Circular Line

Circular Line may refer to:

Circular Line (KMRT)

The Circular Line (Chinese: 環狀輕軌; pinyin: Huánzhuàng Qīngguǐ; literally Circular Light Rail) is a 22.1-kilometer (13.7 mi) circular light rail line currently under construction in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The south part of this LRT line makes use of the defunct railroad of TRA Kaohsiung Harbor Line.

Estimated to 16.5 billion TWD, it will be the world's first light rail vehicle system on a fully catenary-free route.

Phase I construction consists of a section of line from Station C1 to Station C14, where Stations C3 and C14 are the transfer stations to Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit system's Red Line and Orange Line, respectively. Construction of Phase I began on June 4, 2013. The section C1 – C8 (Perhaps C1 – C10) is scheduled to be tested from August 2015 (riding on the trams is open to the public for free) and fully operational by mid-2016. As of Mar 30, 2015, the civil construction part of Stations C1, C2 and C3 has been finished. The CAF Urbos trams used in this line parked at or passed by these stations for demonstrations and tests in several events from November 2014 to March 2015.

Circular Line (Taipei Metro)

The Taipei Metro Circular Line (Chinese: 環狀線) is an elevated, medium-capacity rapid transit in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is currently under construction with the first section scheduled to open in December 2016. Stage I construction consists of the section from Wugu Industrial District to Dapinglin on the Xindian Line and will be about 15.4 km (9.6 mi) long with 14 stations.

The north and south sections of the Circle Line are considered separate projects and will be proposed to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.

Construction

Ansaldo STS will supply electromechanical equipment for the line, including driverless technology and CBTC Radio signalling.Dapinglin Station, the only underground station on the line, is being constructed by RSEA Engineering Corporation and will employ the cut-and-cover method.

Construction officially broke ground on July 11, 2011 on a 6.3 km (3.9 mi) elevated section between Zhonghe and Banqiao. The section is estimated to cost NT$13.7 billion, with the entire first-stage 15.4 km (9.6 mi) route estimated to cost NT$54.7 billion to construct.