Zhongshan (Chinese: 中山, formerly transliterated as Chungshan Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between the Tamsui–Xinyi and Songshan–Xindian lines. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall and near the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store. Zhongshan is a popular shopping district for young people and international tourists.
Zhongshan 中山 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Taipei Metro station | |||||||||||||||||||
 Exit 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 中山 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 16 Nanjing W Rd Zhongshan, Taipei (R) Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°03′09″N 121°31′13″E / 25.0526°N 121.5204°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Tamsui–Xinyi line  Songshan–Xindian line | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No access | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | R11, G14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | web | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1997-03-28[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 November 2014 | Songshan–Xindian line added | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 28.072 million per year[2]  0.93% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | (Ranked 9th of 109) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station overview edit
The station is an underground structure with an island platform and four exits when Tamsui line opened.[3] It is located at the intersection of Nanjing West Rd. and the Metro Park (near Chengde Rd. and Zhongshan North Rd.). It is also a transfer station with the Songshan line.
The Songshan line station added two additional exits and renovated two existing exits.[4] The station is a four-level, underground station. The Songshan line station is 26 m (85 ft) deep and 176 m (577 ft) long and 23 m (75 ft) meters wide.
Public Art edit
Note: Exit 4 was recently reconstructed with transparent, self-cleaning glass to better integrate with nearby department stores.[5] The new Songshan line station has a theme of "Happy Transit".
History edit
The station was opened on 28 March 1997, as a terminus station of the Tamsui line until 25 December 1997. Later on, on 15 November 2014, Songshan line opened. On 20 July 2015, there was a knife attack injuring four.[6]
Station layout edit
| Street Level | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, Metro Park |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Zhongshan Art Corridor, Zhongshan Metro Mall (south side of station) Restroms (inside mall) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R12 Shuanglian)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R10 Taipei Main Station) →
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| B3 | Passage Level | Escalators, elevators to concourse and platform levels |
| B4 | Platform 3 | ← Songshan–Xindian Line toward Songshan (G15 Songjiang Nanjing)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 4 | Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G13 Beimen) →
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Other metro services edit
The station is an entrance to the Zhongshan Metro Mall, connecting (between this station and Shuanglian station).
Around the Station edit
- Linsen Park
- Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei
References edit
- ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Route Map: Zhongshan". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "捷運系統松山線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "整潔、明亮、透視度最佳的出入口 捷運中山站4號出入口". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Knife-wielding assailant stabs four in Taipei MRT - Taipei Times". 21 July 2015.