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:tw
Symbol:trts
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] Because of the station needed to go over the Wufen Road footbridge, the station height is 20 meters (the equivalent of a six-story building). It has thus been called the "Zenith Station" and is the highest 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.

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.