Taipei 101–World Trade Center MRT station

Taipei 101 / World Trade Center
R03 台北101/世貿
Taipei Metro
Station platform
Location Xinyi Rd., Sec. 5, Xinyi District, Taipei
 Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Construction
Structure type Underground
History
Opened 24 November 2013
Traffic
Passengers 62,166 daily (2016)[1]
(Ranked 14th of 109)
Taipei 101–World Trade Center MRT station
Traditional Chinese 台北101/世貿站
Simplified Chinese 台北101/世贸站

The Taipei Metro Taipei 101 / World Trade Center station is located in the Xinyi District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Red Line and began revenue service on 24 November 2013 with the opening of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - Xiangshan route section.[2]

Station overview

Exit 4
Station concourse

The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road.[3] The two-level, underground station structure with one island platform and five exits. The northeast exit directly connects to the basement of Taipei 101.

Originally, the station was to be named just "World Trade Center Station". However, since both Taipei 101 and the Taipei World Trade Center represent national landmarks, on 22 July 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station.[4]

Construction

The station is 185 m (607 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide. Excavation depth is at 22 m (72 ft). The station has a 154 m (505 ft)-long crossover section. It has five entrances, three elevators for the disabled and two vent shafts.[3]

Public Art

The theme for this station is "Modern melody - creation of a spatial atmosphere for dialoguing with the world". The district represents an international exchange between Taiwan and the world. Public art will represent the rapid broadcast of information and the crowd's busy interaction.[3]

Station layout

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 5)
Exit 4 passageway toward Taipei 101 basement
B2 Platform 1 ← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui (R04 Xinyi Anhe)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan (R02 Terminus) →

Notable Landmarks

Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Xinyi Anhe
towards Tamsui or Beitou
 Tamsui–Xinyi line Xiangshan
Terminus

References

  1. ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  3. 1 2 3 "捷運系統信義線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 2007-12-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  4. ↑ "臺北捷運4車站站名更名更具辨識性 以方便民眾搭乘". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-23.

Coordinates: 25°01′59″N 121°33′47″E / 25.032966°N 121.563107°E / 25.032966; 121.563107


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