Yuanshan metro station explained

Yuanshan
Native Name:圓山
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:trts
Type:Taipei metro station
Address:9-1 Jiuquan St
Borough:Zhongshan and Datong Districts, Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:25.0697°N 121.5202°W
Structure:Elevated
Bicycle:Access available
Code:R14
Opened:1997-03-28[1]
Passengers:19.468 million per year[2]
Pass Percent:-2.55
Pass Year:2017
T:圓山
S:圆山
L:Round mountain
Bpmf:ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄢ
Phfs:Yèn-sân
P:Yuánshān
T2:圓山仔
S2:圆山仔
Tl2:Înn-suann-á

Yuanshan is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the . There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line.

Station overview

The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two exits.[3] The station is situated on the West of Yumen Street, between Kulun Street and Jiuquan Street. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. Notable landmarks are Taipei Expo Park, Chungshan Soccer Stadium, The Grand Hotel, Republic of China Military Police Headquarters, Yuanshan Park and Keelung River.

In anticipation of the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, this station became the first elevated, high-capacity station in the system with automatic platform gates installed.[4] [5]

History

This station was opened on 25 October 1901 along the Tamsui Railway Line as . South of the former station was a branch line to the Tatung Steel Factory. Now, it is the site of Tatung Company. It was however, closed on 15 July 1988. The Taipei Metro station opened on 28 March 1997.

Station layout

2FPlatform 1Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R15 Jiantan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R13 Minquan West Road)
Street LevelConcourseExit to Taipei Expo Park, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms

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.
  3. Web site: Route Map: Yuanshan. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation.
  4. http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/feb/12/today-taipei9-3.htm 防跳軌 捷運3站將設月台門- 自由電子報
  5. http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 台灣新生報 | 防跳軌 北捷增3站設月台門