Rolling Stock
The line was operated by the 2-car driverless VAL 256 built in 1993. A total of 102 cars were built with a maximum capacity of 114 passengers each. The fleet ran on rubber-tyred track at a maximum speed of 80 km/h.
With the opening of the Neihu Line, the entire line switched over to the new CITYFLO650 (produced by Bombardier). As of December 19, 2010, trials are being run on retrofitted VAL256 trains modified to run on both the Muzha and Neihu Lines. The trains are expected to fully enter revenue service after testing by December 26, 2010. On December 26, 2010, the line will operate with 6 pairs of the retrofitted VAL 256's and 25-29 pairs of the CITYFLO 650's. By December 27, the ratio is expected to increase, with 10 pairs of VAL 256's and 40 pairs of the CITYFLO 650's.
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