Taipei Zoo Station
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Taipei Zoo Station 動物園站 | |
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| Taipei Zoo Station | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Wenshan |
| Address | No. 32, Sec. 2, Xinguang Rd. |
| Info | |
| Type | Elevated |
| History | |
| Opened | March 28, 1996 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Wenshan Line (BR13) Circular Line (Y1) |
| Daily Ridership | 14,671 (2011)[1] (Ranked 64th of 89) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
| Taipei Zoo Station | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 动物园站 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 動物園站 | ||||||||
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The Taipei Metro Taipei Zoo Station is a terminus on the Wenshan Line, Maokong Gondola Line, and the planned Circular Line of the Taipei Metro. It is located in the Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.[2]
Station overview
Taipei Zoo Station platform
Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo station
This elevated station features two side platforms and a single exit. It is located on Xinguang Rd., Sec. 2. In order to deal with patronage to the zoo, an underground parking lot was constructed.
It is a planned transfer station and terminus with the Circular Line.
History
Taipei Metro
- March 28, 1996: The Wenshan Line begins operation. The station commences service.
- November 2001: To deal with increasing patronage, construction begins on a second exit.
- November 2002: The second exit opens.
- March 20, 2010: The underground parking lot opens.[3]
- March 2010: A bus transfer station opens.
Maokong Gondola
- July 4, 2007: The Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo Station opens.
- October 1, 2008: Due to structural problems resulting from typhoons, the station is closed along with the gondola system.
- March 23–27, 2010: The Maokong Gondola reopens to free test rides.
- March 30, 2010: The Maokong Gondola officially re-opens.
Station layout
| 4F | Connecting Level | Platforms-connecting Overpass |
| 3F | ||
| Concourse | ||
| Lobby, one-way ticket machine, information desk | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Wenshan Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Muzha) | |
| Platform 2 | → Wenshan Line termination platform → | |
| 2F | Mezzanine | Transitlink floor for stairs and escalators, Toilets |
| 1F | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
Exits
- Exit 1: No.32, Xinguang Rd. Sec. 2, near the entrance of Taipei Zoo
- Exit 2: No.32, Xinguang Rd. Sec. 2, near the entrance of Zoo Mall
Around the station
- Taipei Zoo
- Maokong Gondola
- Taipei Children's Recreation Center, Wenshan Park
- Zoo Mall
- Taipei Metro Muzha Depot
- Riverside Park
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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| Brown Line Wenshan Line |
Terminus | |||
| Terminus | Maokong Gondola | toward Maokong |
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Muzha Elementary School toward Jiannan Rd. |
Yellow Line | Terminus |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taipei Zoo Station. |
- ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Route Map: Taipei Zoo". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ↑ "動物園站地下停車場 99年3月20日起正式啟用". 臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司網站. 2010-03-21.
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Coordinates: 24°59′54″N 121°34′46″E / 24.998447°N 121.579519°E
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