Zhongshan Elementary School metro station

The Taipei Metro Zhongshan Elementary School station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened for service on 3 November 2010.

Zhongshan Elementary School

O10 中山國小
Taipei Metro
Zhongshan Elementary School station platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese中山國小
Simplified Chinese中山国小
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngshān Guóxiǎo
Bopomofoㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
Wade–GilesChung¹-shan¹ Kuo²-hsiao³
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳChûng-sân Koet-séu
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTiong-san Kok-sió
General information
Other namesQingguang Commercial Zone; 晴光商圈
LocationB1, No. 71, Sec. 1, Minquan E. Rd.
Zhongshan, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated byTaipei Metro
Line(s) Zhonghe–Xinlu line
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels3
Other information
Station codeO10
History
Opened3 November 2010; 13 years ago (3 November 2010)
Passengers
daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank48 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Minquan West Road
towards Huilong or Luzhou
Zhonghe–Xinlu line Xingtian Temple
towards Nanshijiao

This station was named after the Zhongshan Elementary School, but it is notable that the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research is located nearby.

Station overview edit

This two-level, underground station has an island platform.[2] It is located beneath the intersection of Minquan West Rd. and Linsen North Rd. and opened on 3 November 2010 with the opening of the Luzhou Branch Line and the Taipei City section of the Xinzhuang Line.[3][4]

Construction edit

Excavation depth for this station is around 19 meters. It is 160 meters in length and 23 meters wide. It has four entrances, one accessible elevator, and two vent shafts.[3] It is equipped with platform screen doors.

 
Zhongshan Elementary School station exit 4.

Station layout edit

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, ticket machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms
B2 Platform 1   Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O11 Minquan West Road)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Platform 2   Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Nanshijiao (O09 Xingtian Temple)

Exits edit

  • Exit 1: Linsen N. Rd.
  • Exit 2: Xinxing Junior High School
  • Exit 3: Xinsheng N. Rd.
  • Exit 4: Zhongshan Elementary School  

Around the station edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ "Zhongshan Elementary School Station". Taipei Rapid Transit System. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  3. ^ a b "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transis Systems. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  4. ^ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-17.

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