Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station (Taipei Metro)

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station
國父紀念館站
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station platform
Location
Municipality Taipei
District(s) Xinyi, Da'an
Address No. 400, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd.
Info
Type Underground
History
Opened December 24, 1999
Rail services
Line(s)      Nangang Line (BL12)
     North-South Line (Y37)
Daily Ridership 44,350 (2011)[1]
(Ranked 23rd of 89)
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station (Taipei Metro)
Traditional Chinese 國父紀念館站
Simplified Chinese 国父纪念馆站

The Taipei Metro Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station is a station on the Nangang Line (Blue Line), located in the Xinyi and Da'an districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the nearby Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.

Station overview

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station Exit 4.

This underground station consists of an island platform and five exits.[2] It is located at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Guangfu South Rd. It is a planned intersection of the North-South Line, with construction expected to begin in August 2011.[3][4]

Due to crowding during New Year's festivities, automatic platform gates have been installed at this station.[5][6]

History

Station layout

L1 Street Level Exit/ Entrance
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms(East side, outside fare zone near Exit 4)
B2 Platform 1      Nangang Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Taipei City Hall)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2      Nangang Line toward Yongning/ Far Eastern Hospital (Zhongxiao Dunhua)

Exits

Around the station

Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
toward Yongning
Blue Line
Nangang Line
toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center

References

  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  2. "Route Map: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall".
  3. "Third Stage of Taipei MRT (Planned MRT Routes)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  4. http://61.222.185.194/index.php?FID=6&CID=58442 捷運南北線 國父館站明年8月動工
  5. http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/feb/12/today-taipei9-3.htm 防跳軌 捷運3站將設月台門- 自由電子報
  6. http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 台灣新生報 | 防跳軌 北捷增3站設月台門
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Coordinates: 25°02′29″N 121°33′28″E / 25.041332°N 121.557745°E