The system currently consists of 11 stations, with 9 additional stations under construction.. Tracks are at ground level and elevated. The total length will be. The current sole route, known as Green Mountain line, opened in December 2018. Trains from then run northward and turns west into Danhai. This line follows along Zhongzheng East Road, Provincial Highway No. 2, Binhai Road and Shalun Road. Out of its eleven stations, seven are elevated, with the remaining four at ground level. Bike sharing serviceYouBike is available at seven stations. Upon completion of the second phase, known as the Blue Coast line, trains will run from, the terminus of. Once the train leaves the station, it then runs northward and turns west to Fisherman's Wharf, then it turns again eastward to join the Green Mountain Line, with which it shares and three stops. It follows along Taiwan Route 2B, Binhai Road, and Shalun Road. All the nine stations will be at ground level.
Stations
Planned stations
Rolling stock
The cars were built in Taiwan by the Taiwan Rolling Stock Company under the first program to domestically build light rail vehicles. The company partnered with the German firm Voith Engineering Services on the design of the cars. Final assembly as well as the manufacturing of many components was done in Taiwan. Through this project, Taiwan seeks to lessen its dependence on foreign manufacturers for rail systems. Each of the 15 bi-directional standard gaugetrams is long and can carry up to 265 passengers. They are designed with electrical on-board storage capacity so that they can travel short distances under their own power; this feature allows simplification of the overhead power cabling by eliminating the need to run the power cables across major intersections. The prototype was scheduled to be ready in 2016, with all the 15 cars to be delivered by the end of 2017.
The project is divided into two phases. The first phase is the 11 station Green Mountain Line and part of the Blue Coast Line comprising three stations, totaling and the depot. The whole first phase costs NT$12.8 billion. Work began in September 2014 and as of May 2016 is approximately one-third complete. With the opening of Green Mountain Line, the first phase of Danhai light rail is almost completed. The other three stations that runs along the Blue Coast Line will be completed later. The second phase completes the remaining and six more stations of the Blue Coast Line. Its planned completion is in 2024. The line is being developed by China Steel Corporation and subsidiaries United Steel Engineering & Construction Corporation and Taiwan Rolling Stock Company. Other contractors are Thales Rail Signalling Solutions for signalling, communications, and control equipment, CTCI Corporation for track work, Pandrol for track, maintenance, and safety equipment, TÜV Rheinland for testing, and ABB for electrical equipment.
