Ximen Station
Ximen Station 西門站 | |
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| Ximen Station platform | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Zhongzheng, Wanhua |
| Address | No. 32-1, Baoqing Road |
| Info | |
| Type | Underground |
| History | |
| Opened | December 24, 1999 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Nangang Line (BL6) Songshan Line (G13) |
| Daily Ridership | 117,753 (2011)[1] (Ranked 3rd of 89) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 西门站 | ||||||||||||||
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The Taipei Metro Ximen Station (formerly transliterated as Hsimen Station from 1999 until 2003) is located between the Zhongzheng and Wanhua districts in Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a transfer station on the Nangang Line, Banqiao Line, Xiaonanmen Line, and Songshan Line. [2]
The station is named for the old west gate of the city, whose location is roughly where the current station is located.
Station overview
The station is a three-level,[3] underground structure with two island platforms and six exits.[4] The two platforms are stacked, thus allowing for cross-platform interchange when the Songshan Line begins service. Washrooms are inside the entrance area. In November 2010, the daily ridership at Ximen Station was 112,000,[5] making it the fourth busiest station on the network, just behind Taipei Main Station, Taipei City Hall and Zhongxiao Fuxing Station.
It is situated under Zhonghua Rd, at the intersection of Chengdu Rd, Hengyang Rd, and Baoqing Rd. The station is also connected to the Ximen Underground Mall (not yet open for revenue service but allowed for passageway).
Exit 6 is heavily used by young people accessing the Ximending shopping area. The exit opening is set at the top of the pedestrian zone, although there is still vehicular traffic in that area. The station is often crowded on weekends, especially in the afternoon.
History
TRA Station
- During Japanese rule, the station was called "Shinkichō" (新起町) Field, opened on November 5, 1930. It was specifically for refueling and its location was roughly where the current station is today.
- After the war during post-war rebuilding, the station's name was changed to the current "Ximen Station". However, the station location had disappeared due to illegal construction, so the station could not be reconstructed. An underground emergency station opened on September 2, 1987 as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project.
Ximen Station used to be a station on the TRA Western Line. However, the underground area is nowadays only used as an emergency station and not open for revenue service.
Taipei Metro Station
- December 24, 1999: Nangang Line platforms 1 and 3 open with the opening of the Taipei City Hall to Longshan Temple segment.
- August 31, 2000: Xiaonanmen Line platforms 2 and 4 open with the opening of the Ximen to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall segment.
- November 15, 2014: The Songshan Line opens for revenue service, hence all Xiaonanmen Line trains continue to the Songshan Line and Xindian Line.
In the past, plans for the Taoyuan Airport MRT had this station as a terminus. However, the route has since been altered and the station is no longer on the planned route.
Station layout
| L1 | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, toilets, one-way ticket machine, information desk Ximen Underground Passageway, 7-Eleven |
| B2 | Platform 1 | → Nangang Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Taipei Main Station) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right, left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Songshan Line toward Songshan (Beimen)→ | |
| B3 | Platform 3 | ← Banqiao Line toward Yongning/ Far Eastern Hospital (Longshan Temple) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
| Platform 4 | ← Xiaonanmen Line toward Xindian/ Taipower Building (Xiaonanmen) | |
Exits
- Exit 1: Intersection of Hanzhong St. and Chengdu Rd.
- Exit 2: Zhonghua Rd. Sec. 1
- Exit 3: Baoqing Rd.
- Exit 4: Hengyang Rd.
- Exit 5: Intersection of Zhonghua Rd. Sec. 1 and Xiushan St.
- Exit 6: Intersection of Hanzhong St. and Chengdu Rd.
Around the station
- Ximending Pedestrian Zone
- BoAi Road Camera Shops
- Far Eastern Department Store FE21 (Baoqing Branch)
- Eslite 116
- Environmental Protection Administration
- Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School (Heping Branch)
- Taipei Library (Ximen Smart Library)
- Red House Theater
- Taipei Zhongshan Hall
- National Taipei College of Nursing.[6]
- Ximen Elementary School
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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toward Yongning | Blue Line | Taipei Main Station toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center |
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toward Songshan | Green Line Songshan Line | toward Xindian |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ximen Station. |
- ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Taiwan Quick Take: MRT line breaks ground". Taipei Times. 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ↑ "營運路段 - 南港線西段". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ↑ "Route Map: Ximen Station". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ↑ 台北市政府交通局 首頁 > 業務資訊 > 統計資訊 > 交通統計月報 > 當期交通統計月報（另開視窗下載）
- ↑ "National Taipei College of Nursingel". National Taipei College of Nursing(Taiwan). 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
Coordinates: 25°02′34″N 121°30′31″E / 25.0427238°N 121.508577°E