Xinbeitou
Xinbeitou may refer to: * Xinbeitou branch line, a branch line of the Tamsui–Xinyi line. * Xinbeitou metro station The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou station (formerly transliterated as Hsin Peitou Station from 1997 until 2003) is the terminal station on the Xinbeitou branch line located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The location of the station used to be the ...

Xinbeitou Branch Line
The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou branch line (formerly transliterated as Hsin Peitou branch line until 2003) is an elevated, high-capacity branch line of the Tamsui–Xinyi line. It first opened for service on 28 March 1997. The line is long and consists of two stations. History Heavy rail line The Xinbeitou branch line traces back to a heavy rail line built by the Japan's rule over Taiwan. A spur from the pre-metro Tamsui line, the line's name was transliterated as the "Shinhokutō line" in Japanese and "Hsin Peitou line" in Chinese. Completed on 1 April 1916, the line was built specifically to transport visitors from the city to the newly-developed ''onsen'' facilities around Xinbeitou. The line was closed at the end of 1944 during World War II. After a change in power to the Kuomintang, the Xinbeitou branch line was reopened to passengers in 1946. The line was served by one-car diesel units that made round trips between Beitou and Xinbeitou stations. As Taipei's population gr ...
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