Taipei Metro

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The idea of constructing a rapid transit system on the island was first put forth at a press conference on 28 June 1968, where the Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced its plans to begin researching the possibility of constructing such a network in the Taipei metropolitan area; however, the plan was shelved due to financial concerns and the belief that such a system was not urgently needed at the time. With the increase of traffic congestion accompanying economic growth in the 1970s, the need for a rapid transit system became more pressing.{{Cite book |last1=Liu |first1=Baojie 劉寶傑 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O8LrPAAACAAJ&q=9571314323 |title=Jié yùn báipíshū: 4444 yì de jiàoxùn-táiběi jié yùn |last2=Lu |first2=Shaowei 呂紹煒 |publisher=Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye you xian gong si |year=1994 |isbn=957-13-1432-3 |location=Taibei Shi |language=zh |script-title=zh:捷運白皮書：4444億的教訓－台北捷運}} In February 1977, the Institute of Transportation (IOT) of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) released a preliminary rapid transport system report, with the designs of five lines: U1, U2, U3, S1, and S2, to form a rough sketch of the planned corridors, some of which would be converted from single-tracked Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) branch lines, resulting in the first rapid transit system plan for Taipei.{{Cite book |last1=Xu |first1=Zhaocong 許昭琮 |title=Táiběi dūhuì qū jié yùn lù wǎng guīhuà lǐniàn |last2=Zhang |first2=Meihua 張美華 |last3=Lao |first3=Dinghua 勞定華 |last4=Zhang |first4=Shuzhen 張束珍 |date=2000 |publisher=Jie yun jishu |pages=47–70 |language=zh |script-title=zh:台北都會區捷運路網規劃理念 |trans-title= |issue=22}}

In 1981, the IOT invited British Mass Transit Consultants (BMTC) and {{ill|China Engineering Consultants, Inc.|zh|中華顧問工程司}} to form a team and provide in-depth research on the preliminary report. In 1982, the Taipei City Government commissioned National Chiao Tung University to do a research and feasibility study on medium-capacity rapid transit systems. In January 1984, the university proposed an initial design for a medium-capacity rapid transit system in Taipei City, including plans for Wenhu line and Tamsui–Xinyi line of the medium-capacity metro system. The pre-1985 plans would have retained the 3 ft 6 in gauge of the TRA lines and the rolling stock design would have to be conform to TRA and Japanese narrow-gauge standards. On 1 March 1985, the Executive Yuan Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) signed a treaty with the Taipei Transit Council (TTC), composed of three American consultant firms, to do overall research on a rapid transit system in metropolitan Taipei. Apart from adjustments made to the initial proposal, such as the move to standard gauge track and wider and longer rolling stock for the high-capacity lines, Wenhu line of the medium-capacity metro system was also included into the network. In 1986, the initial network design of the Taipei Metro by the CEPD was passed by the Executive Yuan, although the network corridors were not yet set.{{Cite web |date=11 October 2010 |title=Chronicles |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1315948&ctNode=11760&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117145521/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1315948&ctNode=11760&mp=122032 |archive-date=17 November 2011 |access-date=8 January 2011 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}} A budget of NT$441.7 billion was allocated for the project.{{Cite journal |last=Her |first=Kelly |date=1 July 2001 |title=Sustainable Subways |url=http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/site/Tr/ct.asp?xitem=638&ctnode=1343&mp=1 |url-status=dead |journal=Taiwan Review |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311060446/http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/site/Tr/ct.asp?xitem=638&ctnode=1343&mp=1 |archive-date=11 March 2012 |access-date=7 January 2011}}

On 27 June 1986, the Preparatory Office of Rapid Transit Systems was created,{{Cite web |last=Berlin Wu |date=10 May 1996 |title=Geotechnical Design and Construction Automation in Taiwan |url=http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/41353/35265375.pdf?sequence=1 |access-date=7 January 2011 |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology |page=33 |archive-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314015443/http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/41353/35265375.pdf?sequence=1 |url-status=live }} which on 23 February 1987 was formally established as the Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS) for the task of handling, planning, design, and construction of the system. Apart from preparing for the construction of the metro system, DORTS also made small changes to the metro corridor. The 6 lines proposed on the initial network were: Tamsui line and Xindian line (Lines U1 and U2), Zhonghe Line (Line U3), Nangang Line and Banqiao Line (Line S1), and Muzha (now Wenhu) line (Wenhu line medium-capacity), totaling 79 stations and {{convert|76.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} route length, including {{convert|34.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} of elevated rail, {{convert|9.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} at ground level, and {{convert|44.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} underground. The Neihu Line corridor was approved later in 1990. On 27 June 1994, the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) was formed to oversee the operation of the Taipei Metro system.

The Executive Yuan approved the initial network plan for the system on 27 May 1986. Ground was broken and construction began on 15 December 1988. The growing traffic problems of the time, compounded by road closures due to TRTS construction led to what became popularly known as the "dark age of Taipei traffic". The TRTS was the center of political controversy during its construction and shortly after the opening of its first line in 1996 due to incidents such as computer malfunction during a thunderstorm, alleged structural problems in some elevated segments, budget overruns, and fare prices.

The system opened on 28 March 1996, with the {{convert|10.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} elevated {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}}, a driverless, medium-capacity line with twelve stations running from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongshan Junior High School}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}}. The first high-capacity line, the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|R}}, began service on 28 March 1997, running from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Tamsui}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongshan}}, then extended to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}} at the end of the year. On 23 December 1998, the system passed the milestone of 100 million passengers.{{Cite web |last1=H. Ju |last2=Z. C. Moh |last3=R. N. Hwang |date=23 December 1998 |title=Soft Ground Tunneling for Taipei Rapid Transit Systems |url=http://www.maa.com.tw/common/publications/1995/1995-097.pdf |access-date=7 January 2011 |publisher=MAA Group}}

On 24 December 1999, a section of the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BL}} was opened between {{stl|Taipei Metro|Longshan Temple}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei City Hall}}. This section became the first east–west line running through the city, connecting the two previously completed north–south lines. On 31 May 2006, the second stage of the Banqiao–Nangang section and the Tucheng section began operation. The service was then named Bannan after the districts that it connects (Banqiao and Nangang).

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On 4 July 2007, the Maokong Gondola, a new aerial lift/cable-car system, was opened to the public. The system connects the {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhinan Temple}}, and Maokong. Service was suspended on 1 October 2008 due to erosion from mudslides under a support pillar following Typhoon Jangmi.{{Cite news |date=14 October 2008 |title=FEATURE: Halted gondola confirms worries |work=Taipei Times |last1=Mo |first1=Yan-chih |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/10/14/2003425826 |access-date=6 August 2009 |archive-date=17 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017025636/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/10/14/2003425826 |url-status=live }} The gondola officially resumed service as of 31 March 2010, after relocation of the pillar and passing safety inspections.{{Cite news |date=31 March 2010 |title=Maokong Gondola reopens, featuring glass-bottomed car |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/03/31/250500/Maokong-Gondola.htm |access-date=3 April 2010 |archive-date=2 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402230533/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/03/31/250500/Maokong-Gondola.htm |url-status=live }}

On 4 July 2009, with the opening of the Neihu segment of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}}, the last of the six core segments was completed. Due to debate on whether to construct a medium-capacity or high-capacity line, construction of the line did not begin until 2002.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

{{lnl|Taipei Metro|O}} was extended from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Guting}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Luzhou}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Huilong}} in 2012. The Xinyi section of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|R}} and Songshan section of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|G}} were opened on 24 November 2013 and 15 November 2014 respectively.

Prior to 2014, only physical lines had official names; services did not. In 2008, all full-run and short-turn services were referred to by termini{{Cite web |last=TsubasaTW |date=3 April 2008 |title=台北捷運廣播：善導寺站往台北車站(2008.02) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe7TvPeZ6qs&t=42s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/Qe7TvPeZ6qs| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2018 |website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web |last=TsubasaTW |date=3 April 2008 |title=台北捷運廣播：古亭站往中正紀念堂站(2008.02) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgTAjW9EI4k&t=21s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/PgTAjW9EI4k| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2018 |website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}} while Bannan and Wenhu services were referred to by the physical lines on which they operated.{{Cite web |last=TsubasaTW |date=3 April 2008 |title=台北捷運廣播：台大醫院站往台北車站(2008.02) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4cOBIitoag&t=26s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/n4cOBIitoag| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2018 |website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web |last=TsubasaTW |date=3 April 2008 |title=台北捷運廣播：忠孝新生站往忠孝復興站(2008.02) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AtRYMC4tFI&t=1m17s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/0AtRYMC4tFI| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2018 |website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}

Following the completion of the core sections of the system in 2014, the naming scheme for services was set and 'lines' started to referred to services. Between 2014 and 2016, lines were given alternative number names based on the order of the dates the lines first opened. Brown, Red, Green, Orange and Blue lines were named lines 1 to 5 respectively. The planned Circular, Wanda–Shulin and Minsheng–Xizhi lines were to be lines 6 to 8 respectively. In 2016, the number names were replaced by colour names. Today, on-board announcements in Chinese use full official names, whereas in English, colour names are used instead.

In June 2023, due to an increasing number of South Korean tourists, the metro announced the addition of Korean announcements at stations where there are high amounts of tourists.{{Cite web |title=Taipei Metro to add Korean to station announcements {{!}} Taiwan News {{!}} 7 June 2023 12:20 |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4912241 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=www.taiwannews.com.tw |date=7 June 2023 |language=en}}

On 3 April 2024, following a magnitude 7 earthquake hitting the island, all active MRT trains were suspended for safety checks to be conducted.{{Cite web |date=3 April 2024 |title=Taiwan Earthquake: Taipei Metro Suspends All MRT Trains To Conduct Safety Checks |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/asia/taiwan-earthquake-taipei-metro-suspends-all-mrt-trains-to-conduct-safety-checks-article-108988535 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=TimesNow |language=en}} All Taipei Metro routes resumed operations later that day.{{Cite web |last=陳 |first=怡璇 |date=3 April 2024 |title=花蓮地震規模7.2 台北捷運全線恢復正常通車 {{!}} 生活 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202404030088.aspx |access-date=28 April 2024 |website=中央社 CNA |language=zh-Hant-TW}}

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The system is designed based on the spoke-hub distribution paradigm, with most rail lines running radially outward from central Taipei. The MRT system operates daily from 06:00 to 00:00 the following day{{Cite web |date=16 October 2010 |title=Metro Service: Danshui-Xindian Line |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056501&ctNode=27495&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815193303/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056501&ctNode=27495&mp=122032 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |access-date=4 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}} (the last trains finish their runs by 01:00), with extended services during special events (such as New Year festivities).{{Cite news |last=Mo Yan-chih |date=29 December 2010 |title=New Year's Eve revelers urged to use mass transit |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/12/29/2003492153 |access-date=31 December 2010 |archive-date=8 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008180351/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/12/29/2003492153 |url-status=live }} Trains operate at intervals of 1:30 to 15 minutes depending on the line and time of day.{{Cite news |date=5 July 2009 |title=One train per 90 seconds on Neihu Line during peak hour: mayor |work=Taiwan News Online |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=995175 |access-date=16 August 2009 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115731/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=995175 |url-status=dead }} Smoking is forbidden in the entire metro system, while eating, drinking, and chewing gum and betel nuts are forbidden within the paid area.{{Cite web |date=14 October 2009 |title=Regulations for Use of the Taipei Metro System |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056553&ctNode=11766&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117160757/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056553&ctNode=11766&mp=122032 |archive-date=17 November 2011 |access-date=4 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}

Stations can become extremely crowded during rush hours, especially at transfer stations such as {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongxiao Fuxing}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Minquan West Road}}. Automated station announcements are recorded in Mandarin, English, Taiwanese, and Hakka, with Japanese at busy stations.{{Cite news |date=6 December 2015 |title=Taipei MRT moves English announcements to 2nd place |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2015/12/06/452782/Taipei-MRT.htm |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306103132/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2015/12/06/452782/Taipei-MRT.htm |archive-date=6 March 2016}} Japanese coverage across the network was expanded on 24 August 2023. Select stations also received Korean announcements to accommodate for the high influx of South Korean tourists to the capital.{{Cite web |date=25 August 2023 |title=Taipei MRT adds Korean, Japanese to 21 stations |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4980824 |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Taiwan News |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907024706/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4980824 |url-status=live }} Subsequently, announcement order was changed to Mandarin, English, Japanese, Korean, then Taiwanese and Hakka.{{Cite web |date=24 August 2023 |title=Taipei Metro introduces Korean, Japanese at 21 stations - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202308240026 |access-date=7 September 2023 |website=Focus Taiwan - CNA English News |language=en-US |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907024706/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202308240026 |url-status=live }}

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Fares range between {{ntd|20|linked=y}}–65 per trip as of 2018. RFID single journey tokens and rechargeable IC cards (such as the EasyCard and the iPASS), as well as NFC-based mobile payments (only Google Wallet and Samsung Wallet) are used to collect fares for day-to-day use.{{Cite web |title=使用範圍 |trans-title=Scope of EasyCard Use |url=https://www.easycard.com.tw/use-range#use0 |access-date=5 April 2024 |website=EasyCard |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407092739/https://www.easycard.com.tw/use-range#use0 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=In mass transit - iPASS一卡通 |url=https://www.i-pass.com.tw/en/Page/MassTran |access-date=5 April 2024 |website=www.i-pass.com.tw}}

A 20% off discount was given to all IC card users, but it was cancelled at the start of February 2020.{{Cite web |title=北捷董事會拍板取消全面8折優惠！一張表看懂新制推的「忠誠回饋」，誰受惠？誰變貴？ |url=https://www.bnext.com.tw/article/55860/metro-ticket-price-adjustment-include-loyalty-index |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=www.bnext.com.tw |language=zh-Hant-TW |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921003500/https://www.bnext.com.tw/article/55860/metro-ticket-price-adjustment-include-loyalty-index |url-status=live }} The discount program was instead switched to an intensity-based scheme. The more times passengers take the MRT, the higher the level of discount they could receive. From February 2020 until February 2025, the following rebate scheme was used: 10% discount for 11–20 rides; 15% discount for 21-30 rides; 20% discount for 31–40 rides; 25% discount for 41-50 rides; and 30% off for more than 50 rides.{{Cite news |last=Everington |first=Keoni |date=14 January 2020 |title=Taipei MRT to offer up to 30% monthly discoun... |work=Taiwan News |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3856838 |archive-date=15 January 2020 |access-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115133602/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3856838 |url-status=live }} Effective March 2025, the rebate scheme was modified and is as follows: 5% discount for 11–20 rides; 10% discount for 21–40 rides; and 15% off for more than 40 rides.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Charlotte |date=17 February 2025 |title=Taipei Metro to cut frequent rider discounts starting March |work=Taiwan News |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6038910 |archive-date=26 March 2025 |access-date=11 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326135845/https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/6038910 |url-status=live }} The discount is considered a rebate and the rebate from a previous month is deposited to the user's card on the first ride of each month; the rebate must be collected within 6 months.{{Cite web|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/02/02/2003730230|title=Taipei MRT's new fare plan rewards frequent riders - Taipei Times|date=2 February 2020|website=www.taipeitimes.com|access-date=16 July 2020|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716204302/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/02/02/2003730230|url-status=live}} Those with welfare cards issued by local governments could receive 60% off per ride.{{Cite web |script-title=zh:車票種類、旅遊票推薦 |url=https://www.metro.taipei/cp.aspx?n=CEF54168B23F73B4&s=9C19A1790ED1E5B4 |website=臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司 | date=5 December 2013 |trans-work=Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd.}} Children aged 6 or over pay adult fares. Other ticket types include passes, joint tickets with other services and tickets for groups and discounts for YouBike rentals at the Taipei Main Station.{{Cite web |title=Tickets |url=http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=155901646&CtNode=70245&mp=122036 |access-date=8 January 2018 |website=Taipei Metro |date=5 December 2013 |archive-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108020642/http://english.metro.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=155901646&CtNode=70245&mp=122036 |url-status=live }}

Turnstiles of Taipei Metro are being replaced by the end of 2025 to enable contactless bank card and QR code payments.{{Cite web |title=Taipei metro ticketing enhancements |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/technology-data-and-business/taipei-metro-ticketing-enhancements/65359.article |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Metro Report |archive-date=30 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130182455/https://www.railwaygazette.com/technology-data-and-business/taipei-metro-ticketing-enhancements/65359.article |url-status=live }}

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The Taipei Metro provides an obstacle-free environment within the entire system; all stations and trains are handicap accessible. Features include:{{Cite web |date=21 October 2009 |title=Facilities Inside the Station |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056547&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815193937/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056547&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}{{Cite web |date=21 August 2008 |title=Facilities Outside the Station |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056548&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815194620/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056548&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}{{Cite web |date=30 December 2008 |title=Trial Facilities |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056550&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117142538/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056550&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |archive-date=17 November 2011 |access-date=14 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}} handicap-capable restrooms, ramps and elevators for wheelchairs and strollers, tactile guide paths, extra-wide faregates, and trains with a designated wheelchair area.{{Cite web |date=30 December 2008 |title=Facilities for the Disabled |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056549&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819040320/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056549&ctNode=27505&mp=122032 |archive-date=19 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}}

Beginning in September 2003, the English station names for Taipei Metro stations were converted to use Hanyu pinyin before the end of December, with brackets for Tongyong Pinyin names for signs shown at the station entrances and exits.{{Cite web |title=台北地铁标识英译名年底前全部改为汉语拼音 |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-12-03/10052269938.html |website=news.sina.com.cn |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021319/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-12-03/10052269938.html |url-status=live }} However, after the conversion, many stations were reported to have multiple conflicting English station names caused by inconsistent conversions, even for stations built after enactment of the new naming policy.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} The information brochures (臺北市大眾捷運系統捷運站轉乘公車資訊手冊) printed in September 2004 still used Wade–Giles romanizations.{{Cite web |last=松山區公所網站管理員 |date=22 October 2004 |title=臺北市松山區公所 |url=https://ssdo.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=093C8731BF2BDD9A&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=304E3BCB68634484&Create=1 |website=臺北市松山區公所 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203458/https://ssdo.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=093C8731BF2BDD9A&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=304E3BCB68634484&Create=1 |url-status=live }}

To accommodate increasing passenger numbers, all metro stations have replaced turnstiles with speed gates since 2007, and single-journey magnetic cards have been replaced by RFID tokens.{{Cite news |date=28 April 2007 |title=Taipei MRT to introduce new IC ticketing system |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/04/28/2003358558 |access-date=1 July 2010 |archive-date=2 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002045439/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/04/28/2003358558 |url-status=live }}

TRTS provides free mobile phone connections in all stations, trains, and tunnels and also provides WiFi WLAN connections at several station hotspots.{{Cite web |date=14 July 2009 |script-title=zh:無線服務 |url=http://www.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1009645&CtNode=24553&mp=122031 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727081420/http://www.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1009645&CtNode=24553&mp=122031 |archive-date=27 July 2011 |access-date=7 January 2011 |publisher=臺北捷運公司 |language=zh}} The world's first WiMAX-service metro trains were introduced on the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} in 2007, allowing passengers to access the internet and watch live broadcasts.{{Cite news |date=3 June 2009 |title=World's first WiMAX-service MRT trains available in Taipei |work=Taiwan News |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=966248&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=Taiwan_eng |access-date=1 July 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193616/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=966248&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng |url-status=dead }} Several stations are also equipped with mobile charging stations.{{Cite news |date=3 March 2012 |title=MRT offers mobile charging at six stations |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/03/03/2003526896 |access-date=4 March 2012}}

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Most underground stations have island platform configurations while a few have side platform configurations. Most elevated and at-grade stations have side platform configurations, while a few have island platform configurations. All high-capacity metro stations have a {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}} long platform to accommodate all six-train cars on a typical metro train (with the exception of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}). The width of the platform and concourse depends on the volume of transit; the largest stations include Taipei Main Station, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei City Hall}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Ximen}}. Some other transfer stations, including {{stl|Taipei Metro|Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Guting}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Songjiang Nanjing}}, also have wide platforms.

Several stations have a cross-platform interchange: Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Guting, Dongmen and Ximen. Both lines' tracks in one direction use the lower floor, while both lines' tracks in the other direction use the upper floor. Dongmen station is unique in that the directions of travel on each floor are reversed, so that there's a cross-platform interchange when travelling between the city center and the suburbs.

Each station is equipped with LED displays and LCD TVs both in the concourse and on the platforms which display the time of arrival of the next train. At all stations, red lights on or above automatic platform gates at stations flash prior to a train arrival to alert passengers and an arrival melody would play (except on the {{Lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} and certain elevated and at-grade stations). Similarly, before platform screen doors were retrofitted, stations would have lights on the edges of platforms which would flash upon a train's arrival. This can still be seen on other metro systems such as the Washington Metro.

As of September 2018, all stations have automatic platform gates.{{Cite web |date=28 September 2018 |title=Táiběi jié yùn chēzhàn yuè tái mén quánmiàn jiàn zhì wánchéng |script-title=zh:臺北捷運車站月臺門 全面建置完成 |url=https://www.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=30CCEFD2A45592BF&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=7222DEBEBDFD2EFD |access-date=29 September 2018 |website=Taipei Metro |language=zh-tw |archive-date=29 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929194704/https://www.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=30CCEFD2A45592BF&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=7222DEBEBDFD2EFD |url-status=live }} Before 2018, all the stations on the Wenhu line and most stations on the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|O}}, as well as a few stations on other lines, were equipped with platform screen doors.{{Cite web |title=自由電子報 - 防跳軌 捷運3站將設月台門 |url=http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/feb/12/today-taipei9-3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428215251/http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/feb/12/today-taipei9-3.htm |archive-date=28 April 2010 |access-date=17 June 2010 }} 防跳軌 捷運3站將設月台門- 自由電子報{{Citation |url=http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 |language=zh |title=防跳軌 北捷增3站設月台門 |script-title=zh:台灣新生報 |access-date=13 April 2010 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233341/http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation '08 Annual Report |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/public/Attachment/9112716543575.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225183011/http://english.trtc.com.tw/public/Attachment/9112716543575.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2011 |access-date=1 May 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation}} A Track Intrusion Detection System had also been installed to improve passenger safety at stations without platform doors. The system uses infrared and radio detectors to monitor unusual movement in the track area.{{Cite news |date=22 January 2008 |title=MRT Station Suicide Attempt Fails |language=en |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/01/22/139992/MRT-station.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=1 July 2010 |archive-date=12 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612005812/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/01/22/139992/MRT-station.htm }}

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When the Muzha Line first opened in 1996, the line was initially equipped with automatic train operation (ATO) and automatic train control (ATC), which in turn comprised automatic train protection (ATP) and automatic train supervision (ATS); in particular the ATP relied on transmission coils and wayside control units whereas the ATO relied on dwell operation control units. The transmission coils are controlled by the Control Centre to ensure safety of the line and were positioned on the guideway. Among such coils included the PD loop, safety frequency loop, stopping program loop, vehicle station link and station vehicle link; these loops were cross-arranged to produce electromagnetic induction with the interval between two cross points being 0.3 seconds to both monitor the train and control its speed.{{Cite book |last=Su |first=Zhaoxu 蘇昭旭 |title=Shìjiè jié yùn yǔ qīngguǐ bǎikē |publisher=Ren ren chuban |year=2017 |isbn=9789864610877 |location=Taiwan |script-title=zh:世界捷運與輕軌百科 |trans-title=The Illustrated Handbook of Urban Rail Transit Worldwide}} However this fixed-block ATC system used on the Muzha Line was plagued with problems in its early years of operation and was replaced with the new moving-block Cityflo 650 CBTC that was supplied by Bombardier Transportation of Canada for the Neihu Line.{{Cite book |last1=Fetsko |first1=Michael E. |title=Automated People Movers 2005 |last2=Drolet |first2=Marc |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-7844-0766-0 |pages=1–11 |chapter=An Overview of the Neihu Rapid Transit System: Taipei, Taiwan |doi=10.1061/40766(174)62}}

On the other hand, the heavy-capacity lines use the traditional fixed block system design, which were initially supplied by General Railway Signal of Rochester, New York, for the Tamsui, Xindian, Zhonghe, and Bannan lines; and later by Alstom for the Tucheng, Xinzhuang, Luzhou, Xinyi and Songshan lines. Key components of the system include impedance bond, 4-foot loops, marker coils, alignment antennae and two-aspect light signals for the wayside as well as automatic train supervision which utilises centralized traffic control.{{Cite journal |last=Chen |first=Po-Ying |date=2015 |title=Lièchē kòngzhì xìtǒng zài táiběi jié yùn zhī yìngyòng |script-title=zh:列車控制系統在臺北捷運之應用 |trans-title=Application of Train Control System in Taipei MRT |url=https://books.taipei/publication/detail?id=0032ad33-327b-40a9-968d-3af94f335b78 |journal=Jié yùn jìshù 捷運技術 / Rapid Transport Systems & Technology |language=zh |volume=50 |issue=16 |pages=189–206 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713130134/https://books.taipei/publication/detail?id=0032ad33-327b-40a9-968d-3af94f335b78 |url-status=dead }}{{clear}}

In the initial network, important stations such as transfer stations, terminal stations, and stations with heavy passenger flow were chosen for the installation of public art. The principles behind the locations of public art were visual focus and non-interference with passenger circulation and construction schedules. The artworks included murals, children's mosaic collages, sculptures, hung forms, spatial art, interactive art, and window displays. The selection methods included open competitions, invitational competitions, direct assignments, and cooperation with children.

Stations with public art displays include: {{stl|Taipei Metro|Shuanglian}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|NTU Hospital}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Guting}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Gongguan}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xindian}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Xiaobitan}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Dingxi}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Nanshijiao}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei City Hall}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Kunyang}}, Songshan Airport, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Nangang}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Haishan}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Tucheng}}. Stations with art galleries include {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongshan}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall}}, {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongxiao Fuxing}}, and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}}. {{stl|Taipei Metro|Beimen}} station contains a small archeological museum.

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In addition to the rapid transit system itself, Taipei Metro operates several public facilities such as underground shopping malls, parks, and public squares in and around stations,{{Cite web |date=7 July 2009 |title=FAQ: Affiliated Business |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056579&ctNode=11770&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302235345/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056579&ctNode=11770&mp=122032 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |access-date=14 July 2010 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en}} including:

• Zhongshan Metro Mall: {{stl|Taipei Metro|Shuanglian}} – {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongshan}} – {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}} (815 m, 81 shops).
• Taipei main station underground mall: on floor B1 of the station.
• Taipei New World Shopping Center: Between the metro and TRA sections of Taipei Station.
• Station front metro mall: West of Taipei main station, beneath Zhongxiao W Road.
• Taipei City Mall: Northwest of Taipei main station, beneath Zhengzhou Rd and Civic Blvd.
• East Metro Mall: Between {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongxiao Fuxing}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Zhongxiao Dunhua}} (825 m, 35 shops).{{Cite web |title=East Metro Mall |url=http://taipeitravel.net/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=05000484 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706212136/http://www.taipeitravel.net/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=05000484 |archive-date=6 July 2010 |access-date=14 July 2010 |website=TaipeiTravel.net |language=en}}
• Ximen Underground Mall: north of {{stl|Taipei Metro|Ximen}} (currently used as an office building and library).
• Longshan Temple Underground Mall: {{stl|Taipei Metro|Longshan Temple}} north and south sides.
• Global Mall: {{stl|Taipei Metro|Banqiao}} floors B1 to 2F.

As of 2022 there are 229 shops within the stations themselves.{{Cite web |title=2022臺北捷運公司年報 Annual Report |url=https://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/405/relfile/18288/7592/4f9f0c33-869e-435c-bfd3-cd152fee80f3.pdf |page=35}}

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Transfers to city bus stations are available at all metro stations. In 2009, transfer volume between the metro and bus systems reached 444,100 transfers per day (counting only EasyCard users).{{Citation |last=Taibei jie yun gongsi / Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |title=2010 Niánbào / 2010 Annual Report |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/public/Attachment/16111521670.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909043023/http://english.trtc.com.tw/public/Attachment/16111521670.pdf |language=zh,en |access-date=4 March 2012 |archive-date=9 September 2011 |script-title=zh:2010 年報 / 2010 Annual Report |url-status=dead }} Connections to Taiwan Railway Administration and Taiwan High Speed Rail trains are available at {{Stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}}, {{Stl|Taipei Metro|Banqiao}} and {{Stl|Taipei Metro|Nangang}}. Connections to Taipei Bus Station and Taipei City Hall Bus Station are available at {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei main station}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei City Hall}} stations, respectively. The Maokong Gondola is accessible from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}}.

Taipei Songshan Airport is served by the {{stl|Taipei Metro|Songshan Airport}} station.{{Cite web |date=13 November 2009 |title=Route Map |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056373&CtNode=27496&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121012309/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056373&CtNode=27496&mp=122032 |archive-date=21 January 2010 |access-date=9 February 2010 |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en }} A metro system to connect Taipei to Taoyuan International Airport has also been available since March 2017.

Connections with New Taipei Metro is also available, specifically with Circular line and Danhai LRT.

All rolling stocks on the Taipei Metro are electric multiple units, powered by a third rail at 750 volts direct current. Each train is equipped with automatic train operation (ATO) for a partial or complete automatic train piloting and driverless functions.

The medium-capacity trains of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} are {{track gauge|1880mm}} broad gauge rubber-tired trains with no onboard train operators but are operated remotely by the medium-capacity system operation control center. It initially used a fixed-block automatic train control (ATC) system. Each train consists of two 2-car electric multiple unit (EMU) sets, with a total of 4 cars. The Wenhu line is the only line on the system to have no open-gangway carriages, meaning that passengers cannot move between carriages when the train is moving.

The {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} was initially operated with VAL 256 trains cars, where two VAL 256 cars in the same set would share the same road number. As a result of this numbering scheme, the 102 cars of the VAL fleet have car numbers from 1 to 51. In June 2003, Bombardier was awarded a contract to supply the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} with 202 INNOVIA APM 256 train cars,[https://web.archive.org/web/20120324101447/http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/products-services/transportation-systems/driverless-systems/automated-metros/taipei--taiwan?docID=0901260d800107ab Transportation > Products Services > Transportation Systems > Driverless Systems > Automated Metros > Taipei, Taiwan] to install the CITYFLO 650 moving-block communications-based train control (CBTC) system to replace the fixed-block ATC system and also to retrofit the existing 102 VAL 256 cars with the CITYFLO 650 CBTC system. Integration of Bombardier's trains with the existing {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} proved to be difficult in the beginning, with multiple system malfunctions and failures during the first three months of operation.{{Cite news |date=7 August 2009 |title=Neihu, Muzha MRT Lines Closed Down for 4 Hours |language=en |work=Taiwan News Online |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1024694 |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113207/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1024694 |url-status=dead }} Retrofitting older trains also took longer than expected, as the older trains must undergo several hours of reliability tests during non-service hours. The VAL 256 trains resumed operations in December 2010.

The heavy-capacity trains have steel wheels and are operated by an on-board train operator. The trains are computer-controlled. The operator, who is both driver and conductor, is responsible for opening and closing the doors and making (not all) announcements. Most announcements are pre-recorded in Mandarin, English, Hokkien and Hakka, with Japanese and Korean at busy stations. The ATC provides the functions of ATP, ATO and ATS{{Cite conference |last1=Lin |first1=Kuang-Chieh |last2=Hsiao |first2=Ying-Tung |title=Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/ASME Joint Rail Conference |date=2006 |chapter=Practical Issues of System Integration on the Taipei MRT System |chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4243712 |conference=Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/ASME Joint Rail Conference, 2006 |location=Atlanta, GA |publisher=IEEE |pages=305–313 |doi=10.1109/RRCON.2006.215322 |isbn=978-0-7918-4203-4}} and controls all train movements, including braking, acceleration and speed control, but can be manually overridden by the operator in case of an emergency. Newer trains also use a Train Supervision Information System (TSIS) supplied by Mitsubishi Electric that allows the operator to monitor the conditions of the train and identify any faults.{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Otis |date=17 August 2018 |title=Táiběi jié yùn C381 xíng gāoyùnliàng diàn lián chē |script-title=zh:臺北捷運C381型高運量電聯車 |url=https://www.xuehua.tw/2018/08/17/%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97%E6%8D%B7%E9%81%8Bc381%E5%9E%8B%E9%AB%98%E9%81%8B%E9%87%8F%E9%9B%BB%E8%81%AF%E8%BB%8A/ |website=Xuehua taiwan}}

Each train consists of two 3-car Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) sets, with a total of 6 cars. Each 3-car EMU set is permanently coupled as DM–T–M, where DM is the motor car with full-width cab, T is a trailer car and M is the motor car without cab. Each motor car has four 3-phase AC traction motors. The configuration of a 6-car train is DM–T–M+M–T–DM, not interchanged with other car types. Like many contemporary metro rolling stock designs such as the MOVIA by Bombardier, each train features open gangways, allowing passengers to move freely between cars.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

All carriages of the heavy-capacity trains are {{Convert|3.2|m|ftin|frac=16}} wide by {{Convert|3.6|m|ftin|frac=16}} high, and have a total capacity of 368 passengers, 60 of which seated. Their design maximum speed is {{Convert|90|km/h|abbr=on}}, which is limited to {{Convert|80|km/h|abbr=on}} in service.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

The first digit of a DM car is 1, while that of a T car is 2 and that of an M car is 3. This digit then follows the three digits of the set number. For example, C301 set 001/002 consists of carriages 1001-2001-3001+3002-2002-1002.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

A single set cannot be in revenue service except C371 single sets 397–399, where their M car is exactly a DM car despite its first digit being 3. These single sets run exclusively on the Xinbeitou and Xiaobitan branch lines.{{Cite web |date=1 February 2006 |title=Public display of the first series of electric trains on the Xiaobitan branch of the Xindian line|script-title=zh:新店線小碧潭支線 第一列電聯車公開展示 |url=http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns216/rp216_04.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105234206/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns216/rp216_04.htm |archive-date=5 January 2009 |access-date=18 June 2010 |publisher=DORTS (Taipei City Government) |language=zh }} Before the C371 single sets were in revenue service on 22 July 2006, the M cars of C301 sets 013/014 were converted to temporary cab cars to run the Xinbeitou branch.

In 2010, the new C381 was built for Taipei Metro to cope with increasing passenger ridership and the expansion of its network route. Upon entering service on 7 October 2012, three C381 trainsets are servicing the Beitou – Taipower Building segment of the Tamsui and Xindian Lines, with the remaining fleet being put into service on 20 October 2012. These trains provided much-needed capacity increase when the Xinyi and Songshan extensions opened in late 2013. After November 2014, the C381 trains are serving both {{lnl|Taipei Metro|R}} and {{lnl|Taipei Metro|G}}{{Update inline|date=July 2016}}. Whereas the earlier heavy capacity train types have largely retained the same design, the C381 sets are more distinctive with double blue stripes and the re-positioning of the logo from the driver's door to well below the passenger's windows, right on the stripe. Also placed were the more "sleeker" cab and the new advertising screens (as seen in newer Japanese commuter trains such as the E233 series) to improve energy efficiency, although it retains the same propulsion as the C371s.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

In March 2024, it was announced that seven additional trains (42 cars) would be built by Hyundai Rotem and introduced between 2026 and 2028 to further cope with increasing passenger ridership.{{cite web |script-title=zh:臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司-新聞稿-臺北捷運採購韓國現代樂鐵高運量電聯車 首列原型車預計115年交貨 117年完成全數測試驗收 |trans-title=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Press Release - Taipei Metro purchases South Korea's Hyundai Rotem heavy-capacity EMUs. The first prototype is expected to be delivered in ROC 115 [2026] and all testing and acceptance will be completed in ROC 117 [2028]. |url=https://www.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=30CCEFD2A45592BF&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=2EE30FDC46CB9184 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |accessdate=2 March 2025 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20250302094658/https://www.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=30CCEFD2A45592BF&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=2EE30FDC46CB9184 |archivedate=2 March 2025 |language=zh-hant |date=21 March 2024 |url-status=live}} These trains are expected to contain fewer seats per carriage, but in turn increase total capacity per carriage.{{cite web | url=https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2024326W08EA | title=Taipei Metro to acquire new state-of-the-art trains from South Korea | date=26 March 2024 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguru.co.kr/news/article.html?no=68491 |title=[더구루] '현대로템 수주' 타이베이 전동차 디자인 공개 |date=25 March 2024 |access-date=18 March 2025 |archive-date=22 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122075802/https://www.theguru.co.kr/news/article.html?no=68491 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr/ko/company/press/details.do?seq=2150 |title=현대로템 |access-date=18 March 2025 |archive-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210202037/https://www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr/ko/company/press/details.do?seq=2150 |url-status=live }}

Taipei Metro also uses a fleet of specialised trains for maintenance of way purposes:{{Cite web |title=Taipei Metro Trains Introduction |url=http://www.travel-taiwan-rail.idv.tw/MRT/train/01TRT_train.htm |access-date=26 October 2019 |website=Travel Taiwan Rail |language=zh |archive-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202093129/http://www.travel-taiwan-rail.idv.tw/MRT/train/01TRT_train.htm |url-status=live }}

The system currently has 9 depots, with more under construction.{{Cite web |title=Completed MRT Routes |url=https://english.dorts.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F5C47899DE0D7088&sms=8322BFADF7763832&s=761F1E2163C50391&ccms_cs=1 |access-date=22 January 2020 |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government |language=en |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807192043/https://english.dorts.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F5C47899DE0D7088&sms=8322BFADF7763832&s=761F1E2163C50391&ccms_cs=1 |url-status=live }}

File:Taipei Metro C301 and C381 trains at Beitou Depot 01.jpg|Beitou Depot stabling tracks

File:Taipei MRT Beitou Depot 04.jpg|Train wash at Beitou Depot

File:Rail service vehicles at Taipei Metro Beitou Depot.jpg|Engineering trains stabled at Beitou Depot

File:Taipei MRT Beitou Workshop 02.jpg|Inside Beitou Depot

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File:Taipei MRT Xindian Depot Rails.jpg|Xindian Depot stabling tracks

File:2020 Luzhou Depot i.jpg|Entrance of Luzhou Depot

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File:A corner of Nangang depot.jpg|Nangang Depot reception and stabling tracks

File:TRTC Muzha Depot overview 20100405.jpg|Birds-eye view of Muzha Depot

File:C370 VAL256 in Muzha Depot 20090712.jpg|Trains stabled at Muzha Depot

File:Neihu Depot main gate view from Jingmao 1st Road 20140216.jpg|Entrance of Neihu Depot

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Taipei Metro is one of the most expensive rapid transit systems ever constructed,{{Cite book |last=Mody |first=Ashoka |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jSVNQi3UZKgC&pg=PA16 |title=Infrastructure Strategies in East Asia: The Untold Story |publisher=World Bank Publications |year=1997 |isbn=0-8213-4027-1 |page=16 |language=en}} with phase one of the system costing US$18 billion and phase two estimated to have cost US$13.8 billion.

Despite earlier controversy, by the time the first phase of construction was completed in 2000, it was generally agreed that the metro project was a success, and it has since become an essential part of life in Taipei. The system has been effective in reducing traffic congestion in the city and has spurred the revival of satellite towns (like Tamsui) and development of new areas (like Nangang).{{Cite news |date=11 March 2009 |title=Public Transportation Meeting Opens in Taipei |language=en |work=Taiwan News Online |agency=Central News Agency |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=888582&lang=eng_news |access-date=11 July 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205204/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=888582&lang=eng_news |url-status=live }} The system has also helped to increase average vehicle speed for routes running from New Taipei into Taipei.{{Cite news |last=Zhang |first=Jiaxiao 張家嘯 |date=26 November 2010 |title=Lú zhōu xiàn shì chéng pò 305 wàn jú sè lùxiàn tú méi biāo cuò |script-title=zh:蘆洲線試乘破305萬 橘色路線圖沒標錯 |language=zh |work=CardU 焦點新聞 |url=http://www.cardu.com.tw/news/detail.htm?nt_pk=6&ns_pk=11267 |access-date=28 November 2010 |archive-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315141107/http://www.cardu.com.tw/news/detail.htm?nt_pk=6&ns_pk=11267 |url-status=live }} Property prices along metro routes (both new and existing) tend to increase with the opening of more lines.{{Cite news |date=3 September 2010 |title=Luzhou Line Property Value Rises Through the Roof |language=en |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2010/09/03/271160/Luzhou-Line.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=6 September 2010 |archive-date=12 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612011958/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/australia/2010/09/03/271160/Luzhou-Line.htm }}{{Cite news |date=18 February 2011 |title=Apartments Near MRT Stations See Prices Soar |language=en |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2011/02/18/291520/Apartments-near.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=18 February 2011 |archive-date=29 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929092057/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2011/02/18/291520/Apartments-near.htm }}

Since the Taipei Metro joined the Nova International Railway Benchmarking Group and the Community of Metros (Nova/CoMET) in 2002, it has started collecting and analysing data of the 33 Key Performance Indicators set by Nova/CoMET in order to compare them with those of other metro systems around the world, as a reference to improve its operation. Taipei Metro also has gained keys to success from case studies on different subjects such as safety, reliability, and incidents, and from the operational experiences of other metro systems.{{Cite web |date=22 November 2007 |title=Taipei Metro Once Again Rated the Most Reliable Metro System Among 25 CoMET and Nova Consortiums |url=http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/contact.asp?catid=%E5%B0%88%E6%A1%88&small=%E7%87%9F%E9%81%8B%E5%8F%AF%E9%9D%A0%E5%BA%A6%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071018082802/http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/contact.asp?catid=%E5%B0%88%E6%A1%88&small=%E7%87%9F%E9%81%8B%E5%8F%AF%E9%9D%A0%E5%BA%A6%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80 |archive-date=18 October 2007 |access-date=22 November 2007 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en}}

According to a study conducted by the Railway Technology Strategy Center at Imperial College London,{{Cite web |title=Railway and Transport Strategy Center (RTSC) |url=http://www.rtsc.org.uk/ |publisher=Imperial College London |access-date=22 November 2007 |archive-date=23 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023235655/http://www.rtsc.org.uk/ |url-status=live }} and data gathered by Nova/CoMET, the Taipei Metro has ranked number 1 in the world for four consecutive years in terms of reliability, safety, and quality standards (2004–2007). The most congested route sections handle over 38,000 commuters per hour during peak times.{{Cite news |last=Liu |first=Jung |date=20 February 2012 |title=MRT Ignores Safety: Councilors |language=en |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/02/20/2003525933 |access-date=23 February 2012 |archive-date=23 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223141600/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/02/20/2003525933 |url-status=live }}

On New Year's Eve 2009 and New Year's Day 2010, the Metro system transported 2.17 million passengers in 42 consecutive hours. On 22 April 2010 after 14 years of service, the system achieved the milestone of 4 billion cumulative riders.{{Cite web |date=11 October 2010 |title=Dànshēng yǔ chéngzhǎng |script-title=zh:誕生與成長 |url=http://www.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1315947&CtNode=24530&mp=122031 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727081321/http://www.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1315947&CtNode=24530&mp=122031 |archive-date=27 July 2011 |access-date=2 January 2011 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=zh }} On 29 December 2010, the system passed the benchmark of 500 million annual passengers for the first time.{{Cite news |date=30 December 2010 |title=Record Breaking Year for Taipei's MRT Network |language=en |work=The China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/12/30/285681/Record-breaking.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=31 December 2010 |archive-date=1 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101065736/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/12/30/285681/Record-breaking.htm }} The record for single day ridership hit 2.5 million passengers during the New Year's Eve celebrations on 31 December 2010.{{Cite news |date=1 January 2010 |title=Kuà nián běi jié shū yùn 250 wàn réncì |script-title=zh:跨年 北捷疏運250萬人次 |language=zh |work=CNA News |url=http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201101010078&pType0=aHEL&pTypeSel=0 |url-status=dead |access-date=2 January 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225745/http://www.cna.com.tw/ShowNews/Detail.aspx?pNewsID=201101010078&pType0=aHEL&pTypeSel=0 }}{{Cite web |date=1 January 2011 |title=Taipei Metro Successfully Meets the Challenge of New Year's Eve Transport Service |url=http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1629894&ctNode=11752&mp=122032 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302235447/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1629894&ctNode=11752&mp=122032 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |access-date=4 January 2011 |website=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |language=en}} Following opening of the Xinyi section of {{lnl|Taipei Metro|R}}, the system reached another record of 2.75 million passengers on 31 December 2013.{{Cite news |date=2 January 2014 |title=MRT Ridership Smashes Record |language=en |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/01/02/2003580342 |access-date=1 January 2014 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192741/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/01/02/2003580342 |url-status=live }}

In May 2016, the Singapore Transport Minister, Khaw Boon Wan, said that his country's rail operators, SBS Transit and SMRT, should emulate the example of Taipei Metro. Speaking at a rail engineering forum, he cited the Taipei Metro's timely maintenance and replacement of assets, as well as its fast response to rail network problems. Khaw said the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) is working with the TRTC to attach staff from SBS and SMRT to its metro workshops, so they can learn from its asset maintenance practices and engineering improvements.{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/khaw-urges-singapore-train-operators-to-emulate-taipei-for-reliability|title=Khaw Boon Wan urges Singapore train operators to emulate Taipei for reliability|last=hermesauto|newspaper=The Straits Times |date=30 May 2016}}{{Cite web |last=Voyer |first=Marc |date=30 June 2011 |title=The Best Public Transportation Systems In The World |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/best-public-transportation-systems-2011-6#3-taipei-mrt-8 |access-date=16 September 2018 |website=Business Insider Australia |language=en |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711114223/http://www.businessinsider.com/best-public-transportation-systems-2011-6#3-taipei-mrt-8 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=9 June 2016 |title=Can Singapore match Taipei's rail reliability? |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/can-spore-match-taipeis-rail-reliability |access-date=16 September 2018 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}}

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Several lines are planned to be added to the network.{{Cite web |date=12 March 2010 |title=Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Routes) |url=http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205658&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302213411/http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205658&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |access-date=21 April 2010 |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=September 2010 |title=Táiběi jié yùn Taipei MRT |script-title=zh:臺北捷運 Taipei MRT |url=http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/09171145162.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003412/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/09171145162.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=4 October 2010 |page=14 |language=zh }}{{Cite web |date=23 December 2010 |title=Jié yùn báipíshū |script-title=zh:捷運白皮書 |url=http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=185514&CtNode=14870&mp=115001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003213149/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=185514&CtNode=14870&mp=115001 |archive-date=3 October 2011 |access-date=8 January 2011 |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems |language=zh }}{{Cite web |date=12 March 2010 |title=Third Stage of Taipei MRT (Planned MRT Routes) |url=http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205659&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815193819/http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205659&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 |archive-date=15 August 2011 |access-date=21 April 2010 |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government |language=en}}

{{Main|Circular line (New Taipei Metro)|l1=Circular line}}

Phase 2 of the Circular line is under construction and planned to be completed in June 2031.{{Cite web |last=Artymiuk |first=Simon |date=5 April 2023 |title=Work starts on north section of Taipei MRT Circular Line |url=https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/work-starts-on-north-section-of-taipei-mrt-circular-line/ |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=International Railway Journal |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906033527/https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/work-starts-on-north-section-of-taipei-mrt-circular-line/ |url-status=live }} Phase 2 consists of a northern and southern section. The northern section will continue from {{stl|Taipei Metro|New Taipei Industrial Park}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Jiannan Road}}. This section will service Wugu, Luzhou, Sanchong, Shilin, and Neihu. The southern section will continue from {{stl|Taipei Metro|Dapinglin}} to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}} and will mainly service Wenshan. Upon reaching a year before completion of Phase 2 of the Circular line, the Circular line will be handed back to Taipei Metro from New Taipei Metro.

Phase 3 has began construction in 2025 and is expected to finish in 2032.{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Brendan |date=28 April 2023 |title=Taipei MRT Circular Line's new east section expected to begin construction within two years |url=https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2009381 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=Radio Taiwan International |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722095115/https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2009381 |url-status=live }} Phase 3 consists of the eastern section, which will connect {{stl|Taipei Metro|Jiannan Road}} and {{stl|Taipei Metro|Taipei Zoo}} in Phase 2, making the line a complete loop.

{{Main|Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line}}

Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin is a metro line under construction. Phase 1 will run from {{stl|Taipei Metro|CKS Memorial Hall}} to Juguang, Zhonghe, New Taipei. Phase 1 is expected to be completed in 2027.

Phase 2 will connect Zhonghe Senior High School, the previous station of Juguang, to {{stl|Taipei Metro|Huilong}}, making the part between Zhonghe Senior High School and Juguang a branch line. The entire line is expected to be fully completed around late 2028.{{Cite press release |title=Alstom to Supply Integrated Metro System for Taipei Metro Line 7 Extension |date=10 July 2020 |publisher=Alstom |url=https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2020/7/alstom-supply-integrated-metro-system-taipei-metro-line-7-extension |language=en |access-date=24 April 2021 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712004721/https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2020/7/alstom-supply-integrated-metro-system-taipei-metro-line-7-extension |url-status=live }}

{{update|section|date=June 2016}}{{Main|Minsheng–Xizhi line}}

Minsheng–Xizhi is a planned metro line. As of February 2011, New Taipei has been pursuing the construction of the 17.52-km Minsheng–Xizhi line, though the most recent plan was rejected by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, citing the need for further evidence for the line's viability.{{Cite news |date=22 February 2011 |title=New Taipei City to Re-Examine Proposed MRT |language=en |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/02/22/2003496527 |access-date=21 February 2011 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628212714/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/02/22/2003496527 |url-status=live }} The city plans to re-submit the proposal, and the project is estimated to cost NT$42.2 billion (US$1.44 billion). A possible 4.25-km extension of the line to connect with the planned Keelung light rail is also being considered.{{Cite news |date=5 January 2011 |title=Keelung Mayor Visits City Hall, Seeks Backing for MRT Line Extension |language=en |work=Taipei City Police Department |url=http://english.tcpd.taipei.gov.tw/fp.asp?fpage=cp&xItem=1631236&ctNode=15854&mp=108002 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815184424/http://english.tcpd.taipei.gov.tw/fp.asp?fpage=cp&xItem=1631236&ctNode=15854&mp=108002 |archive-date=15 August 2011 }} The line is planned to be built partially underground and partially elevated. It will begin from Dadaocheng Harbour beneath Minsheng West Road in Taipei, run along Minsheng East and West Roads, pass through Minsheng Community and journey under the Keelung River towards the Neihu District. The line will then change to an elevated mode and reach its termini at Xintai 5th Road in Xizhi District, New Taipei City. As of May 2018, the proposal for this line has been submitted to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, but has yet to be approved.{{Cite web |title=Planned MRT Routes |url=https://english.dorts.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F5C47899DE0D7088&s=4DF733887A0C988C |website=Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government |date=10 May 2023 |language=en |access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714111123/https://english.dorts.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F5C47899DE0D7088&s=4DF733887A0C988C |url-status=live }}

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On 17 September 2001, Typhoon Nari flooded all underground tracks as well as 16 stations, the heavy-capacity system operation control center, the administration building, and the Nangang Depot.{{Cite news |last=Chen |first=Kevin |date=18 September 2001 |title=Taipei MRT Shut Down for a Second Day |language=en |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2001/09/18/103424 |archive-date=1 October 2012 |access-date=22 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001171101/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2001/09/18/103424 |url-status=live }} The elevated {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BR}} was not seriously affected and resumed operations the next day. However, the heavy-capacity lines were not restored to full operational status until three months later.

{{Main|2014 Taipei Metro attack}}

On 21 May 2014, 28 people were stabbed in a mass stabbing by a knife-wielding college student on the {{lnl|Taipei Metro|BL}}.{{Cite news |date=21 May 2014 |title=Four Killed, 21 Wounded in Taipei Subway Knife Attack |work=Taipei News.net |url=http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/222206771/scat/0dd057261bcc461b/ht/Four-killed-21-wounded-in-Taipei-subway-knife-attack |url-status=dead |access-date=2 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006161236/http://www.taipeinews.net/index.php/sid/222206771/scat/0dd057261bcc461b/ht/Four-killed-21-wounded-in-Taipei-subway-knife-attack |archive-date=6 October 2014}} The attack occurred on a train near {{stl|Taipei Metro|Jiangzicui}}, resulting in 4 deaths and 24 injured.{{Cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Sunrise |last2=Wang |first2=Hung-kuo |last3=Holzer |first3=Wesley |date=21 May 2014 |title=3 Critically Injured in Stabbing on Taipei Metro (Update) |language=en |work=Focus Taiwan |agency=CNA |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405210027.aspx |access-date=21 May 2014 |archive-date=9 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909092414/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201405210027.aspx |url-status=live }} It was the first fatal attack on the metro system since it began operations in 1996. The suspect was 21-year-old Cheng Chieh (鄭捷), a university student at Tunghai University, who was arrested at {{stl|Taipei Metro|Jiangzicui}} immediately after the incident.{{Cite news |date=21 May 2014 |title=Four Killed, 21 Wounded in Taipei Subway Knife Attack |language=en |work=The Straits Times |agency=Agence France-Presse |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/three-killed-25-wounded-taiwan-subway-knife-attack-20140521 |access-date=21 May 2014 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111552/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/three-killed-25-wounded-taiwan-subway-knife-attack-20140521 |url-status=live }} On 6 March 2015, Cheng Chieh was found guilty on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder, and was sentenced to death. He was subsequently executed on 10 May 2016.{{cite news |title=MRT killing spree murderer executed |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/05/10/465732/MRT-killing.htm |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=China Post |date=10 May 2016 |archive-date=11 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511123824/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/05/10/465732/MRT-killing.htm |url-status=live }}

In early 2021, it was discovered that a pornographic film production company had created a series of sets which copied the design of MRT trains and stations. This caused a brief stir when it was first released as many were concerned that the films had been shot on actual MRT trains and stations. Nevertheless, it was still condemned by Taipei MRT for imitating its train carriages.{{Cite web |last=Everington |first=Keoni |date=27 January 2021 |title=Taipei Metro Condemns Japanese Company Over Mock MRT for Adult Films |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4112873 |access-date=27 January 2021 |website=Taiwan News |language=en}}

On 30 December 2021, Taipei MRT rejected an Amnesty International advertisement which featured detained human rights activist Lee Ming-che.{{cite web |last1=Strong |first1=Matthew |title=Taipei MRT turns down Amnesty International ad for activist jailed in China |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4393404 |website=www.taiwannews.com.tw |date=30 December 2021 |publisher=Taiwan News |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230090406/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4393404 |url-status=live }}

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