Population (people): 2,704,810
Number of lines: 5
Number of stations: 117
Daily ridership (millions): 2.02
Annual ridership (millions): 739.99
System length (km): 131.1
Background (from Wikipedia): Taipei Metro, Taipei Mass Rapid Transit or MRT, or the Taipei Rapid Transit System , is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei, Taiwan. The system is built by the Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government (DORTS-Taipei) and Department of Rapid Transit Systems, New Taipei City Government (DRTS-New Taipei) and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). It consists of 108 stations (117 stations if transfer stations are double-counted) and 5 main routes, operating on 131.1 kilometres (81.5 mi) of revenue track. The system carried an average of around 2.10 million passengers per day in March 2016.
The Taipei Metro is Taiwan’s first metro system. Since it first began operations in 1996, the system has been effective in relieving some of Taipei’s traffic congestion problems. The system has also proved effective as a catalyst for urban renewal, as well as increasing tourist traffic to outlying towns such as Tamsui. Conversions to existing railway lines were made to integrate them into the metro system.