Donghu metro station explained

Donghu
Native Name:BR22/SB10 東湖
Native Name Lang:zh-TW
Mlanguage:
T:東湖
S:东湖
L:East lake
P:Dōnghú
W:Tung¹-hu²
Bpmf:ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄨˊ
Tl:Tang-ôo
Phfs:Tûng-fù
Symbol Location:taipei
Symbol:metro
Address:No. 235, Sec. 3, Kangning Rd.
Borough:Neihu, Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Operator:Taipei Metro
Line: Wenhu line (BR22)
Connections:Bus stop
Structure:Elevated
Opened:4 July 2009
Pass Rank:Unknown

The Taipei Metro Donghu station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Wenhu line.

Station overview

This three-level, elevated station features two side platforms, three exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level.[1] It is located on Kangning Road, Sec. 3.

The station is 83 meters long and 21.5 meters wide, while the platform is 93.5 meters long.[2] The station's height is 20 meters (the equivalent of a six-story building) to accommodate the Wufen Road footbridge. It has thus been called the "Zenith Station" and is the tallest station on the Taipei Metro.

Design

The station design theme is "Music".[3] Surface designs in the station square represent a dancing musical staff. Silk fabric is printed on enamel slab art walls at the concourse level to represent romantic urban music.[4]

Located next to the entrance, public art for the station is titled "The Rippling Lake".[5] Porcelain and celadon are used to create ripples on the art piece.

History

This station is a planned transfer for the Minsheng–Xizhi line. The contract for a new MRT line to connect Taipei's Donghu station to New Taipei's Xizhi station was awarded in Oct 2024. The construction is expected to begin in 2025 and to be completed in 2032.[7] [8]

Station layout

3F
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1Wenhu line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR23 Nangang Software Park)
Platform 2 Wenhu line toward Taipei Zoo (BR21 Huzhou)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
2F
Lobby
Concourse
Main lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing matchines, one-way faregates, Restrooms
1F
Street LevelEntrance/Exit

Around the station

References

25.0673°N 121.6115°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Route Map: Donghu . Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG . 2009-06-30 . 2010-06-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902025359/http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=029 . 2011-09-02 .
  2. Web site: Route Map: 東湖站 . East District Project Office, Department of Rapid Transit Systems . 2009-06-11 . 2010-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008010131/http://www.edpo.dorts.gov.tw/content.asp?CuItem=121136 . 2011-10-08 . dead .
  3. Web site: 捷運前進內湖系列報導3 大湖公園站至東湖站. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-05-01. 2010-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20090507080033/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns255/rp255_01.htm. 2009-05-07. dead.
  4. Web site: 東湖站. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165638/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/910151444789.jpg. 2016-03-03. dead.
  5. Web site: Public Art on the Neihu Line. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-12-07.
  6. Web site: 工程線上 Status Report: 內湖線東湖站鋼構吊裝. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-02-01. 2010-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20100917081337/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns240/rp240_03.htm. 2010-09-17. dead.
  7. News: Thomson . Jono . Contracts awarded for new Greater Taipei MRT line . 22 October 2024 . Taiwan News . 22 Oct 2024.
  8. News: Kao . Hua-chien . Wu . Kuan-hsien . Construction on Taipei Metro line to Xizhi to begin in 2025 . 22 October 2024 . Central News Agency . 22 Oct 2024.