Wenhu line

Wenhu line
VAL256 train between Daan and Zhongxiao Fuxing (shot on August 2, 2026)
Overview
Other name	Brown line
Native name	文湖線
Status	In service
Owner	Taipei DORTS
Line number	BR
Locale	Taipei, Taiwan
Termini	Taipei Zoo Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Stations	24
Color on map	Brown
Service
Type	Rubber-tyred light metro
System	Taipei Metro
Services	Taipei Zoo–Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Operator	Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Depots	Muzha Neihu
Rolling stock	VAL 256 Innovia APM 256
History
Opened	28 March 1996 (1996-03-28)
Last extension	2009
Technical
Line length	25.1 km (15.6 mi)
Character	Elevated and underground
Track gauge	1,880 mm (6 ft 2 in)
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph) to 70 km/h (43 mph)
Signalling	Moving block Bombardier CITYFLO 650 CBTC–ATC under ATO GoA 4 (UTO)
Route map Neihu depot BR24 Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (  Bannan line ) BR23 Nangang Software Park Huandong Boulevard Keelung River Sun Yat-Sen Freeway BR22 Donghu BR21 Huzhou BR20 Dahu Park BR19 Neihu BR18 Wende BR17 Gangqian BR16 Xihu (  Circular line ) BR15 Jiannan Road BR14 Dazhi Keelung River Sun Yat-sen Freeway BR13 Songshan Airport BR12 Zhongshan Jr High School BR11 Nanjing Fuxing (  Songshan–Xindian line ) (  Western Trunk line ) (  Taiwan High Speed Rail ) (  Bannan line ) BR10 Zhongxiao Fuxing (  Tamsui–Xinyi line ) BR09 Daan BR08 Technology Building BR07 Liuzhangli BR06 Linguang Fuzhou Hill tunnel BR05 Xinhai BR04 Wanfang Hospital BR03 Wanfang Community BR02 Muzha Jingmei River BR01 Taipei Zoo Maokong Gondola (  Circular line ) Muzha depot

Wenhu line
Traditional Chinese	文湖線
Simplified Chinese	文湖线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wénhú Xiàn Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Vùn-fù Sien Southern Min Tâi-lô Bûn-ôo-soàⁿ
Wenshan–Neihu line
Traditional Chinese	文山內湖線
Simplified Chinese	文山内湖线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wénshān–Nèihú Xiàn Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Vùn-sân–Nui-fù Sien Southern Min Tâi-lô Bûn-san-–Lāi-ôo-soàⁿ
Brown line
Traditional Chinese	棕線
Simplified Chinese	棕线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zōng Xiàn Wade–Giles Tsung1 Hsien4 Tongyong Pinyin Zong Siàn Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Chûng Sien Southern Min Tâi-lô Chang soàⁿ

The Wenhu line (Chinese: 文湖線; also known as Brown line) is a rubber-tyred light metro line in Taipei operated by Taipei Metro, named after the districts it connects: Wenshan and Neihu. It is an automated and is 25.1 kilometres (15.6 mi) long, serving a total of 24 stations located in 7 districts in Taipei, of which 22 are elevated and 2 underground. As of April 2022, the line transports an average of approximately 140,000 passengers daily.

The Wenshan section began revenue service on 28 March 1996, as the Muzha line. The Neihu section began revenue service on 4 July 2009. The Wenhu line was then named the Muzha–Neihu line, colloquially shortened as the Zhahu line, until 8 October 2009, when it adopted the current name, short for Wenshan-Neihu line. This was the first metro line constructed in Taipei.