Taipei MRT gate entrance sounds indicate traveler data
Taipei MRT gate entrance sounds indicate traveler data
2025-11-17
The gates of the Taipei Metro always make a sound when people tap their card to enter the station. But they play different sounds for different people, as the gates are programmed with several sound and light signals depending on the ticket type and situation. For example, one sound indicates that the traveler’s card has less than NT$100 remaining.
When travelers tap their card to enter the Taipei Metro, the gates always make a sound. In fact, they can make several different sounds to indicate different situations.
Even those who take the metro every day may not have noticed that the gates make different sounds. For normal cards, student cards, and discounted cards, it always sounds like this.
It’s a clear, clean pitch that sounds once. But for senior citizen cards, there’s another element added.
It rings with the same tone, but for seniors, an orange light flashes up at the top and at the front of the gate.
If the gates play this “ding ding” sound, it means something is wrong. The light on top and at the front of the gate will also flash red, telling the traveler to talk to the customer service desk to solve the problem. There is also another sound that the gates make that is very helpful—if you know what it means.
If the gates play an upward-sliding pitch followed by two lower-pitched rings, it means that the card has a balance below NT$100, reminding the traveler to top up soon.
Commuter
I had no idea. Wow, thank you, I really didn’t know! This is the kind of knowledge I want to know, and I hope you will spread the word. I like this.
Commuter
The sound it makes when you have a low balance is a bit sharper. I usually top up my card regularly, so I don’t hear that sound very often.
Next time you’re riding the Taipei Metro, pay attention to the sound the gates make when you tap in. It might tell you something interesting!
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通勤族看過來! 北捷針對票種.情境"設計不同音樂"
2025-11-17
搭乘台北捷運，進出票閘口時，您有注意到閘門發出什麼聲音嗎？其實北捷票閘口，針對不同票種、不同情境，設計了不同的音效跟燈號，甚至卡片餘額不到100塊，還會出現"逼~幫幫"的聲音，相當有趣、一起來看看！
搭乘北捷嗶卡進站，此起彼落的音樂聲，您知道，這些其實有特殊意涵嗎？
每天都在搭的捷運，票閘口，暗藏小玄機！正常刷卡進站，只要是普通卡、學生卡或優待卡，會是這樣的。
噹一聲，乾淨俐落，但要是敬老卡，則比較華麗一點。
同樣噹的一聲，但閘門上方燈號，會亮起橘燈，搭配下方指示燈號，也會有閃燈。
聽到這叮叮聲，就知道不對勁了吧！票卡異常，除了這兩聲高音的提示之外，票閘上的燈號，也會亮起紅燈，提醒民眾，得去找服務處解決票卡問題。但要說這些音效裡最貼心的，還是這聲音。
噹啷滑音，再附上兩聲噹噹，其實是提醒旅客，票卡餘額低於100，該加值啦！
[[民眾]]
“我都不知道耶，喔哇謝謝你，真的我不知道。我想要這樣的知識告訴我，希望你們多宣傳，這我喜歡。”
[[民眾]]
“（餘額不足）發的聲音會比較尖銳吧，通常都會定期加值，所以比較少聽到這種聲音。”
北捷小巧思，下次進出站，不妨將降躁耳機先拿掉，聽一下，音效跟您說了什麼。
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