Longshan Temple metro station explained

Longshan Temple
(Bangka Commercial Zone)
Native Name:龍山寺
(艋舺商圈)
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
T:
S:
(艋舺商圈)
Bpmf:ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄙˋ
(ㄇㄥˇㄐㄧㄚˇㄕㄤ ㄑㄩㄢ)
P:Lóngshān Sì
(Měngjiǎ Shāngqquān)
W:Lung²-shan¹ Ssu⁴
(Meng³-chia³ Shang¹-ch'uan¹)
Tl:Liông-san-sī
(Báng-kah siong-khuan)
Phfs:Liùng-sân-sṳ̀
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:trts
Type:Taipei metro station
Address:153 Sec 1 Xiyuan Rd
Borough:Wanhua, Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:25.0352°N 121.5004°W
Connections:200 m: Taiwan Railways (101)
Structure:Underground
Bicycle:Access available
Code:BL10
Opened:1999-12-24[1]
Passengers:21.081 million per year[2]
Pass Percent:3.33
Pass Year:2017

Longshan Temple (Bangka Commercial Zone), formerly transliterated as Lungshan Temple Station until 2003, is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. The station is named for the nearby Lungshan Temple.[3]

Station overview

The two-level, underground station structure with an island platform and three exits.[4] The washrooms are located inside the entrance area.

The station is located underneath Heping West Rd., between the intersections with Xiyuan Rd. and Kangding Rd.[5]

The TRA Wanhua Station is within walking distance[6] and approximately 150 meters south of the Metro station.

Station layout

Street Level Ground Level Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, automatic ticket dispensing machine, information desk, one-way faregates
Restrooms (North side, inside fare zone)
B2 Platform 1 Bannan Line toward Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL11 Ximen)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Bannan Line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL09 Jiangzicui)

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: Longshan Temple, Baoan Temple, and Xiahai City God Temple: Taipei's Glorious Heritage-Site Temples. Department of Information Technology. 2009-01-12. 2010-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629113955/http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1100397&ctNode=30283&mp=100002. 2011-06-29. dead.
  4. Web site: Longshan Temple Station Information Map. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20100923070928/http://web.trtc.com.tw/img/ALL/INFOPDF/085.pdf. 2010-09-23. dead.
  5. Web site: Route Map: Longshan Temple. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-21.
  6. Web site: Longshan Temple 龍山寺. JohoMaps. 2010-11-17.