Chang Gung Memorial Hospital MRT station

Coordinates: 25°3′37.8″N 121°22′14.7″E / 25.060500°N 121.370750°E / 25.060500; 121.370750

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
長庚醫院
Taoyuan Metro
Station platform
Location 6 Wenhua 1st Rd
Guishan, Taoyuan City
Taiwan
Operated by Taoyuan Metro Corporation
Line(s)      Taoyuan Airport MRT (A8)
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Other information
Station code A8
History
Opened 2017-03-02
Services

Preceding station Taoyuan Metro Following station
New Taipei Industrial Park
towards Taipei main station
 Airport MRT
Express
 Airport Terminal 1
towards Airport Terminal 2
National Taiwan Sport University
towards Taipei main station
 Airport MRT
Commuter
 Linkou
towards Huanbei

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Chinese: 長庚醫院站; pinyin: Chánggēng Yīyuàn Zhàn) is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1] The station is currently one of the five express stations on the line.[2]

Station overview

This elevated station has two island platforms with 4 tracks for Commuter and Express trains.[3] The station is 92.3 metres (303 ft) long and 38.6 metres (127 ft) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.[4][2]

Land adjacent to the station was developed as a joint development project between government and private enterprises.[5] The project included construction of a shopping district, hotel, and private residences and encompassed an area of 12,011 square metres (2.968 acres).[6]

History

  • 2017-03-02: The station opened for commercial service with the opening of the Taipei-Huanbei section of the Airport MRT.[7]

Station layout

Information counter and faregates
Entry escalators
3F Platform 1 ←  Airport MRT commuter toward Zhongli (Linkou)
Island platform, doors open on the right/left
Platform 2 ←  Airport MRT express toward Airport (Airport Terminal 1)
Platform 3 →  Airport MRT express toward Taipei (New Taipei Industrial Park) →
Island platform, doors open on the right/left
Platform 4 →  Airport MRT commuter toward Taipei (National Taiwan Sport University) →
2F Connecting Level Station lobby, information counter, automatic ticket machines, faregates, restrooms
Street Level Lobby Entrance/Exit

Exits

  • Exit 1: Southeast side of intersection of Wenhua 1st Rd. and Fuxing 1st Rd.

Around the station

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • Wenxin Elementary School
  • Da Gang Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. 1 2 "Airport MRT begins commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. ↑ "A8車站立體圖 Floor Plan". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. ↑ "Airport MRT to begin commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. ↑ "Land Development Plan for Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station A8". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  6. ↑ "BOHSR Signs the Land Development Contract for Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station (A8) of TIAA MRT Project". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  7. ↑ Shan, Shelley (2 March 2017). "Airport MRT to officially launch today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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