Taipei Metro EMU301

The Taipei Metro EMU301 cars are the first electric multiple units to operate on the heavy-capacity lines of the Taipei Rapid Transit System when the Tamsui Line began operations on March 28, 1997. A total of 22 trainsets were built from 1992 to 1994 by the Union Rail Car (URC) Partnership, a Japanese-backed consortium in America, at a cost of US$170 million.

Production of the cars were done at the 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m2) Yonkers Plant, which was well known as formerly owned by Otis Elevator Company where it first built elevators since the company's formation, and the first elevator factory in the world. The factory is now under the Union Rail Car Partnership, consisting of Kawasaki Rail Car, Nissho Iwai American, and North American Transit. They were the first cars in the Plant to be built for export, and the largest in the United States for over twenty years. Over half of the C301's components were made in America, as part of the Buy American Act requirements. The GTO-VVVF propulsion system is supplied by Westinghouse and can supply up to 200 horsepower.

The interior of the EMU301 contains seats in both linear and latitudinal formation. A quarter of them are designated as priority seats. Fireproofing materials allow the train to withstand any fire for up to 45 minutes. Wheelchair spaces are provided for at the start and end of the cars. LED in-train information system is installed which displays the destination and line colour on the exterior, train announcements and next station information in the interior.

Trainset 013/014 was formerly split and modified to serve as 3-car formations to serve on the Xinbeitou Branch Line. When new EMU371 built in specialised 3-car formations were delivered to Taipei Metro, trainset 013/014 was subsequently rejoined and put back into normal service on the other lines.