Nanjing East Road Station

Nanjing East Road Station
南京東路站
Nanjing East Road Station
Location
Municipality Taipei
District(s) Zhongshan, Songshan
Address No. 253, Sec. 3, Nanjing E. Rd.
Info
Type Elevated
History
Opened March 28, 1996
Rail services
Line(s) ■ Wenshan Line (BR3)
■ Songshan Line (G18)
Daily Ridership 42,451 (Jul. 2011)[1]
(Ranked 25th of 89)
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.
Nanjing East Road Station
Traditional Chinese 南京東路站
Simplified Chinese 南京东路站

The Taipei Metro Nanjing East Road Station is a station on the Wenshan Line located on the border between Zhongshan and Songshan districts, Taipei, Taiwan.[2] When the Songshan Line is completed in 2013, the station will be renamed to Nanjing Fuxing Station and become a transfer station connecting the two lines.[3][4]

Contents

Station overview

The station is located at the intersection of Fuxing North Rd. and Nanjing East Rd. It has two side platforms and a single exit.

Construction

The Songshan Line station will be a three-level, underground station underneath Nanjing East Rd. Excavation depth will be 25 meters, while the station will be 240 meters long and 22 meters wide. Eight additional exits will be added.[5]

Public art

The Songshan Line station will have a theme of "Reflective Mosaic of Light".[5] The focus will be on variations of light and shadow, and will turn the station into a miniature art museum with artworks in every corner.

Station layout

4F Connecting Level Platforms-connecting Overpass
3F
Concourse
Lobby, toilets, one-way ticket machine, information desk
Side platform, Doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← Wenshan Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Zhongshan Junior High School)
Platform 2 → Wenshan Line toward Taipei Zoo (Zhongxiao Fuxing) →
Side platform, Doors will open on the right
1F Street Level Exit/Entrance, Connecting Level
B2 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates (Under construction)
B3 Platform Songshan Line toward Songshan
Island platform, Under construction
Platform Songshan Line toward Xindian

Exits

Around the station

References

  1. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2011-08-24. http://tcgwww.taipei.gov.tw/site/tcg/public/MMO/dot/m17.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-24. 
  2. ^ "Route Map: Nanjing East Road". http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=009. 
  3. ^ http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1046579&CtNode=27361&mp=115001
  4. ^ http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=661039&CtNode=20270&mp=115001
  5. ^ a b "捷運系統松山線簡介". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-09-01. http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/0102516231531.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
Brown Line
toward Taipei Zoo