Wende MRT station

Wende
BR18 文德
Taipei Metro
Wende station
Location No. 214, Wende Rd.
Neihu, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened 4 July 2009
Traffic
Passengers 10,131 daily (2016)[1]
(Ranked 97th of 109)
Wende MRT station
Chinese 文德站

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

Station overview

Wende station escalator and platform
Wende station platform

This two-level, elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level.[2]

Public art for the station consists of a piece titled "Dancing Birds". It comprises one of the station walls and depicts dancing egrets in Bihu Park with the use of digital images and mosaic inlaying.[3]

Two mechanical parking towers behind the station allow for over 300 parking spaces.[4] The towers are a type of elevator parking system; vehicles can be parked and retrieved on the same rotating lift table.

History

  • 22 February 2009: Wende station construction is completed.
  • 4 July 2009: Begins operations with the opening of the Brown Line.

Station layout

3F Connecting Level Overhead Bridge
2F
South Concourse Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates
restrooms, escalator towards exit 2
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← Wenhu Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR19 Neihu)
Platform 2 → Wenhu Line toward Taipei Zoo (BR17 Gangqian) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
North Concourse Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates
restrooms, escalator towards exit 1
1F
Street Level Entrance/Exit

Around the station

Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Neihu
towards Nangang Exhib Center
 Wenhu line Gangqian
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: Wende". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  4. ↑ "捷運櫥窗 Information Platform: 內湖線文德站停車塔工程". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

Coordinates: 25°04′43″N 121°35′05″E / 25.078734°N 121.584754°E / 25.078734; 121.584754


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