Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall metro station explained

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (Nanmen)
Native Name:中正紀念堂(南門)
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
T:中正紀念堂
(南門)
S:中正纪念堂
(南门)
L:Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
(South Gate)
Bpmf:ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄤˊ
(ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ)
P:Zhōngzhèng Jìniàntáng
(Nánmén)
W:Chung¹-cheng⁴ Chi⁴-nien⁴-t'ang²
(Nan¹-men²)
Tl:Tiong-tsìng Kì-liām-tn̂g
(Lâm-mn̂g)
Phfs:Chûng-chṳn Ki-ngiam-thòng
(Nàm-mùn)
Type: station
Address:B1F 119-3 Sec 1 Roosevelt Rd
Borough:Zhongzheng, Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:25.0327°N 121.5183°W
Structure:Underground
Bicycle:Access available
Line:

Code:R08, G10, LG01
Opened:[1]
Events1:Service to added
Events2:Songshan–Xindian line added
Years3:2025
Events3:Wanda–Shulin line expected to add
Passengers:20.976 million per year[2]
Pass Percent:-1.12
Pass Year:2017

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, secondary station name Nanmen, is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro.[3] It is a transfer station for the Tamsui–Xinyi line and Songshan–Xindian line. While the memorial for which the station is named was embroiled in a naming dispute,[4] the name of the station has remained unchanged.

Station overview

The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and seven exits.[5] The two platforms are stacked on top of one another, allowing for cross-platform interchange between the Tamsui–Xinyi line and the Songshan–Xindian line. The washrooms are outside the entrance area. The station is situated under Roosevelt Road, between Nanhai Road, Linsen South Road, and Aiguo East Road. It also connects to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and some government agencies located around the area.

From 15 November 2014, the station became a transfer station with the Songshan–Xindian line.[6] [7] The Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line will serve as the terminus of this station, scheduled to open in 2025.

Public art

The station is home to several public art pieces. By the escalators connecting the two platform levels, a piece titled "Metamorphosis" displays a holographic flight trajectory of a paper plane.[8] Along some of the entrance hallways, "Musical Skies" shows light boxes with images clouds in a blue sky. On the upper platform in "Platform, Stage", elements from Taiwanese folk arts and Chinese opera have been transformed into abstract elements and minimized into two curtains of lines and flat surfaces.

Station layout

Street LevelExit/EntranceExit/Entrance
B1Northern ConcourseLobby, one-way ticket machine, information desk
toilets
Southern ConcourseLobby, one-way ticket machine, information desk
toilets
B2Platform 1Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R09 NTU Hospital)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tamsui–Xinyi Line, right for Songshan–Xindian Line
Platform 2Songshan–Xindian Line toward Songshan (G11 Xiaonanmen)
Platform 1 Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin Line toward Juguang (LG02 Taipei Botanical Garden)
Platform 2 Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin Line toward Juguang (LG02 Taipei Botanical Garden)
B3Platform 3 Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R07 Dongmen)
Island platform, doors will open on the right for Tamsui–Xinyi Line, left for Songshan–Xindian line
Platform 4 Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G09 Guting)

Around the station

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chronicles . Taipei Metro . 10 October 2018 . 5 December 2013.
  2. Web site: 臺北市交通統計查詢系統 . dotstat.taipei.gov.tw . 15 September 2018 . zh . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222221731/http://dotstat.taipei.gov.tw/pxweb2007P/Dialog/statfile9.asp . dead .
  3. Web site: Route Map: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-14. dead. https://archive.today/20120717033437/http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=042. 2012-07-17.
  4. News: Taiwan to rename Chiang landmark. Caroline Gluck. BBC News. 2007-05-19. 2011-03-07.
  5. Web site: 第二章 土木,建築,水環、軌道. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131113020222/http://www2.sdpo.dorts.gov.tw/paper_gln/3th/stuff2.htm. 2013-11-13. dead.
  6. Web site: Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Routes). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-12. 2010-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302213411/http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205658&ctNode=19582&mp=115002. 2012-03-02. dead.
  7. News: President promotes plans to build Wanda MRT line. Taipei Times. 2010-01-10. 2010-11-22.
  8. Web site: Public Art on the Xindian Line. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322160934/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/english/Humanity/PublicArt/Guide_Xindian.asp. 2012-03-22. dead.