Donghu MRT station

Donghu
BR22 東湖
Taipei Metro
Donghu station
Location No. 235, Sec. 3, Kangning Rd.
Neihu, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened 4 July 2009
Traffic
Passengers daily (2016)[1]
(Ranked of 109)
Donghu MRT station
Traditional Chinese 東湖站
Simplified Chinese 东湖站

The Taipei Metro Donghu station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Brown Line.

Station overview

Donghu station platform.
Donghu station exit 1.

This three-level, elevated station features two side platforms, three exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level.[2] It is located on Kangning Road, Sec. 3.

The station is 83 meters long and 21.5 meters wide, while the platform is 93.5 meters long.[3] Because of the station needed to go over the Wufen Road footbridge, the station height is 20 meters (the equivalent of a six-story building). It has thus been called the "Zenith Station" and is the highest station on the Taipei Metro.

Design

The station design theme is "Music".[4] Surface designs in the station square represent a dancing musical staff. Silk fabric is printed on enamel slab art walls at the concourse level to represent romantic urban music.[5]

Located next to the entrance, public art for the station is titled "The Rippling Lake".[6] Porcelain and celadon are used to create ripples on the art piece.

History

  • December 2007: Station structure reaches completion.[7]
  • 22 February 2009: Donghu station construction is completed.
  • 4 July 2009: Begins service with the opening of Brown Line.

Station layout

3F
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← Wenhu Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR23 Nangang Software Park)
Platform 2 → Wenhu Line toward Taipei Zoo (BR21 Huzhou)→
Side platform, doors will open on the right
2F
Lobby
Concourse		 Main lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing matchines, one-way faregates, Restrooms
1F
Street Level Entrance/Exit

Around the station

  • Ankang Park
  • Nanhu Senior High School
  • Minghu Junior High School
  • Nanhu Elementary School
  • Minghu Elementary School
  • Donghu Elementary School
  • Taipei Public Library, Donghu Branch
  • Donghu Police Station
  • Donghu Fire Department
  • Halar Cinemas

Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Nangang Software Park
towards Nangang Exhib Center
 Wenhu line Huzhou
towards Taipei Zoo

References

  1. ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Route Map: Donghu". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  3. ↑ "Route Map: 東湖站". East District Project Office, Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  4. ↑ "捷運前進內湖系列報導3 大湖公園站至東湖站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  5. ↑ "東湖站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  6. ↑ "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  7. ↑ "工程線上 Status Report: 內湖線東湖站鋼構吊裝". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

Coordinates: 25°04′02″N 121°36′41″E / 25.067262°N 121.611488°E / 25.067262; 121.611488


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