Shandao Temple Station

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Shandao Temple Station
善導寺站
Shandao Temple Station Exit 1
Location
Municipality Taipei
District(s) Zhongzheng
Address B1F, No. 58, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao E. Rd.
Info
Type Underground
History
Opened December 24, 1999
Rail services
Line(s)      Nangang Line (BL8)
Daily Ridership 36,219 (2011)[1]
(Ranked 32nd of 89)
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.
Shandao Temple Station
Simplified Chinese 善导寺站
Traditional Chinese 善導寺站

The Taipei Metro Shandao Temple Station is a station on the Nangang Line (Blue Line) located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.[2]

Station overview

Shandao Temple, the namesake of the station, with Exit 6 in front.
A train approaching at Shandao Temple Station.

The station is underground with an island platform and two exits. It is located at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Road and Linsen Road. It is a relatively quiet station on a busy metro line.

History

  • December 24, 1999: Begins service with the opening of the Taipei City Hall-Longshan Temple segment.
  • February 8, 2010: A 26-year old man jumped onto the Platform 2 tracks at 3:10 PM, but was not fatally injured. Until 4 PM, the Ximen←→Zhongxiao Fuxing segment was single-tracked, causing massive delays and congestion.[3]

Station layout

L1 Street Level Exit/ Entrance
B1 Concourse Lobby, toilets, one-way ticket machine, information desk
B2 Platform 1      Nangang Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Zhongxiao Xinsheng)
Island platform, Doors will open on the left
Platform 2      Nangang Line toward Yongning/ Far Eastern Hospital (Taipei Main Station)

Exits

  • Exit 1: Intersection of Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1 and Linsen N. Rd., north side of Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1, beside the National Police Agency
  • Exit 2: Intersection of Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1 and Linsen S. Rd., south side of Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1
  • Exit 3: Lane 58, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1, south side of Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1
  • Exit 4: Lane 84, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1, beside the Qingdao Public Housing
  • Exit 5: Intersection of Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1 and Shaoxing S. St., south side of Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1, beside the Huashan Market
  • Exit 6: Intersection of Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1 and Shaoxing N. St., north side of Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 1, beside the Shandao temple

Around the station

Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
Taipei Main Station
toward Yongning
Blue Line
Nangang Line

References

  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05. 
  2. "Route Map: Shandao Temple". 
  3. Loa Iok-sin (2010-02-09). "Power outage, jumper disrupt two Taipei MRT lines". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 

Coordinates: 25°02′41″N 121°31′25″E / 25.044716°N 121.523651°E / 25.044716; 121.523651


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