Taipei 101/World Trade Center metro station explained

Taipei 101/World Trade Center

Native Name:

R03 台北101/世貿

Native Name Lang:

zh-tw

Mlanguage:

Taipei 101/World Trade Center
T:	台北101/世貿
S:	台北101/世贸
Bpmf:	ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧ/ㄕˋ ㄇㄠˋ
P:	Táiběi Yīlíngyī/Shìmào
W:	T'ai²-pei³ Yi¹-ling²-yi¹/Shih⁴-mao⁴
Tl:	Tâi-pak It-khòng-it/Sè-bōo
Phfs:	Thòi-pet Yit-làng-yit/Sṳ-meu

Symbol Location:

Symbol:

trts

Type:

Taipei metro station

Address:

B1F 20 Sec 5 Xinyi Rd

Borough:

Xinyi District, Taipei

Country:

Taiwan

Coordinates:

25.033°N 121.5628°W

Structure:

Underground

Bicycle:

Access available

Code:

R03

Opened:

24 November 2013^[1]

Passengers:

23.175 million per year^[2]

Pass Percent:

1.86

Pass Year:

2017

Taipei 101/World Trade Center is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. Near this station are Taipei 101, Taipei World Trade Center and Taipei International Convention Center. It is part of the city center of the capital Taipei.^[3] The station number is R03.

Station overview

The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road.^[4] The two-level, underground station structure with one island platform and five exits. The northeast exit directly connects to the basement of Taipei 101.

Originally, the station was to be named just "World Trade Center". However, since both Taipei 101 and the Taipei World Trade Center represent national landmarks, on 22 July 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei 101/World Trade Center.^[5]

Construction

The station is 185m (607feet) long and 25m (82feet) wide. Excavation depth is at 22m (72feet). The station has a 154m (505feet)-long crossover section. It has five entrances, three elevators for the disabled and two vent shafts.

Public Art

The theme for this station is "Modern melody - creation of a spatial atmosphere for dialoguing with the world". The district represents an international exchange between Taiwan and the world. Public art will represent the rapid broadcast of information and the crowd's busy interaction.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	width=390	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 5)
Exit 4 passageway toward Taipei 101 basement
B2	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui (R04 Xinyi Anhe)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan (R02 Terminus) →

Notable landmarks

Taipei 101 (exit 4)
Taipei World Trade Center (exit 1)
- TWTC International Trade Building
- Taipei International Convention Center
Grand Hyatt Taipei
Taipei Medical University
Xinyi Sports Center
Xinyi Elementary School (exit 3)

First and last train timing

The first and last train timing at Taipei 101/World Trade Center station ^[6] is as follows:

Notes and References

Web site: Chronicles . Taipei Metro . 10 October 2018 . 5 December 2013.
Web site: 臺北市交通統計查詢系統 . dotstat.taipei.gov.tw . 15 September 2018 . zh.
Web site: Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines) . Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG . 2010-03-12 . 2010-06-18 .
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 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103220425/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/9101511104655.pdf . 2013-11-03 .
Web site: 臺北捷運4車站站名更名更具辨識性以方便民眾搭乘. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-07-22. 2011-07-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111003213239/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=2137534&ctNode=16447&mp=115001. 2011-10-03.
Web site: Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains. 2019-07-29.