Luzhou Station
Luzhou Station (The Luzhou Lee Family Historic Estate) 蘆洲站 (蘆洲李宅) | |
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| Luzhou Station's Glass Dome and Dancing Egret Feather | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | New Taipei |
| District(s) | Luzhou |
| Address | B1, No. 386, Sanmin Rd. |
| Info | |
| Type | Underground |
| History | |
| Opened | November 3, 2010 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Luzhou Line (O43) |
| Daily Ridership | 15,312 (2011)[1] (Ranked 62nd of 89) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
| Luzhou Station | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蘆洲站 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 芦洲站 | ||||||||
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The Taipei Metro Luzhou Station is the terminal station on the Luzhou Line, located in Luzhou, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Station overview
This two-level, underground station is located at the intersection of Sanmin Road and Zhongzheng Road[2] and opened on November 3, 2010.[3][4] It is the busiest station on the Luzhou Line, handling over 19,000 passengers per day two weeks after opening,[5] and increasing to over 28,700 per day by the end of November 2010.[1]
Construction
Excavation depth for the station is around 24 meters. The station is 216 meters in length and 21 meters in width.[6] It has three entrances, one elevator for the disabled, and two vent shafts.[3]
Public Artwork
The theme for the station is "Dancing in the Wind", part of a common theme of egrets for the Luzhou Branch Line.[3] The main lobby features a dome skylight with a piece of public art resembling a dancing egret feather.[7] Natural light from above makes the feather art appear light and soft.
Station layout
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near Exit 4) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | → Luzhou Line toward Nanshijiao (Sanmin Senior High School) → |
| Platform 2 | → Luzhou Line toward Nanshijiao (Sanmin Senior High School) → | |
Exits
- Exit 1: Sanmin Rd.
- Exit 2: Metro Plaza
- Exit 3: Zhongzheng Rd.
Around the station
- National Police Agency New Taipei, Luzhou Branch
- National Open University
- Lujiang Junior High School - Exit 4
- Zhongyi Elementary School
- Renai Elementary School
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Orange Line Luzhou Line | toward Nanshijiao |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luzhou Station. |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Luzhou Station". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Introduction to Luzhou MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transis Systems. 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ↑ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ↑ "北捷蘆洲線運量 突破百萬人次". UDN. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ↑ "Introduction to the MRT Luzhou Line". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ↑ "「回憶蘆洲」 白鷺鷥飛進捷運". 人間福報. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
Coordinates: 25°05′30″N 121°27′52″E / 25.091528°N 121.464452°E