Wende Station
Wende Station 文德站 | |
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| Wende Station | |
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| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Neihu |
| Address | No. 214, Wende Rd. |
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| Type | Elevated |
| History | |
| Opened | July 4, 2009 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Neihu Line (B5) |
| Daily Ridership | 8,260 (2011)[1] (Ranked 80th of 89) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
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The Taipei Metro Wende Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Neihu Line.
Station overview
Wende Station Escalator and Platform
Wende Station Platform
This elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level.[2]
Public art for the station consists of a piece titled "Dancing Birds". It comprises one of the station walls and depicts dancing egrets in Bihu Park with the use of digital images and mosaic inlaying.[3]
Two mechanical parking towers behind the station allow for over 300 parking spaces.[4] The towers are a type of elevator parking system; vehicles can be parked and retrieved on the same rotating lift table.
History
- February 22, 2009: Wende Station construction is completed.
- July 4, 2009: Begins operations with the opening of the Neihu Line.
Station layout
| 3F | Connecting Level | Overhead Bridge |
| 2F | ||
| South Concourse | Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates restrooms, Escalator towards Exit 2 | |
| Platform 1 | ← Neihu Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Neihu) | |
| Platform 2 | → Neihu Line toward Taipei Zoo (Gangqian) → | |
| North Concourse | Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates restrooms, Escalator towards Exit 1 | |
| 1F | |
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit |
Around the station
- Neihu High School
- Neihu Junior High School
- Neihu Elementary School
- National Taiwan College of Performing Arts
- Guo Family Estate
- Liuzhongyuan Community
- Bihu Park
- Yangguan Park
- Wende Park No. 2
- Ronald McDonald House Taiwan
- Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center | Brown Line Neihu Line | toward Taipei Zoo |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wende Station. |
- ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Route Map: Wende". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ↑ "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ↑ "捷運櫥窗 Information Platform: 內湖線文德站停車塔工程". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
Coordinates: 25°04′43″N 121°35′05″E / 25.078734°N 121.584754°E