Minquan West Road metro station explained

Minquan West Road
Native Name:	民權西路
Native Name Lang:	zh-tw
Mlanguage:	T: 民權西路 S: 民权西路 L: Civil Rights West Road P: Mínquán Xīlù Bpmf: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄨˋ W: Min²-ch'uan² Hsi¹-lu⁴ Tl: Bîn-kuân-se-lōo Phfs: Mìn-khièn-sî-lu
Type:	station
Address:	72 Minquan W Rd
Borough:	Zhongshan and Datong Districts, Taipei
Country:	Taiwan
Coordinates:	25.0629°N 121.5197°W
Structure:	Underground
Line:
Bicycle:	Access available
Code:	R13, O11
Opened:	1997-03-28^[1]
Years1:	2010-11-03
Events1:	Zhonghe–Xinlu line added
Passengers:	16.506 million per year^[2]
Pass Percent:	-1.15
Pass Year:	2017

Minquan West Road (formerly transliterated as Minchuan West Road Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between and .

Station overview

The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and ten exits.^[3] The washrooms are inside the entrance areas.

The station is situated on Minquan West Road, near Chengde Road. The Tamsui–Xinyi line station is underneath the metro park, while the Zhonghe–Xinlu line station is located underneath Minquan West Road.

History

The station was opened on 28 March 1997 for the Tamsui-Xinyi Line. On 1 June 2003; the Xinzhuang Line construction began on the still-operational station.^{[4] [5]} This station was opened on 3 November 2010 for the Xinzhuang Line.

Construction

With the opening of the Xinzhuang Line, the station became a three-level underground station with two cross island platforms.^[6] Excavation depth is at around 22 meters. The Xinzhuang Line station is 235 meters long and 26 meters wide, with six additional entrances, two vent shafts, and an accessibility elevator.

Station layout

L1	Tamsui LineConcourse	Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing machines, one-way faregates 7-Eleven (Outside fare zone), Restrooms (North side, inside fare zone)
B1
Underpass
(Outside fare zone, near exit 1. Access to Fushun St. and Minquan W. Road)
Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R14 Yuanshan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R12 Shuanglian) →

B2	Xinzhuang LineConcourse	Escalator to Tamsui Line Concourse Level, Exits 5-10 Information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (West side, outside fare zone; East side, inside fare zone)
B3	Platform 3	← Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O12 Daqiaotou)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 4	→ Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Nanshijiao (O10 Zhongshan Elementary School) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Minquan W. Rd. (South side of Minquan W. Rd.)
• Exit 2: Jinxi St. (Beside the Chengyuan High School)
• Exit 3: South Plaza (On the linear park)
• Exit 4: Tianxiang Rd. (Lane 70, Minquan W. Rd.)
• Exit 5: Chengde Rd. Sec. 3 (Fushun Rd., near Chengde Rd.)
• Exit 6: Chengyuan High School (Southeast side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Chengde Rd.)
• Exit 7: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
• Exit 8: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
• Exit 9: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
• Exit 10: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)

Around the station

• Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Park
• Taipei Bridge
• Tatung University
• Tatung Company Headquarters
• Wunchang Temple^[7]
• Zhongshan North Road Wedding Dress Road
• United Bus Services Minquan W. Rd. Station
• Taipei Tatung Recreation Center (between this station and Yuanshan station)
• Chengyuan Senior High School
• Datong Elementary School
• Shuanglian Elementary School
• Hotel Sunroute Taipei (between this station and Zhongshan Elementary School station)
• Fudu Hotel
• Jinxi Park
• Datong Police Department

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.
3. Web site: Route Map: Minquan West Road. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-11-30.
4. Web site: 工程線上 Status Report: 新莊線民權西路站. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. 2010-06-19.
5. Web site: Introduction to Minquan W. Rd. Station on the Xinzhuang Line. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. 2010-07-24.
6. Web site: Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line. Department of Rapid Transis Systems. 2008-03-01. 2010-06-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060952/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/9101511114377.pdf. 2013-09-21.
7. Web site: 文昌宮. 2010-08-22.