The MRT Sanying Line Extension Bade Project is currently co-hosted by Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng and New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi. It will adopt the same system as the MRT Sanying Line. It will be funded by Taoyuan and contracted by New Taipei City. It is expected to open to traffic in 2034, but the total cost is 16.057 billion yuan. It was approved five years ago that due to the impact of inflation, only the underground section civil engineering, electromechanical systems and elevated section design can be implemented. As for the elevated section civil engineering, it is still waiting for the New Taipei City Industrial Bureau to submit a financial revision plan and the central government to approve the funds before the contract can be awarded, which also adds variables to the 2034 opening plan.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held at Daman Forest Park in Bade District. Zhang Shanzheng said that the extension of the Sanying Line to Bade is an important track construction jointly promoted by Taoyuan and New Taipei. In the future, it can be connected to the Taoyuan MRT Green Line at Daman Station, making it more convenient for Bade residents to travel between the two places. It will also make it easier for New Taipei residents to enter Taoyuan City and Taoyuan International Airport. The two cities will integrate station co-construction, underground pipelines and construction interfaces, hoping to smoothly connect the projects and promote the development of Bade.
Hou Youyi said that after the opening of the Sanying Line in June, it has brought crowds of people and business opportunities to Sanxia and Yingge. The last 4.03 kilometers are extended to Bade, connecting the Beitao living circle. Bade residents can go directly to Tucheng in the future and transfer to the Bannan Line at Dingpu to go to Taipei. He emphasized that although this section of the road is short, it has great benefits for regional transportation and economic development. He requires the engineering team to complete the project as scheduled in 2034. "It can only be fast, not slow."
Li Zheng'an, director of the New Taipei City Rapid Transit Industry, said that the Bade section of the Sanying Line extension extends westward from the Sanying Line LB12 Yingtaofu Station, with a total length of about 4.03 kilometers. The entire line is located in Taoyuan City, with 2 elevated stations and There is an underground station. The terminal station LB14 is co-constructed underground with the Taoyuan MRT Green Line G04 Da Nan Station. It adopts an upper and lower floor platform design. In the future, passengers can complete the two-line transfer in just 30 seconds, connecting the North-North Taoyuan MRT network.
Li Zheng'an said that New Taipei City adopts a bid-sharing strategy. The detailed design of the elevated section was launched in July this year. The other two projects started today. It only took 9 months from the approval of the comprehensive plan by the Executive Yuan to the completion of the basic design funding review. The overall completion schedule is one year ahead of the original plan. Construction will be carried out one after another. Preliminary operations such as geological drilling, underground pipeline test excavation and planting survey are expected to begin in 2027 to erect construction fences and comprehensively advance the project. New Taipei will also assist Taoyuan Agency to widen Heqiang Road by 550 meters and open 820 meters of new Road No. 6 in the living area to improve Bade's external transportation.
Tao City MRT Director Liu Qingfeng said that due to the impact of inflation, various MRTs have increased their budgets. Among them, the total funding of the Kaohsiung MRT Yellow Line has increased from 144.237 billion yuan to 236.858 billion yuan, an increase of 92.621 billion yuan, a rate of up to 64.2%. Other regional MRT central authorities should also follow suit. The construction difficulty of the uncontracted elevated section is relatively low and should be completed on schedule.
