Xiaonanmen Station
Xiaonanmen Station 小南門站 | |
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| Xiaonanmen Station Platform | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Zhongzheng |
| Address | B1F., No. 22, Aiguo W. Rd. |
| Info | |
| Type | Underground |
| History | |
| Opened | August 31, 2000 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Xiaonanmen Line (G12) |
| Daily Ridership | 8,813 (2011)[1] (Ranked 78th of 89) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 小南门站 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 小南門站 | ||||||||||||
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The Taipei Metro Xiaonanmen Station is an underground station on the Xiaonanmen Line located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
Station overview
This two-level, underground station has an island platform and four exits.[2]
Although the station has an island platform, it is currently served by a single train shuttling between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Ximen, even though it is technically possible to operate a through service all the way to Xindian. It is labeled as light green color on Taipei Metro maps, though it shares the same color livery as other stations on the Xindian Line. The station is surrounded by government buildings and education institutions, serving mainly students and civil servants; thus, it remains relatively quiet for most of the day.
In 2010, the station was used for the filming of a scene for a Taiwanese romantic comedy film, Au Revoir Taipei (一頁台北). The station was emptied for filming and a train was arranged specifically for shooting.[3]
History
- August 31, 2000: The station opened for revenue service.
- March 2006: The station was a target of serial vandalism where three of its exits were found to have had their glass panels smashed.[4]
Operations
The shuttle service operates at a 8 to 10 minutes headway, and LED displays are installed on both platforms to inform passengers of the direction in which the train is travelling towards. To ensure that all tracks on the line remain in serviceable condition, the passenger shuttle service alternates the platform it serves for every four months, while maintenance works are performed on the inoperative platform and track.[5][6] Starting February 21, 2011, tracks will no longer need to be alternated. Instead, both tracks will come into operation.[7]
The shuttle service is expected to come to an end in 2013, when the Songshan Line is completed and trains begin to run the full-length Green Line service between Songshan and Xindian.
Station layout
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Concourse Level | |
| Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Outside fare zone) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Xiaonanmen Line toward Ximen (Terminus) → Xiaonanmen Line toward Taipower Building (CKS Memorial Hall) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
| Platform 2 | ← Xiaonanmen Line toward Ximen (Terminus) → Xiaonanmen Line toward Taipower Building (CKS Memorial Hall) → | |
Note: Due to the configuration of Ximen station, both platforms are served by trains for both directions, with one of them out of use outside rush hour. When the Songshan Line opens in 2014, both platforms will resume their respective one-way traffic.
Exits
- Exit 1: North side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd., adjacent to the Ministry of National Defense
- Exit 2: South side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd.
- Exit 3: Southeast side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Boai Rd.
- Exit 4: Southwest side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Chongqing S. Rd.
Around the station
- Ministry of National Defense
- Judicial Yuan
- Ministry of the Interior National Immigration Agency General Headquarters and Taipei Service Station
- Taipei Fucheng Xiaonanmen
- Taiwan Taipei District Court
- National Education Radio
- Chunghwa Postal Museum
- Ministry of Justice
- Police Radio Station
- National Museum of History
- Taipei Botanical Garden
- Taipei Municipal University of Education
- Soochow University (Downtown Campus)
- Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School
- Nanmen Junior High School
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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Terminus |
Xiaonanmen Line | toward Taipower Building |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xiaonanmen Station. |
- ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Route Map: Xiaonanmen". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Taipei Film Commission is a breath of fresh air". The China Post. Taiwan (ROC). February 27, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ↑ 小南門站鋼彈襲窗 4出入口3掛彩, Liberty Times, March 23, 2006
- ↑ 配合維修作業 台北捷運小南門線 11月6日起換軌行駛, ETtoday, November 3, 2005
- ↑ Maintenance Work on Xiaonanmen Line (April 1) Requires Platform Change, Taipei Rapid Transit System, March 30, 2007
- ↑ "台北捷運小南門線2/21起換軌保養" (in Chinese). Broadcasting Corporation of China. February 17, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
Coordinates: 25°02′08″N 121°30′39″E / 25.035637°N 121.510787°E
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