Editing Taipei (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Nangang Exhibition Center metro Line 5.jpg|thumb|Underground platforms of [[Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station|Nangang Exhibition Center]] Station on the [[Taipei Metro]] system]]
[[Public transport]] accounts for a substantial portion of transportation trips in Taipei. According to a 2022 government survey, 34.9% of transportation trips were taken on public transit in Taipei, higher than any other locality in the country.<ref name = 2022MOTCsurvey>{{Cite report |url=https://www.motc.gov.tw/ch/app/data/view?module=survey&id=56&serno=202304280009 |title=111年民眾日常使用運具狀況調查摘要分析 |trans-title=Summary and Analysis of 2022 Survey on State of People's Daily Transport Usage  |publisher=Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China |publication-date=1 May 2023 |language=zh-hant |access-date=2024-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209143838/https://www.motc.gov.tw/ch/app/data/view?module=survey&id=56&serno=202304280009 |archive-date=9 December 2023}}</ref> [[Private transport]] consists of [[Scooter (motorcycle)|motor scooters]], private cars, taxi cabs and [[bicycle]]s. Private transport trips represented 41.6% of trips taken in Taipei in 2022, the lowest in Taiwan.<ref name = 2022MOTCsurvey/>

[[Taipei Main Station]] serves as the comprehensive hub for the subway, bus, conventional rail, and high-speed rail.<ref name="tpctoday">{{cite web |url=http://english.taipei.gov.tw/TCG/index.jsp?categid=36&recordid=600 |title=Taipei City Today |date=17 August 2004 |publisher=Taipei City Government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104064528/http://english.taipei.gov.tw/TCG/index.jsp?categid=36&recordid=600 |archive-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=11 August 2009}}</ref> A [[Contactless smart card|contactless smartcard]], known as [[EasyCard]], can be used for all modes of public transit as well as several retail outlets. It contains credits that are deducted each time a ride is taken.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro Tickets |publisher=Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |url=http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/service.asp?catid=%E4%B9%98%E8%BB%8A%E6%8C%87%E5%8D%97&small=%E8%BB%8A%E7%A5%A8%E7%A8%AE%E9%A1%9E |access-date=14 July 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080822071721/http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/service.asp?catid=%E4%B9%98%E8%BB%8A%E6%8C%87%E5%8D%97&small=%E8%BB%8A%E7%A5%A8%E7%A8%AE%E9%A1%9E |archive-date=22 August 2008}}</ref> The EasyCard is read via [[MIFARE]] panels on buses and in MRT stations, and it does not need to be removed from one's wallet or purse.

===Metro===
{{Main|Taipei Metro|Taoyuan Airport MRT}}
Taipei's public transport system, the [[Taipei Metro]] (commonly referred to as the MRT), incorporates a [[rapid transit|metro]] and [[light rail]] system based on advanced [[Véhicule Automatique Léger|VAL]] and [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]] technology. There are currently six metro lines that are organized and labeled in three ways: by color, line number and depot station name. In addition to the rapid transit system itself, the Taipei Metro also includes several public facilities such as the [[Maokong Gondola]], underground shopping malls, parks, and public squares. Modifications to existing [[Taiwan Railways Administration|railway]] lines to integrate them into the metro system are underway.

In 2017 [[Taoyuan Airport MRT|a rapid transit line]] was opened to connect Taipei with [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport]] and [[Zhongli District]]. The new line is part of the new [[Taoyuan Metro]] system.

On 31 January 2020, Hitachi Rail Corporation officially commissioned Phase 1 of the [[Circular line (New Taipei Metro)|Circular line]] which took place at [[Shisizhang station]]. The Circular line is a 15.4&nbsp;km driverless rail system. The Circular line offered free rides beginning in February 2020 for passengers to test the route.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://railway-news.com/hitachi-rail-taipei-metro-circular-line/ |title=Hitachi Rail Commissions Phase 1 of Taipei Metro Circular Line |date=2020-02-03 |website=Railway-News |access-date=2020-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301052706/https://railway-news.com/hitachi-rail-taipei-metro-circular-line/ |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202002250014 |title=Free rides on MRT Circular Line to end Saturday - Focus Taiwan |website=focustaiwan.tw |language=zh-Hant-TW |access-date=2020-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303022214/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202002250014 |archive-date=3 March 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:East 1 gate, TRA Taipei Station 20081004.jpg|thumb|Taipei Main Station front]]

===Rail===
{{Main|Taiwan High Speed Rail|Taiwan Railways Administration}}
Beginning in 1983, surface rail lines in the city were moved underground as part of the [[Taipei Railway Underground Project]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rrb.gov.tw/04100.aspx?id=1&lan=en |title=Taipei Main Station Project |date=25 April 2008 |publisher=Railway Reconstruction Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209014703/http://www.rrb.gov.tw/04100.aspx?id=1&lan=en |archive-date=9 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]] system opened in 2007. The bullet trains connect Taipei with the west coast cities of [[New Taipei]], [[Taoyuan City|Taoyuan]], [[Hsinchu]], [[Taichung]], [[Chiayi]], and [[Tainan City|Tainan]] before terminating at [[Zuoying District|Zuoying]] ([[Kaohsiung]]) at speeds that cut travel times by 60% or more from what they normally are on a bus or conventional train.<ref>{{cite web |title=CHAPTER 13 Transportation and Telecommunications |work=Republic of China Yearbook 2008 |publisher=ROC Government Information Office |url=http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/ch13.html |access-date=14 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213032158/http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/ch13.html |archive-date=13 December 2009}}</ref> The [[Taiwan Railways Administration]] also runs passenger and freight services throughout the entire island.

===Bus===
{{Main|Taipei Joint Bus System}}
An extensive [[Taipei bus|city bus system]] serves metropolitan areas not covered by the metro, with exclusive bus lanes to facilitate transportation.<ref name="tpctoday" /> Riders of the city metro system are able to use the EasyCard for discounted fares on buses, and vice versa. A unique feature of the Taipei bus system is the joint venture of private transportation companies that operate the system's routes while sharing the fare system. This route is in sharp contrast to bus systems in the U.S. which are mostly public entities. Several major intercity bus terminals are located throughout the city, including the [[Taipei Bus Station]] and [[Taipei City Hall Bus Station]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/05/24/2003473719/print |title=Traffic chaos expected in Xinyi |newspaper=Taipei Times |date=24 May 2010 |access-date=11 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201204445/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/05/24/2003473719/print |archive-date=1 December 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Taipei Songshan Airport 1st Terminal Building 20090926.JPG|thumb|Taipei Songshan Airport]]

===Airports===
{{Main|Taoyuan International Airport|Songshan Airport}}
Most scheduled international flights are served by [[Taoyuan International Airport]] in nearby [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan City]]. [[Songshan Airport]], at the heart of the city in the [[Songshan District, Taipei|Songshan District]], serves domestic flights and scheduled flights to [[Haneda Airport]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Gimpo International Airport]] in [[Seoul]], and about 15 destinations in the [[China|People's Republic of China]]. Songshan Airport is accessible by the Taipei Metro [[Neihu Line (TRTS)|Neihu Line]]; Taoyuan International Airport is accessible by the [[Taoyuan Airport MRT]].

===Ticketing===
In 1994, following the rapid development of Taipei, a white paper for transport policies expressed the strong objective of creating a transport system for the people of Taipei to accommodate the burgeoning city's needs. In 1999, they chose Mitac consortium, which Thales-Transportation Systems is part of. [[Thales Group|Thales]] was then selected again in 2005 to deploy an upgrade of Taipei's public transport network with an end-to-end and fully contactless automatic fare collection solution that integrates 116 metro stations, 5,000 buses and 92 car parks.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}