Taipei Arena Station
Taipei Arena Station 台北小巨蛋站 | |
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Songshan |
| Info | |
| Type | Underground |
| History | |
| Opened | November 15, 2014 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Songshan Line (G19) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
The Taipei Metro Taipei Arena Station is a station on the Songshan Line located in Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan. The station opened on November 15, 2014.
Station overview
This three-level, underground station will have an island platform. It will be located beneath Nanjing East rd. to the west of Beining Rd.[1] It is scheduled to open in December 2013 with the opening of the Songshan Line.[2]
Originally, the station was to be named "Taipei Stadium Station". However, the area was renamed to "Taipei City Sports Park", no longer using the original station name. Thus, on July 22, 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei Arena Station, using Taipei Arena to signify the park.[3]
Construction
Excavation depth for this station will be around 26 m (85 ft). It will be 219 m (719 ft) in length and 21 m (69 ft) wide. It will have five exits, two vent shafts, and two accessibility elevators.[1]
Public Art
The theme for this station will be "Energy, Movement, Light, Tracks".[1] The design aims to reflect the station's liveliness, spirit, and power. It will have public art designs.
Station layout
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Concourse Level | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Restrooms | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Songshan Line toward Songshan (Nanjing Sanmin) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Songshan Line toward Xindian/ Taipower Building (Nanjing Fuxing) → | |
Around the station
- Taipei Arena
- Taipei Gymnasium
- Huanya Living Plaza
- Sunworld Dynasty Hotel
- Yu Da High School of Commerce and Home Economics
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Songshan | Green Line Songshan Line | Nanjing East Road toward Xindian |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "捷運系統松山線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ↑ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ↑ "臺北捷運4車站站名更名更具辨識性 以方便民眾搭乘". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-23.