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France's Matra Transport (now Siemens) was in charge of building the $855-million Mucha line. Opened  March 28th 1996 after 2 years of testing it was the first revenue operating line for the TRTC. The Mucha line is of the VAL type with no conventional rails between the concrete beams and with what seems to be a directional guideway in the center to assist with the end of line track switching.
Picture from chaffeeyui.com or natransit.com

 

Opening date March 28th 1996
Cost to build Mucha line 855$ Million
System category Medium sized VAL  
Hours of operation 6:00 to 24:00
Number of stations then and now 12
Future planned expansion(s) Neihu Line  
Ride cost 20-65 NT dollars (33NT = 1USD)
Fully, Semi, Non Automated Fully automated, Driverless  
Total Distance then and now 10.5
Underground, Aerial, mixed Completely Aerial, extension may be mixed  
Fleet of cars/trains N/A  
     
Actual Ridership 90 000 passengers per day
Capacity per car/train 24 seated/90 standing per car (114 total/car)
Train Headway 4min peak hours 7 min off peak
Train car formations 2 sets of 2 (4 cars total per train)
Station dwelling time 20 sec
Though operation time 22 min
     
Vehicle type VAL 256  
Max Speed 80km/h
     
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