Zhongshan metro station explained

Zhongshan
Native Name:中山
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
C:中山
Bpmf:ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ
P:Zhōngshān
W:Chung¹-shan¹
Tl:Tiong-san
Phfs:Chûng-sân
Type: station
Address:16 Nanjing W Rd
Borough:Zhongshan, Taipei (R)
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:25.0526°N 121.5204°W
Structure:Underground
Bicycle:No access
Code:R11, G14
Line:
Opened:1997-03-28[1]
Events:Songshan–Xindian line added
Passengers:28.072 million per year[2]
Pass Percent:0.93
Pass Year:2017

Zhongshan (formerly transliterated as Chungshan Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between the Tamsui–Xinyi and s. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall and near the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store. Zhongshan is a popular shopping district for young people and international tourists.

Station overview

The station is an underground structure with an island platform and four exits when Tamsui line opened.[3] It is located at the intersection of Nanjing West Rd. and the Metro Park (near Chengde Rd. and Zhongshan North Rd.). It is also a transfer station with the Songshan line.

The Songshan line station added two additional exits and renovated two existing exits.[4] The station is a four-level, underground station. The Songshan line station is 26m (85feet) deep and 176m (577feet) long and 23m (75feet) meters wide.

Public Art

Note: Exit 4 was recently reconstructed with transparent, self-cleaning glass to better integrate with nearby department stores.[5] The new Songshan line station has a theme of "Happy Transit".

History

The station was opened on 28 March 1997, as a terminus station of the Tamsui line until 25 December 1997. Later on, on 15 November 2014, Songshan line opened. On 20 July 2015, there was a knife attack injuring four.[6]

Station layout

Street LevelStreet LevelEntrance/Exit, Metro Park
B1Concoursewidth=390Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Zhongshan Art Corridor, Zhongshan Metro Mall (south side of station)
Restroms (inside mall)
B2Platform 1Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R12 Shuanglian)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R10 Taipei Main Station)
B3Passage LevelEscalators, elevators to concourse and platform levels
B4Platform 3Songshan–Xindian Line toward Songshan (G15 Songjiang Nanjing)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 4 Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G13 Beimen)

Other metro services

The station is an entrance to the Zhongshan Metro Mall, connecting (between this station and Shuanglian station).

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: Zhongshan . Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation . 2010-06-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100808222242/http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=053 . 8 August 2010 .
  4. Web site: 捷運系統松山線簡介. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-12-01. 2011-07-25.
  5. Web site: 整潔、明亮、透視度最佳的出入口 捷運中山站4號出入口. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-05-01. 2010-06-19.
  6. Web site: Knife-wielding assailant stabs four in Taipei MRT - Taipei Times. 21 July 2015.