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Kengkou

A11/G32 坑口
Station entrance
General information
Location460 Kengguo Rd
Luzhu, Taoyuan City
Taiwan
Operated byTaoyuan Metro Corporation
Line(s)Taoyuan Airport MRT (A11)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeA11
History
Opened2017-03-02
Services
Preceding station Taoyuan Metro Following station
Airport Terminal 1
towards Laojie River
Taoyuan Airport MRT
Commuter
Shanbi

Kengkou (Chinese: 坑口站; pinyin: Kēngkǒu Zhàn) is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Luzhu District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1] The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017.[2]

Station overview

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This elevated station has two island platforms and four tracks, although Express trains do not currently stop at this station.[3] The station is 108.0 metres (354.3 ft) long and 35.8 metres (117 ft) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.[4][2]

It will be a future transfer station with the Green line (G32) of Taoyuan Metro.

History

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  • 2017-03-02: The station opened for commercial service with the opening of the Taipei-Huanbei section of the Airport MRT.[5]

Station overview

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2F Platform 1 Reserved for Luchu Depot (not in service)
Island platform, doors open on the right
Platform 2   Airport MRT toward Huanbei (Airport Terminal 1)
Platform 3   Airport MRT toward Taipei (Shanbi) →
Island platform, doors open on the right
Platform 4 Reserved for Luchu Depot (not in service)
Street Level Station lobby, connecting concourse Entrance/Exit, information counter
Automatic ticket machines, faregates, restrooms

Around the station

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  • Kengkou Painted Village (坑口彩繪村) (about 850 meters north of the station)

Exits

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  • Exit 1: Southwest of Kengguo Rd.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kengkou Station". Taoyuan Metro. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Airport MRT begins commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. ^ "A11車站立體圖 Floor Plan". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  4. ^ "Airport MRT to begin commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. ^ Shan, Shelley (2 March 2017). "Airport MRT to officially launch today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2017.