Longshan Temple Station
Longshan Temple Station 龍山寺站 | |
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| Longshan Temple Station Exit 1 | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Wanhua |
| Address | No. 153, Sec. 1, Xiyuan Rd. |
| Info | |
| Type | Underground |
| History | |
| Opened | December 24, 1999 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Banqiao Line (BL5) |
| Daily Ridership | 49,906 (2011)[1] (Ranked 18th of 89) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
| Longshan Temple Station | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍山寺站 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 龙山寺站 | ||||||||
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The Taipei Metro Longshan Temple Station is a station on the Banqiao Line in Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan. The station is named for the nearby Longshan Temple, a famous Taipei landmark.[2]
Station overview
Longshan Temple platform.
Longshan Temple concourse.
The station is a two-level, underground structure with an island platform and three exits.[3] The washrooms are located inside the entrance area.
The station is located underneath Heping West Rd., between the intersections with Xiyuan Rd. and Kangding Rd.[4]
The TRA Wanhua Station is within walking distance[5] and approximately 150 meters south of the Metro station.
Station layout
| L1 | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, automatic ticket dispensing machine, information desk, one-way faregates Restrooms (North side, inside fare zone) |
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Banqiao Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Ximen) |
| Platform 2 | → Banqiao Line toward Yongning/ Far Eastern Hospital (Jiangzicui) → | |
Exits
- Exit 1: Intersection of Heping W. Rd. Sec. 3 and Xiyuan Sec. 1
- Exit 2: Heping W. Rd. Sec. 3, adjacent to Xiyuan Rd. Sec. 2 and Dali St.
- Exit 3: Heping W. Rd. Sec. 3, adjacent to Kangding Rd.
Around the station
- Mengjia Longshan Temple[6]
- Wanhua District Administrative Center
- Longshan Temple Underground Shopping Bazaar
- Clothing Wholesale Market
- Mengjia Park
- Huaxi Street Night Market (Snake Alley)
- TRA Wanhua Station
- Wanhua Night Market
- Renji Hospital
- Laosong Elementary School
- Longshan Elementary School
- Longshan Junior High School
- Liren High School
- Taipei Public Library - Liuxiang People's Reading Room
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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toward Yongning | Blue Line Banqiao Line | toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Longshan Temple Station. |
- ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Longshan Temple, Baoan Temple, and Xiahai City God Temple: Taipei’s Glorious Heritage-Site Temples". Department of Information Technology. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ↑ "Longshan Temple Station Information Map" (PDF). Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ↑ "Route Map: Longshan Temple". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ↑ "Longshan Temple 龍山寺". JohoMaps. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ↑ "Longshan Station Location Map". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
Coordinates: 25°05′28″N 121°33′35″E / 25.091075°N 121.559834°E