Xianse Temple Station
Xianse Temple Station 先嗇宮站 | |
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|---|---|
| Xianse Temple Platform Level | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | New Taipei |
| District(s) | Sanchong |
| Address | B1, No. 515, Sec. 5, Chongxin Rd. |
| Info | |
| Type | Underground |
| History | |
| Opened | January 5, 2012 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Xinzhuang Line (O4) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
The Taipei Metro Xianse Temple Station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[1] The station opened for service on January 5, 2012.[2]
Station overview
This two-level, underground station has an island platform.[3] It is located beneath the intersection of Zhongxin Rd., Sec. 5 and Guangfu Rd., Sec. 1. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line,[4] but opened for service earlier on January 5, 2012.[2]
Construction
Excavation depth for this station is 18.93 to 21.23 m (62.1 to 69.7 ft). It is 180 m (590 ft) in length and 16.55 m (54.3 ft) wide. The platform is be 141 m (463 ft) long.[5] It has three entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts.[3] One of the entrances is integrated with a joint development building.
Design
The theme for the station is "Steel Industry on the Sandbank" and includes features such as a perforated steel frame station entrance.[6] The roof is separated into two parts and a glass curtain wall which helps with lighting at night.
Station layout
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Connecting Level | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near Exit 2) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Xinzhuang Line toward Huilong (Touqianzhuang) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Xinzhuang Line toward Nanshijiao (Sanchong) → | |
Exits
- Exit 1: No. 155, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Guangfu Rd. Sec. 1
- Exit 2: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Zhongxing S. St.
- Exit 3: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Guangfu Rd. Sec. 1
Around the station
- Xianse Temple
- Tangcheng Industrial Park
- Carrefour, Chongxin Store
- Xinggu Elementary School
- Jinling Girls School
- Qingchuan Home Store
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Huilong | Orange Line | toward Nanshijiao |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xianse Temple Station. |
- ↑ "Xianse Temple". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "MRT Xinzhuang line begins commercial service". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ↑ 黃村杉 (2010-03-18). "北縣／捷運新莊線搶先通 市民「樂」官員「愁」". NOWnews. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ↑ "捷運車站建築設計 後續路網 新莊線-縣轄段各車站透視圖說明". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ↑ "( O4 ) Xianse Temple". Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2010-08-17.