Songshan station

Songshan
松山
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA railway station
Station exterior
Songshan
Traditional Chinese 松山
General information
Location 11 Songshan Rd
Xinyi District, Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates 25°02′57″N 121°34′44″E / 25.0493°N 121.5789°E / 25.0493; 121.5789Coordinates: 25°02′57″N 121°34′44″E / 25.0493°N 121.5789°E / 25.0493; 121.5789
Line(s)
  West Coast line
Distance 21.9 km to Keelung[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure type Underground
Other information
Website www.railway.gov.tw/Songshan/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened 1891-10-20[2]
Rebuilt 2008-09-21
Electrified 1978-01-09[3]
Previous names
  • Xikou (Chinese: 錫口)
  • Matsuyama (松山)
Key dates
1940 Rebuilt
1986 Rebuilt
2003 Rebuilt
2009-12-29 Station building complete
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 12.077 million per year[4]
Rank 9 out of 228
Services

Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Nangang
towards Keelung
 West Coast line Taipei
towards Kaohsiung
Location
Songshan
Location within Taiwan
Songshan
松山
Taipei Metro
Taipei metro station
MRT exit 5
Songshan
Traditional Chinese 松山
General information
Location 742 Sec 4 Bade Rd
Songshan District, Taipei
Taiwan
Line(s)
  Songshan–Xindian line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Bicycle facilities Access available
Other information
Station code G19
Website web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=G19-111
History
Opened 2014-11-15[5]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 16.330 million per year[6]
Rank 33 out of 108
Services

Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Terminus Songshan–Xindian line Nanjing Sanmin
towards Xindian or Taipower Building

Songshan (Chinese: 松山; pinyin: Sōngshān) is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways and Taipei Metro. This station connects to the shopping centre at basement 1 and level 1.

Station overview

Taipei Metro platform
TRA platforms
A TEMU1000 series train stops at the old at-grade station just before it closed, September 2008.

Songshan Station became the principle south-bound origin and north-bound terminus for the West Trunk Line starting in 1986, after the reconstruction of Taipei Station began in 1985. These functions were moved to Chitu in Keelung City shortly before the reconstruction. The former Songshan Station was at-grade and operated by the TRA. It opened as a temporary station in July 2003 as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project.[7] All railway lines and platforms have been moved underground (from at-grade) since 21 September 2008 in a move to improve safety and area development.[8] A 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) tunnel was constructed between this station and neighboring Nangang Station at a cost of NT$76.5 billion.[9]

The current station building opened for service in 2008. Built by Ruentex Development Company, the new station building was constructed via a NT$3.3 billion build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract.[10] The Taiwan Railways Administration section consists of two island platforms (four tracks), while the Taipei Metro station has an island platform and five exits. They are connected via an underground passage.[11]

The new Taipei Metro station has a "Halo of City" theme with an egg-shaped hall and columns forming a ring structure.[12] The station is 21 m (69 ft) deep, 390 m (1,280 ft) long, and 24 m (79 ft) wide. It has six exits, four vent shafts, and two accessibility elevators.[11] The north side of the station is land for a joint development project.

Public art

The Taipei Metro station features a theme of "Festivities of Light" to reflect the mix of traditional and modern culture, local religion, and administration. It enhances the night activity in the area.[11]

Construction around the station for the Taipei Metro Songshan Line.

Bicycle Accessibility

Songshan Station is 0 kilometer starting point for the Taiwan Cycling Route No. 1,[13] and the station features a bicycle accessibility stair ramp.

History

On 20 October 1891, it was opened as "Sekkhao Train Wharf" (錫口火車碼頭). Then, it was renamed to Seikō Station (錫口停車場) in 1895 and in 1920, the station became known as Matsuyama Station.

On 30 March 1936, the Matsuyama Airport Line (later renamed Songshan Power Station Line, until 1 May 1966) begins operation from Matsuyama Station to Matsuyama Airport. It was upgraded to second-class train station on 1 January 1955. Songshan Airport Line stops operating on 1976, and freight services ceased on 15 August 1985. The new station building opened on 15 July 1986 and on 1 July 1987, it became first-class train station. Freight cargo services were shifted to Nangang on 20 September 1991. The station moved underground on 21 September 2008 and the temporary station was present from 28 July 2003 to 29 December 2009.

On 15 November 2014, the Songshan Line terminus opened for service.

An explosion occurred at the station before midnight on 7 July 2016. A broken metal tube filled with explosive material was found on the scene, but a cause has not yet been determined.[14]

Platform layout

1, 2 1A, 1B ■ West Coast Line (southbound) toward Taichung TRA station, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Fangliao
■ West Coast Line (northbound) toward Shulin
3, 4 2A, 2B ■ West Coast Line (northbound) toward Qidu, Keelung
■ West Coast Line (southbound) toward Yilan, Su-ao, Hualien, Taitung

Station layout

[15]

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Ticket gates, waiting area, TRA ticketing, automatic ticket dispensing machines, Restrooms
B2 Platform 1A West Coast Line toward Taichung TRA station, Kaohsiung (Taipei)
Island platform
Platform 1B toward Shulin (Taipei)
Platform 2A toward Keelung (Nangang)
Island platform
Platform 2B West Coast Line toward Yilan, Hualien, Taitung (Nangang)
Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms
B3 Platform 1 → Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G18 Nanjing Sanmin) →
Island platform, doors open on the left/ right
Platform 2 → Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G18 Nanjing Sanmin) →

See also

References

  1. ↑ "各站營業里程-1.西部幹線". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "歷史沿革". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "臺灣鐵路電訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Songshan Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  8. ↑ "Underground railway to help local economy". The China Post. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  9. ↑ "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel will aid development: Ma". Taiwan News. 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  10. ↑ "Ruentex secures Songshan Railway Station project bid". Taipei Times. 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  11. 1 2 3 "捷運系統松山線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-09-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  12. ↑ "連繫捷運松山站與臺鐵的城市光環". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  13. ↑ "How to cycle around Taiwan in 12 days". Cnn.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Many injured in Taiwan train blast". BBC. 2016-07-08.
  15. ↑ "Songshan Station Information Map" (PDF). Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2014-11-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
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