Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro) Explained

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Taipei Main Station
Native Name:A1 台北車站
Native Name Lang:zh-TW
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:tym
Address:8 Zhengzhou Rd
Borough:Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Structure:Underground
Code:A1
Opened:2017-03-02
Line: Taoyuan Airport MRT (A1)

Taipei Main Station is the eastern terminus of the Taoyuan Airport MRT in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. Located roughly 250m (820feet) west of Taipei railway station and 200m (700feet) east of Beimen metro station, the station is connected to the Taipei railway station through a 115m (377feet) long underground walkway,[1] and to Beimen station through another underground walkway. It is the busiest station of the Taoyuan Airport MRT.[2] The station is served by both express and commuter trains, and provides in-town check in services for outbound flights. Currently, four airlines offer this service.[3]

Overview

This three-level, underground station has two island platforms with four tracks.[4] It is equipped with eight accessible elevators and seven exits.[5] The station is 328m (1,076feet) long and 44m (144feet) to 102m (335feet) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.[6] [7] It is located directly underneath the future Taipei Twin Towers.

Layout

Street LevelEntrance/ExitStation Entrance
B1LobbyStation lobby, information counter, automatic ticket machines, faregates, airline check-in
B2Platform 1← toward Airport / Huanbei (New Taipei Industrial Park)
Island platform, doors will open on the right/left
Platform 2← toward Airport / Huanbei (New Taipei Industrial Park)
Platform 3← toward Huanbei (Sanchong)
Island platform, doors will open on the right/left
Platform 4← toward Huanbei (Sanchong)

Around the Station

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: https://www.am730.com.hk/news/%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F%EF%BC%81%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E6%A9%9F%E6%8D%B7%E5%8F%B0%E5%8C%97%E8%BB%8A%E7%AB%99%E5%94%94%E5%96%BA%E5%8F%B0%E5%8C%97%E8%BB%8A%E7%AB%99-15436 . zh:注意!桃園機捷台北車站唔喺台北車站 . 25 January 2017 . 9 March 2017 . Chinese. AM730.
  2. News: Airport MRT ridership to reach 10 million milestone in August. Taiwan News. 2017-08-04.
  3. News: https://www.am730.com.hk/news/%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/%E9%A6%96%E6%9C%88%E5%8D%8A%E5%83%B9-%E6%A9%9F%E5%A0%B4%E5%87%BA%E5%8F%B0%E5%8C%97%E5%83%8520%E5%85%83-%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E6%A9%9F%E6%8D%B7%E4%BB%8A%E9%80%9A%E8%BB%8A-67962 . zh:首月半價 機場出台北僅20元 桃園機捷今通車 . 2 March 2017 . AM370 . 9 March 2017 . Chinese.
  4. Web site: https://www.tymetro.com.tw/js/upload/ckfinder/files/A01-N07.jpg . zh:A1車站立體圖 . Floor Plan. Taoyuan Metro. 2017-03-29.
  5. Web site: A1 Taipei Main Station. Taoyuan Metro. 2017-03-29.
  6. News: Airport MRT to begin commercial operations. The China Post. 2017-03-02. 2017-03-02.
  7. News: Airport MRT begins commercial operations. The China Post. 2017-03-02. 2017-03-02.