Wende Station

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Wende Station
文德站
Wende Station
Location
Municipality Taipei
District(s) Neihu
Address No. 214, Wende Rd.
Info
Type Elevated
History
Opened July 4, 2009
Rail services
Line(s)      Neihu Line (B5)
Daily Ridership 8,260 (2011)[1]
(Ranked 80th of 89)
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.
Wende Station
Chinese 文德站

The Taipei Metro Wende Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Neihu Line.

Station overview

Wende Station Escalator and Platform
Wende Station Platform

This elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level.[2]

Public art for the station consists of a piece titled "Dancing Birds". It comprises one of the station walls and depicts dancing egrets in Bihu Park with the use of digital images and mosaic inlaying.[3]

Two mechanical parking towers behind the station allow for over 300 parking spaces.[4] The towers are a type of elevator parking system; vehicles can be parked and retrieved on the same rotating lift table.

History

  • February 22, 2009: Wende Station construction is completed.
  • July 4, 2009: Begins operations with the opening of the Neihu Line.

Station layout

3F Connecting Level Overhead Bridge
2F
South Concourse Information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates
restrooms, Escalator towards Exit 2
Side platform, Doors will open on the right
Platform 1      Neihu Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Neihu)
Platform 2      Neihu Line toward Taipei Zoo (Gangqian)
Side platform, Doors will open on the right
North Concourse Information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates
restrooms, Escalator towards Exit 1
1F
Street Level Entrance/Exit

Around the station

Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
Brown Line
Neihu Line
toward Taipei Zoo

References

  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05. 
  2. "Route Map: Wende". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 
  3. "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 
  4. "捷運櫥窗 Information Platform: 內湖線文德站停車塔工程". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 

Coordinates: 25°04′43″N 121°35′05″E / 25.078734°N 121.584754°E / 25.078734; 121.584754


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