Xinzhuang metro station explained

Xinzhuang
Native Name:O18 新莊
Native Name Lang:zh-TW
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:trts
Mlanguage:
T:新莊
S:新庄
L:New Village
P:Xīnzhuāng
Bpmf:ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤ
W:Hsin¹-chuang¹
Tl:Sin-tsng
Phfs:Sîn-chông
Other Name:Xinzhuang Temple Street;
Address:B1, No. 138, Zhongzheng Rd.
Borough:Xinzhuang, New Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Operator:Taipei Metro
Connections:Bus stop
Structure:Underground
Code:O18
Pass Rank:72 out of 109

The Taipei Metro Xinzhuang station is a station on the Zhonghe–Xinlu line located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[1] The station opened for service on 5 January 2012.[2]

Station overview

This two-level, underground station has an island platform.[3] It is located beneath the intersection of Zhongzheng Rd. and Zhonghua Rd., in front of Xinzhuang Junior High School.[4] It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line,[5] but opened earlier for service on 5 January 2012.

Construction

Excavation depth for this station was 19.2m (63feet). It is 223.8m (734.3feet) in length and 16.15m (52.99feet) wide. The platform is 141m (463feet) long.[6] It has two entrances, two accessibility elevators, and two vent shafts. One of the entrances and vent shafts is integrated into the planned Health Center building.

Design

The theme for the station is "Flying Silk-Weaving Future".

Station layout

Street LevelEntrance/ExitEntrance/Exit
B1Concoursewidth=390Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 1)
B2Platform 1Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Huilong (O19 Fu Jen University)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Nanshijiao (O17 Touqianzhuang)

Exits

Around the station

Notes and References

  1. News: Xinzhuang. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2012-01-07.
  2. News: MRT Xinzhuang line begins commercial service. Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012-01-05. 2012-01-05.
  3. Web site: Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-03-01. 2010-06-17.
  4. Web site: (O2) Xinzhuang. Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-18. 2010-08-17.
  5. Web site: 北縣/捷運新莊線搶先通 市民「樂」官員「愁」. 黃村杉. NOWnews. 2010-03-18. 2010-06-22.
  6. Web site: 捷運車站建築設計 後續路網 新莊線-縣轄段各車站透視圖說明. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-08-01.