Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station

Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station
台北101/世貿站
Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station Construction
Location
Municipality Taipei
District(s) Xinyi
Address Xinyi Rd., Sec. 5
Info
Type Underground
Rail services
Line(s) ■ Xinyi Line (R6)
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System
Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station
Traditional Chinese 台北101/世貿站

The Taipei Metro Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station is located in the Xinyi District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Xinyi Line and is slated to begin revenue service in December 2012 with the opening of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - Elephant Mountain route section.[1]

Contents

Station overview

The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road.[2] The station is a two-level, underground structure with one island platform and five exits. The northeast exit will directly connect to the basement of Taipei 101.

Originally, the station was to be named just "World Trade Center Station". However, since both Taipei 101 and the Taipei World Trade Center represent national landmarks, on July 22, 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station.[3]

Construction

The station will be 185 m (607 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide. Excavation depth will be at 22 m (72 ft). The station will have a 154 m (505 ft)-long crossover section. It will have five entrances, three elevators for the disabled, and two vent shafts.[2]

Public Art

The theme for this station is "Modern melody - creation of a spatial atmosphere for dialoguing with the world". The district represents an international exchange between Taiwan and the world. Public art will represent the rapid broadcast of information and the crowd's busy interaction.[2]

Station layout

1F Street Level Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregates (Under construction)
Restrooms (Under construction)
Exit E passageway towards Taipei 101 basement (Under construction)
B2 Platform Xinyi Line toward Tamsui (Xinyi Anhe)
Island platform Under Construction
Platform Xinyi Line toward Elephant Mountain (Terminus)

Around the station

Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
toward Tamsui/ Beitou
 Red Line
Terminus

References

  1. ^ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205658&ctNode=19582&mp=115002. Retrieved 2010-06-18. 
  2. ^ a b c "捷運系統信義線簡介". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 2007-12-01. http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/9101511104655.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-18. 
  3. ^ "臺北捷運4車站站名更名更具辨識性 以方便民眾搭乘". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-07-22. http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=2137534&ctNode=16447&mp=115001. Retrieved 2011-07-23.