Mingde Station
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Mingde Station 明德站 | |
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| Mingde Station platform | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Beitou |
| Address | No. 95, Mingde Rd. |
| Info | |
| Type | Elevated |
| History | |
| Opened | March 28, 1997 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Tamsui Line (R22) |
| Daily Ridership | 22,276 (2011)[1] (Ranked 50th of 89) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
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The Taipei Metro Mingde Station (traditional Chinese: 捷運明德站) is located in the Beitou District (北投區) of Taipei, Taiwan. The station is on the Tamsui Line, otherwise known as "the red line" by locals. It is also a minor bus transfer point for connections to Tianmu (天母) and Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山).
Station overview
Mingde Station exterior.
The station is an elevated structure with one island platform and one exit,[2] situated between Donghua Street (東華街) and Xi'an Street (西安街) at the midsection of Mingde Road (明德路).
Originally, it was planned to be called "Tianmu Station," but was changed before the station opened.
History
Station layout
| 2F | Platform 1 | ← Tamsui Line toward Tamsui or Beitou (Shipai) |
| Platform 2 | → Tamsui Line toward Xindian or Xiangshan (Zhishan) → | |
| Street Level | Lobby | Entrance/Exit, information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms |
Exits
- Single Exit: Mingde Rd., adjacent to Donghua St., Sec. 1 and Xi'an St., Sec. 1
Around the station
- Taipei Northern Hakka Culture Hall
Education
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- University of Taipei
- Taipei Municipal Zhong-zheng Senior High School[3]
- Mingde Junior High School
- Mingde Elementary School
- Lanya Elementary School
- Wenlin Elementary School[4]
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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| Red Line Tamsui Line |
toward Xindian |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mingde Station. |
- ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Route Map: Mingde". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ↑ "Taipei Municipal Zhong-zheng Senior High School". Zhong-zheng Senior High School. June 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Taipei Municipal Wen-line Elementary School". Wenlin Elementary School. June 14, 2008.
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Coordinates: 25°06′35″N 121°31′08″E / 25.109811°N 121.518778°E
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