New Taipei signs MRT Xizhi–Donghu Line deal
19 Dec 2024 | Taiwan News
New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih and MRT Xizhi–Donghu Line’s contractors. (New Taipei City photo)

Taipei (Taiwan News) — New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) witnessed Thursday’s contract signing between the city’s Rapid Transit Systems Department Director Li Cheng-an (李政安) and contractors for the MRT Xizhi-Donghu Line.

Hou said construction on the 5.56-kilometer Xizhi-Donghu Line is expected to begin next year and finish by 2032. The line will connect to the under-construction Keelung Metro and the planned Taipei Minsheng Line, per the New Taipei City Government’s news release.

Hou said the line will have six elevated stations, stretching from Luzhou Village in Neihu District to the Xizhi District Office. Station SB10 will connect to Wenhu Line’s Donghu Station, SB14 will link to the Taiwan Railway’s Xike Station, and SB15 will connect to the Keelung Metro, Hou said.

Hou said New Taipei is leading the Xizhi-Donghu Line’s construction. He added the city is also overseeing the Keelung Metro and the construction budget was submitted to the Cabinet on Dec. 16.

Li said that preliminary work on the Xizhi-Donghu Line began at the end of last year to ensure smooth progress on next year’s main construction.

Xizhi–Donghu Line route map. (New Taipei Rapid Transit Systems Department photo)