Zhongshan Station

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Zhongshan Station 中山站
Zhongshan Station platform
Location
Municipality	Taipei
District(s)	Zhongshan, Datong
Address	No.16, Nanjing W. Rd
Info
Type	Underground
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Rail services
Line(s)	Tamsui Line (R14) Songshan Line (G16)
Daily Ridership	61,926 (2011)^[1] (Ranked 9^th of 89)
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.

Zhongshan Station

Chinese

中山站

Transcriptions
Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngshān-Zhàn
Tongyong Pinyin	Jhongshan-Jhàn
Wade–Giles	Chung¹-shan¹-Chan⁴
Bopomofo	ㄓㄨㄥㄕㄢㄓㄢˋ
Min
Hokkien POJ	Tiong-san-Chām

The Taipei Metro Zhongshan Station (Chinese: 中山站) is a station on the Tamsui Line, located on the border of Zhongshan and Datong districts, Taipei, Taiwan. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall.

Station overview

Zhongshan Station Exit 1.

Zhongshan Station faregates.

The station is an underground structure with an island platform and three exits.^[2] The washrooms are inside the entrance area. It is located at the intersection of Nanjing West Rd. and the Metro Park (near Chengde Rd. and Zhongshan North Rd.).

It is a planned transfer station with the Songshan Line, currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2013.^[3]

Construction

The Songshan Line station will add two additional exits and renovate two existing exits.^[4] When completed, the station will be a four-level, underground station. The Songshan Line station will be 26 m (85 ft) deep and will be 176 m (577 ft) long and 23 m (75 ft) meters wide.

Public Art

The new Songshan Line station will have a theme of "Happy Transit".

History

March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Tamsui to Zhongshan.
December 25, 1997: The Tamsui Line extended south from the current station to Shuanglian Station.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit, Metro Park
B1	Lobby	Lobby, information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates

		Zhongshan Art Corridor, Zhongshan Metro Mall (south side of station) Restroms (inside mall)
B2	Platform 1	← Tamsui Line toward Tamsui or Beitou (Shuanglian)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui Line toward Xindian or Xiangshan (Taipei Main Station) →
B3	Passage Level	Escalators, elevators to Concourse and Platform levels
B4	Platform	→ Songshan Line toward Songshan
	Island platform, Under Construction
	Platform	→ Songshan Line toward Xindian

Exits

Exit 1: Nanjing East Rd.
Exit 2: Nanjing East Rd.
Exit 3: Nanjing East Rd.
Exit 4: Nanjing East Rd.
Exits 5 & 6 are under construction.

Note: Exit 4 was recently reconstructed with transparent, self-cleaning glass to better integrate with nearby department stores.^[5]

Other metro services

The station is an entrance to the Zhongshan Metro Mall, connecting (between this station and Shuanglian Station).

Around the station

Chien-Cheng Circle
Jancheng Junior High School.^[6]
Zhongshan Metro Mall
Shiatzy Chen Zhongshan Flagship Store
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Stores
Zhongshan Market
Taipei Public Library (Changan Branch)
Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei
Rixin Elementary School
Jiancheng Park

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Shuanglian toward Tamsui/ Beitou		Red Line Tamsui Line		Taipei Main Station toward Xindian

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zhongshan Station.

↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
↑ "Route Map: Zhongshan". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
↑ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Routes)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
↑ "捷運系統松山線簡介". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
↑ "整潔、明亮、透視度最佳的出入口捷運中山站4號出入口". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
↑ "Jancheng Junior High School". Taipei Municipal Jan Cheng Junior High School. 2002-05-01. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

v t e Taipei Metro Red Line (Tamsui Line, Xinyi Line, Xinbeitou Branch Line)

Tamsui Hongshulin Zhuwei Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan Shilin Jiantan Yuanshan Minquan W. Road■ Shuanglian Zhongshan Taipei Main Station■ NTU Hospital Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Xindian Line — Guting Taipower Building Gongguan Wanlong Jingmei Dapinglin Qizhang Xindian District Office Xindian — Xindian Line

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Dongmen Daan Park Daan Xinyi Anhe Taipei 101/World Trade Center Xiangshan Xinyi Songde Zhongpo

Xinbeitou Branch Line Xinbeitou Beitou

v t e Taipei Metro Green Line (Songshan Line, Xiaonanmen Line, Xindian Line, Xiaobitan Branch Line)

Songshan Nanjing Sanmin Taipei Arena Nanjing East Road Songjiang Nanjing Zhongshan Beimen Ximen Xiaonanmen Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

Tamsui Line — Tamsui Hongshulin Zhuwei Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan Shilin Jiantan Yuanshan Minquan W. Road Shuanglian Zhongshan Taipei Main Station NTU Hospital — Tamsui Line Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Guting Taipower Building Gongguan Wanlong Jingmei Dapinglin Qizhang Xindian District Office Xindian

Xiaobitan Branch Line Qizhang Xiaobitan

Coordinates: 25°03′10″N 121°31′13″E / 25.052698°N 121.520398°E / 25.052698; 121.520398

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