Dongmen metro station explained

Dongmen
Native Name:東門
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
T:東門
S:东门
L:East Gate
Bpmf:ㄉㄨㄥ ㄇㄣˊ
P:Dōngmén
W:Tung¹-men²
Tl:Tang-mn̂g
Phfs:Tûng-mùn
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:trts
Type:Taipei metro station
Address:B1F 166 Sec 2 Xinyi Rd
Borough:Zhongzheng and Da'an, Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:25.0339°N 121.5285°W
Structure:Underground
Line:
Bicycle:Access available
Code:R07, O06
Opened:30 September 2012[1]
Years1:24 November 2013
Events1:Tamsui–Xinyi line added
Passengers:17.756 million per year[2]
Pass Percent:0.17
Pass Year:2017

Dongmen is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro.[3] It is an interchange station with the Tamsui–Xinyi line and the Zhonghe–Xinlu line, which opened on 24 November 2013. The station opened on 30 September 2012 with the opening of the Zhongxiao Xinsheng to Guting segment of the Zhonghe–Xinlu line.[4]

Station overview

The station is a four-level, underground station with island platforms for both the Tamsui–Xinyi and Zhonghe–Xinlu Lines.[5] The platforms are stacked, allowing for cross-platform interchange between the two lines. The Xinyi Line station is 217m (712feet) meters long and 24.7m (81feet) meters wide.[6] and eight exits, one accessible elevator, and two vent shafts.[7]

Construction

The main diaphragm wall of the station is 1.5m (04.9feet) thick and 72m (236feet) meters deep, thus making it the deepest diaphragm wall of all Taipei Metro stations. Construction on this part started in March 2004 and was completed on 26 April 2007. It was announced that on 15 July 2010, the intersection of Jinshan South Road and Xinyi Road would be restored to its pre-construction state.[8]

Tunnels

Because the station is the interchange station of the Xinyi and Xinzhuang Lines, five tunnels intersect in a twisted form beneath the nearby Hangzhou South Road: two Xinyi Line tunnels, two Xinzhuang Line tunnels, and a common duct.[9] They are stacked and intersected underneath existing buildings and run along Sec 2, Hangzhou South Rd. Construction on the five tunnels began on 15 September 2005 with the start of construction on the Red Line and was completed by 17 January 2009.[10] Of the subway tunnels, the shallowest is the northbound Xinzhuang Line tunnel at 13.4m (44feet) deep, while the deepest is the Xinyi Line southbound tunnel at 25.3m (83feet) deep. The common duct, by far the shallowest of the five, is 7- underground.

Station layout

Street LevelStreet LevelExit/Entrance
B1Concoursewidth=390Lobby, toilets, one-way ticket machine, information desk
B2Platform 1 Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O07 Zhongxiao Xinsheng)
Island platform, doors will open on the right for Zhonghe-Xinlu Line, Tamsui-Xinyi Line
Platform 2Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R08 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall)
B4Platform 3Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Nanshijiao (O05 Guting)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Zhonghe-Xinlu Line, Tamsui-Xinyi Line
Platform 4 Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R06 Daan Park)

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: Guting. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100809070829/http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=041. 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: Dongmen Station. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2012-09-30. 2012-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020040539/http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056373&CtNode=49780&mp=122032. dead.
  6. Web site: 工程線上 Status Report: 新莊線東門站完成72公尺捷運最深的連續壁. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2007-11-01. 2010-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110115074135/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns237/rp237_02.htm. 2011-01-15. dead.
  7. Web site: 捷運系統信義線簡介 . Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government . 2007-12-01 . 2010-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103220425/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/9101511104655.pdf . 2013-11-03 . dead .
  8. Web site: 捷運東門站 第1階段交維復舊. https://archive.today/20120719040345/http://udn.com/NEWS/DOMESTIC/BREAKINGNEWS3/5714866.shtml. dead. 2012-07-19. UDN. 2010-07-09. 2010-07-09.
  9. Web site: Five Shield Tunnels Intersect Underneath Dongmen Station. 2005-06-05. 2010-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20100615010314/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns208/rp208_05.htm. 2010-06-15. dead.
  10. Web site: http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns254/rp254_03.htm. zh:臺北捷運東門站麻花隧道宣告成形. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. zh. 2009-04-01. 2011-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20101211113814/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns254/rp254_03.htm. 2010-12-11. dead.