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Sanying line
The Sanying line EMU at Dingpu metro station
(shot on June 30, 2026)
Overview
Other nameLight Blue line
Native name三鶯線
StatusIn service[a]
OwnerDRTS, New Taipei
LocaleNew Taipei City
Taoyuan (extension)
Termini
Stations12[c]
Color on mapLight blue
Service
TypeLight metro
SystemNew Taipei Metro
OperatorNew Taipei Metro Corporation
DepotSanxia
Rolling stockHitachi Rail Italy Driverless Metro
History
Work began2016
Opened30 June 2026[1]
Technical
Line length14.3 km (8.9 mi)[c]
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated and underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

Legend
Taipei Metro Bannan line
LB01
Dingpu
LB02
Mazutian
LB03
Wazi
Sanxia River
LB04
Hengxi
Sanxia River
Sanxia Depot
LB05
Longpu
LB06
Sanxia
LB07
National Taipei University
Dahan River
LB08
Yingge Taiwan Railway
Taiwan Railway
West Coast line
LB09
Ceramics Old Street
LB10
Guohua
Yingge River
Taiwan Railway
West Coast line
LB11
Yongji Park
LB12
Yingtao Fude
LB12a
Bade Bus Station
LB13
Shuxianpi
LB14
Danan
future Taoyuan Metro
Green line
This diagram:
Sanying line
Traditional Chinese三鶯線
Simplified Chinese三莺线
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSānyīng xiàn
Wade–GilesSan1-ying1 Hsien4
Tongyong PinyinSānyīng-Siàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSaⁿ-Eng-Sòaⁿ

The Sanying or Light Blue line (Chinese: 三鶯線; pinyin: Sānyīng xiàn; code LB) is a light metro line in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Its name is formed from the first chinese characters of Sanxia and Yingge. This line is 14.29 kilometres (8.88 mi) long and has 12 stations and one depot. It runs from Dingpu Station on the Bannan line along Zhongyang Road to Sanxia District, and then crosses National Freeway No. 3 to Yingge District.[2]

Soon, this line will extend into Taoyuan (Danan station).

History

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Approval for the construction of the line was given by the central government on 2 June 2015.

A turnkey contract was signed with Hitachi Rail STS and Hitachi Rail Italy[3] as members of the ARH consortium on 21 June 2016. As leader of the consortium, Hitachi Rail STS's scope of work included the supply of train control technology and all the electromechanical systems for an equivalent value of €219.8 million (VAT excluded). Hitachi's scope of work included the design and manufacture of 29 two-car trains.[4]

The main project started construction on 21 July 2016 and was opened to traffic on 30 June 2026.[1]

Taoyuan extension

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An extension from Yingtao Fude Station in New Taipei City to Danan Station in Taoyuan was approved for construction on 1 August 2025, with construction planned to begin in late 2026. The three-station extension will be 4.03 kilometres (2.50 mi) in length and cost roughly NT$16.06 billion (US$496 million). It will connect the New Taipei Metro to the Taoyuan Metro's Green line at Danan Station.[5]

Controversy

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In August 2017, residents of Sanxia District protested against the planned station at Mazutian, citing controversy over land usage.[6]

Stations

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Code[d] Station name Station type Locale Sta. distance (km) Opened date Transfer
Structure Platform Previous Total
Sanying line
LB01 Dingpu
頂埔		 Elevated Side Tucheng New Taipei N/a 0.000 2026-06-30 Bannan line
LB02 Mazutian [zh]
媽祖田		 1.005 1.005 N/a
LB03 Changshoushan [zh]
長壽山		 Sanxia 1.417 2.422
LB04 Hengxi [zh]
橫溪		 Island 1.397 3.819
LB05 Longpu [zh]
龍埔		 Side 0.926 4.745
LB06 Sanxia [zh]
三峽		 0.941 5.686
LB07 National Taipei University [zh]
臺北大學		 1.192 6.878
LB08 Yingge Station
鶯歌車站		 Island Yingge 2.980 9.858 Taiwan Railway Western Trunk line
LB09 Ceramics Old Street [zh]
陶瓷老街		 0.783 10.641 N/a
LB10 Guohua [zh]
國華		 0.894 11.535
LB11 Yongji Park [zh]
永吉公園		 Side 1.293 12.828
LB12 Yingtao Fude [zh]
鶯桃福德		 0.952 13.780
LB12a Unreleased Bade Taoyuan 1.225 15.005 Est. 2034
LB13 1.158 16.163
LB14 Danan [zh]
大湳		 Underground Island 1.842 18.005 Green line
References: [7]: 11–10, 13–5 [8]: 11–5, 13–6, 13–7 

Rolling stock

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A Sanying line train

Sanying line operates 29 sets of two-car medium capacity Hitachi Rail Italy Driverless Metro. These trains were manufactured at Hitachi's Kasado Works plant in Yamaguchi rather than at Hitachi Rail's manufacturing facility in Pistoia.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The Da'nan extension is under construction
  2. ↑ Future: Da'nan
  3. 1 2 Excluding extension to Taoyuan
  4. ↑ Italic for constructing or planning stations

References

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  1. 1 2 "捷運三鶯線6/30正式通車! 開放6/30~8/31免費試乘". DRTS, New Taipei (Press release) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 26 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Department of Rapid Transit Systems Taipei City Government". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "New Taipei showcases updated safety features of new Sanying Line trains". Focus Taiwan. CNA. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ansaldo STS and Hitachi, Ltd. Sign Turnkey Contract With DORTS of New Taipei City" (PDF). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Chao, Min-ya; Lee, Hsin-yin (1 August 2025). "MRT Extension Linking New Taipei and Taoyuan set to start in 2026". Focus Taiwan. CNA. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sansia residents protest planned MRT line station". Taipei Times. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ↑ 臺北都會區大眾捷運系統三鶯線暨周邊土地開發綜合規劃報告書：
    • Part 1 (PDF). 新北市政府 (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). p. 目-1~8-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
    • Part 2 (PDF). 新北市政府 (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). p. 8-9~12-73. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
    • Part 3 (PDF). 新北市政府 (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). p. 13-1~附14-66. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  8. ↑ 臺北都會區大眾捷運系統三鶯線延伸桃園八德段暨周邊土地開發綜合規劃總結報告 (PDF). 新北市政府捷運工程局 (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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