Daan metro station explained

Daan
Native Name:BR09/R05 大安
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
C:大安
Bpmf:ㄉㄚˋ ㄢ
P:Dà'ān
Poj:Tāi-an
Phfs:Thai-ôn
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:trts
Type:Taipei metro station
Address:2 Sec 4 Xinyi Rd
Borough:Da’an, Taipei (BR)
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:25.033°N 121.5436°W
Line:
Structure:
  • Elevated (BR)
  • Underground (R)
Bicycle:Access available
Code:BR09, R05
Former:Ta'An (until 2003)
Opened:
    Passengers:16.465 million per year[1]
    Pass Percent:3.90
    Pass Year:2017

    Daan[2] (formerly transliterated as Ta’An Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.[3] [4] It is a terminus of short turn services on the .

    Station overview

    This station is a five-level, elevated and underground station and has two side platforms, an island platform[5] and six exits. It is located at the intersection of Fuxing South Rd. and Xinyi Rd. Four more exits have been constructed with the opening of Red Line. Red Line trains from Beitou terminate here during non-rush hours.

    Construction

    The Red Line station is long and wide. Excavation depth is at . It also has a pocket track, four entrances, two accessibility elevators, and three vent shafts. One of the entrances and one of the vent shafts is integrated into a new joint development building. Another entrance and vent shaft is integrated into the existing joint development building on Brown Line.

    Public Art

    The Red Line station has a theme of "The meeting of light and shadow - a dialogue between ground level and underground". A combination of a horizontal passage which links the space and special illumination and lighting design on the escalators strengthens the directionality of the passage space.

    Station layout

    4FConnecting LevelPlatforms-connecting Overpass
    3F
    Concourse
    Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, restrooms
    Side platform, doors will open on the right
    Platform 1← toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR10 Zhongxiao Fuxing)
    Platform 2 toward Taipei Zoo (BR08 Technology Building)
    Side platform, doors will open on the right
    2FMezzanineTransitlink floor for stairs and escalators
    1FStreet LevelExit/Entrance, Transitlink floor for stairs and escalators
    B1ConcourseLobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregates
    Restrooms (Inside fare zone)
    B2Platform 1← toward Tamsui / Beitou (R06 Daan Park)
    Island platform, doors will open on the left
    Platform 2 toward Xiangshan (R04 Xinyi Anhe)
    termination platform →

    Exits

    Around the station

    First and Last Train Timing

    The first and last train timing at Daan station [6] is as follows:

    Notes and References

    1. 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 .
    2. Web site: https://tw.appledaily.com/headline/daily/20121223/34723619/. zh:怪 北捷景安站 英譯如「金幹站」. 北市捷運局指出,目前有7大捷運站名英譯沒有隔音符號,常讓外國人問路鬧烏龍,如大安站「Daan」被誤唸為丹站、景安站「Jingan」變成金幹站等,捷運局擬加撇號「’」或橫線「-」,以利分辨音節。. 23 December 2012. 2 April 2019. Apple Daily (Taiwan).
    3. Web site: Route Map: Daan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100809070827/http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=011 . 2010-08-09 .
    4. Web site: Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines) . Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG . 2010-03-12 . 2010-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302213411/http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205658&ctNode=19582&mp=115002 . 2012-03-02 . dead .
    5. Web site: 2007-12-01 . 捷運系統信義線簡介 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103220425/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/9101511104655.pdf . 2013-11-03 . 2010-06-18 . Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government.
    6. Web site: Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains. 2019-07-29.