Minquan West Road Station

Minquan West Road 民權西路
Concourse of Minquan West Road Station
Location	No. 72, Minquan West Road Zhongshan and Datong, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 2 (R16) Line 4 (O9)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Traffic

Passengers	53,673 daily (2011)^[1] (Ranked 14th of 89)

Traditional Chinese

民權西路站

Simplified Chinese

民权西路站

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Mínquán XīlùZhàn
Tongyong Pinyin	Míncyuán Silù-Jhàn
Wade–Giles	Min²-ch'üan² Hsi¹-lu⁴-Chan⁴
Bopomofo	ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄢˋ
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Bîn-kôan Se-lō·-Chām

The Taipei Metro Minquan W. Rd. Station is located in between the Zhongshan and Datong districts of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a transfer station for the Tamsui Line and the Xinzhuang Line.

Station overview

Minquan West Road Station Tamsui Line platform

Minquan West Road Station Xinzhuang Line platform

The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and ten exits.^[2] The washrooms are inside the entrance areas.

The station is situated on Minquan West Road, near Chengde Road. The Line 2 station is underneath the metro park, while the Line 4 station is located underneath Minquan West Road.

History

March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the Tamsui to Zhongshan segment.
June 1, 2003: Xinzhuang Line construction began on the still-operational station.^[3]^[4]
November 3, 2010: Xinzhuang Line service commenced with the opening of the Luzhou to Zhongxiao Xinsheng segment.

Construction

With the opening of the Xinzhuang Line, the station became a three-level underground station with two cross island platforms.^[3]^[5] Excavation depth is at around 22 meters. The Xinzhuang Line station is 235 meters long and 26 meters wide, with six additional entrances, two vent shafts, and an accessibility elevator.

Station layout

Street Level	Tamsui Line Concourse Level	Exits 1-4, information desk, automatic ticketing machines, one-way faregates 7-Eleven (Outside fare zone), Restrooms (North side, inside fare zone)
B1
	Underpass
	Underpass	(Outside fare zone, near Exit 1. Access to Fushun St. and Minquan W. Road)
	Platform 1	← Line 2 toward Tamsui/ Beitou (Yuanshan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Line 2 toward Xiangshan/ Daan (Shuanglian) →

B2	Xinzhuang Line Concourse Level	Escalator to Tamsui Line Concourse Level, Exits 5-10 Information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (West side, outside fare zone; East side, inside fare zone)
B3	Platform 3	← Line 2 toward Luzhou/ Huilong (Daqiaotou)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	→ Line 2 toward Nanshijiao (Zhongshan Elementary School) →

Exits

Exit 1: Minquan W. Rd. (South side of Minquan W. Rd.)
Exit 2: Jinxi St. (Beside the Chengyuan High School)
Exit 3: South Plaza (On the linear park)
Exit 4: Tianxiang Rd. (Lane 70, Minquan W. Rd.)
Exit 5: Chengde Rd. Sec. 3 (Fushun Rd., near Chengde Rd.)
Exit 6: Chengyuan High School (Southeast side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Chengde Rd.)
Exit 7: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
Exit 8: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
Exit 9: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
Exit 10: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)

Around the station

Wunchang Temple^[6]
Zhongshan North Road Wedding Dress Road
Tatung University
Tatung Company Headquarters
Taipei Bridge
United Bus Services Minquan W. Rd. Station
Taipei Tatung Recreation Center (between this station and Yuanshan Station)
Chengyuan Senior High School
Datong Elementary School
Shuanglian Elementary School
Hotel Sunroute Taipei (between this station and Zhongshan Elementary School Station)
Fudu Hotel
Jinxi Park
Datong Police Department

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Yuanshan toward Tamsui		Line 2 Tamsui		Shuanglian toward Xiangshan
Daqiaotou toward Huilong or Luzhou		Line 4 Xinzhuang		Zhongshan Elementary School toward Nanshijiao

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minquan West Road Station.

↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
↑ "Route Map: Minquan West Road". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
1 2 "工程線上 Status Report: 新莊線民權西路站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
↑ "Introduction to Minquan W. Rd. Station on the Xinzhuang Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
↑ "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transis Systems. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
↑ "文昌宮". Retrieved 2010-08-22.

Coordinates: 25°03′44″N 121°31′11″E / 25.062179°N 121.519687°E / 25.062179; 121.519687

Taipei Metro - Line 2

Tamsui-Xinyi — (Tamsui / Xinyi / Xinbeitou Branch)

Tamsui Hongshulin Zhuwei Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan Shilin Jiantan Yuanshan Minquan W. Road■ Shuanglian Zhongshan■ Taipei Main Station■ NTU Hospital Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall■ Dongmen■ Daan Park Daan■ Xinyi Anhe Taipei 101/World Trade Center Xiangshan Xinyi Songde Zhongpo

Xinbeitou Branch Xinbeitou Beitou

Taipei Metro - Line 4

Zhonghe-Xinlu — (Zhonghe / Luzhou / Xinzhuang)

Huilong Danfeng Fu Jen University Xinzhuang Touqianzhuang Xianse Temple Sanchong Cailiao Taipei Bridge Daqiaotou ■ Minquan W. Rd.■ Zhongshan Elementary School Xingtian Temple Songjiang Nanjing■ Zhongxiao Xinsheng■ Dongmen■ Guting■ Dingxi Yongan Market Jingan Nanshijiao

Luzhou Sanmin Senior High School St. Ignatius High School Sanhe Junior High School Sanchong Elementary School Daqiaotou ■

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