The line will be electrified at way. The Harbor Line is expected to 750V dc third-rail. carry 128,605 passengers in 2020, rising Marubeni, Japan, has a turnkey to 181,044 by 2020. contract for the electrical and mechanical element of the project, and Taichung metro Kawasaki will supply 11 five-car express emus and 17 four-car commuter The city of Taichung, which is about trains. Taoyuan airport’s three terminals half way along the Taipei - Kaohsiung will each have a station. high-speed line, hopes to start work soon on the construction of a 16.5km light metro to link the city centre with Kaohsiung metro both the THSRC and TRA stations. Kaohsiung was due to open its first BOHSR is responsible for the project metro line on December 30 2007: the and plans to award a concession of up 28.3km north-south Red Line, while to 30 years to operate it. The metro will construction of the 14.4km Orange Line cost a minimum of $NT 28.7 billion to will be completed this spring. implement. It is hoped to open the line The project has been implemented in 2012, but this could slip a little as the under a build, operate, transfer (BOT) government has not given the project contract awarded in 2000 to a the green light yet. consortium led by China Steel, Taiwan, Taiwan’s major cities are clearly and including Siemens. The operating investing heavily in rail transport to period is 30 years, while construction help solve their urban congestion should have taken six years. problems, and will soon have metros to The total cost of the project is $NT be proud of. IRJ Kaohsiung IRJ Depot Chiaotou Metro Open/completed lines Planned lines Main line railways TRA 1067mm gauge THSRC standard gauge N e Nantzu Red Lin Tso Ying 0 km 3 Zuoying 1 Sun Yat-sen University 2 Ta Kang Pu 3 Main Station 3 2 1 to Ping Ting Orange Li ne Line Fengshan City Taliao Main Depot H ar d Re Lin bor Depot e Kaohsiung Airport Taping Ting Linhai Industrial District at Taoyuan THSRC station. The express service will take 35 minutes between Taipei and the airport, and the commuter service 70 minutes end to end. It is hoped to open the majority of the line in 2011, and to complete the project by 2013. The express service is expected to carry 19,000 passengers/day and the commuter service 81,000 passengers/ day initially, rising to 43,000 and 116,000 respectively by 2040. Taipei City is responsible for the 26 IRJ January 2008
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