Taipei City Construction Management Office

Wanda line traverses Taipei City and New Taipei City, and the entire line has been approved for construction in two phases. Among them, construction of the first civil engineering contract of Phase II, the elevated section of Shulin (section contract CQ890), commenced on November 11, 2022. Under the diligent efforts of the DORTS construction team, construction tasks such as sidewalk reduction and restoration, foundation piles and piers construction, and building demolitions have been successively carried out. As of late July, the overall construction progress of Wanda line Phase II has exceeded 27%, and the team is striving to achieve the objective of completing the construction.

DORTS explained that with a total length of 6.6km, the elevated section of Shulin runs from Station LG14 at Xicheng Rd. in Banqiao District, turns onto Zhonghua Rd. in Shulin District and intersects with Bade Rd. It then follows Daan Rd. and Zhongzheng Rd. and continues along Section 1, Wanshou Rd. in Taoyuan City, before traveling from Zhongzheng Rd. in Xinzhuang District to Xinzhuang line Huilong Station where it terminates. With eight elevated stations (LG14-LG21) and seven elevated sections, the construction challenges faced include migration of major pipelines, crossing above operational Taiwan Railway, and passing beneath operational high-speed railway. 

DORTS stated that in order to enable the public interested in Wanda line Phase II construction to preview the current construction status, they have created a video to enable the public to gain an understanding of the current construction progress of the Shulin elevated section. 

Included in this video release are construction tasks such as the reduction and restoration of sidewalks along the line, removal of the median refuge island and the installation of foundation piles, and the implementation of steel cage overlapping and concrete pouring in order to complete the rock-solid foundation piles prior to constructing the bridge piers on the requisite solid foundation. DORTS explained that because the stations are elevated, construction to move Taipower's 69kV UHV overhead lines underground will also be implemented. 

DORTS stated that Wanda line Phase II is constructed from Phase I and continues along Jincheng Rd. before finally connecting with Huilong Station on the Xinzhuang line. In addition to having the capacity to satisfy travel demands between Taipei City and New Taipei City, including co-constructed transfers with Taoyuan MRT Brown line at Huilong Station, it will significantly increase intercity transportation between Taipei City, New Taipei City and Taoyuan City.