Xindian Station

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Xindian Station
新店站
Xindian Station Platform
Location
Municipality New Taipei
District(s) Xindian
Address No.2, Sec. 1, Beiyi Rd.
Info
Type Underground
History
Opened November 11, 1999
Rail services
Line(s)      Xindian Line (G1)
Daily Ridership 19,506 (2011)[1]
(Ranked 53rd of 89)
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.
Xindian Station
Chinese 新店站

The Taipei Metro Xindian Station is the southern terminus of the Xindian Line located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Station overview

Faregates at Xindian Station

This underground station, has an island platform and one exit.,[2] this is the southernmost station of the Taipei MRT Routes Until Dingpu Station is completed

Public art for the station is titled "Heaven, Earth, and Man" and features many sculptures around the entrances.[3] Designed by Takashi Tanabe, it was selected through open competition and cost NT$6,700,000.

Station layout

Street level Concourse Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms(North side, outside fare are; South side, inside fare area)
B1
Platform 1      Xindian Line toward Tamsui (Xindian District Office)
Island platform, Doors open on the left/ right
Platform 2      Xindian Line toward Tamsui (Xindian District Office)

Exits

  • Single Exit: Intersection of Beixin Rd. Sec. 1 and Beiyi Rd. Sec. 1

Around the station

  • Xindian River
  • Bitan Scenic Area
    • Bitan Suspension Bridge
  • Guangming Rd. Night Market
  • RT-MART (Bitan Branch)
  • Nengren Household and Vocational Senior High School
  • Wenshan Junior High School
  • Xindian Elementary School
Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
toward Tamsui
Green Line
Xindian Line
Terminus

References

  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05. 
  2. "Route Map: Xindian". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  3. "Public Art on the Xindian Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-05. 

Coordinates: 24°57′29″N 121°32′16″E / 24.95797°N 121.537711°E / 24.95797; 121.537711


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