Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station

Zhongxiao Xinsheng BL14 / O07 忠孝新生
Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station Nangang Line Platform
Other names	National Taipei University of Technology; 台北科大
Location	No. 67, Sec. 1, Xinsheng S. Rd. Zhongzheng and Daan, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Zhonghe–Xinlu Line (O07) Bannan Line (BL14)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	December 24, 1999 (Blue Line) September 30, 2012 (Orange Line)
Traffic
Passengers	65,643 daily (2016)[1] (Ranked 12nd of 109)

The Taipei Metro Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station is a transfer station for the Nangang Line and the Xinzhuang Line located in the Zhongzheng and Da'an districts in Taipei, Taiwan.^[2]

Station overview

Station faregates

Installation of platform edge doors on Blue Line Platform

Orange Line Platform

The station is a three-level, underground station with two island platforms and seven exits. It is located at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Road and Xinsheng South Road, hence the name of the station.

Construction

The Xinzhuang Line station is 317.6 meters long, 16.5-32.65 meters wide, and 25.5 meters deep.^[3] The station is centered on a theme of "Modernization and High-tech", with glass and metallic materials utilized in the station design.

History

• December 24, 1999: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Taipei City Hall to Longshan Temple.
• November 3, 2010: Service of the Xinzhuang Line segment to Luzhou begins.
• September 30, 2012: The Xinzhuang Line section from Zhongxiao Xinsheng to Guting is opened for service, allowing for through service to the Zhonghe Line.

Station layout

L1	Street Level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Inside fare zone, middle of the station; outside fare zone, near Exit 2)
B2	Platform 1	← Bannan Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BL15 Zhongxiao Fuxing)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Bannan Line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL13 Shandao Temple) →
B3	Platform 3	← Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O08 Songjiang Nanjing)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	→ Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Nanshijiao (O06 Dongmen) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Zhongxiao Elementary School
• Exit 2: Zhongxiao Park
• Exit 3: Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 3
• Exit 4: National Taipei University of Technology
• Exit 5: Intersection of Xinsheng S. Rd. and Jinan Rd.
• Exit 6: Taipei Methodist Church
• Exit 7: Xinsheng S. Rd. Sec. 1, in front of the Securities and Futures Building

Around the station

• Guang Hua Digital Plaza
• Huashan 1914 Creative Park
• National Taipei University of Technology
• Qidong Street Japanese Houses
• Securities and Futures Bureau
• Suho Paper Memorial Museum
• Syntrend Creative Park
• Zhongxiao Elementary School
• Securities and Futures Bureau^[4]
• Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd
• Taipei Academy of Banking and Finance^[5]

References

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Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Songjiang Nanjing toward Huilong		Zhonghe–Xinlu Line Nanshijiao–Huilong services		Dongmen toward Nanshijiao
Songjiang Nanjing toward Luzhou		Zhonghe–Xinlu Line Nanshijiao–Luzhou services		Dongmen toward Nanshijiao
Shandao Temple toward Dingpu		Bannan Line Dingpu–Nangang Exhib. Center services		Zhongxiao Fuxing toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Shandao Temple toward Far Eastern Hospital		Bannan Line Far Eastern Hospital–Nangang Exhib. Center services		Zhongxiao Fuxing toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center

Coordinates: 25°02′32″N 121°31′58″E / 25.042342°N 121.532907°E / 25.042342; 121.532907