Linkou (Chinese: 林口站; pinyin: Línkǒu Zhàn) is a station on the Taoyuan International Airport MRT located in Linkou District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[1] The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017.[2]
Linkou A9 林口  | |||||||||||
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| Location | 290 Bade Rd Linkou, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Taoyuan Metro Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Taoyuan Airport MRT (A9) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | A9 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2017-03-02 | ||||||||||
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Station overview
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This elevated station has two side platforms and four tracks, with the two middle tracks used for limited-stop Express services to pass through without stopping, making it the only station thought entire Airport MRT line with this type of track layout.[3] The station is 90.4 metres (297 ft) long and 32.8 metres (108 ft) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.[4][2]
The station is located on the New Taipei side of Linkou Plateau, near the border with Taoyuan. Both adjacent stations are in Taoyuan. Land nearby the station was developed as a joint development project between government and private enterprises.[5] The project construction of a 16-story incorporating residential, commercial, hotel, and public transportation functions. The project covered an area of 4,914 square metres (1.214 acres).[6][7]
History
edit- 2017-03-02: The station opened for commercial service with the opening of the Taipei-Huanbei section of the Airport MRT.[8]
Station layout
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| 4F | Connecting Level | Bridge above platform |
| 3F | Station lobby | Station lobby, information counter, automatic ticketing machines, faregates |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Airport MRT toward Huanbei (Shanbi) | |
| Passing track | ← Express Train through service | |
| Passing track | Express Train through service → | |
| Platform 2 | → Airport MRT toward Taipei (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| 2F | Connecting Level | Faregates, waiting area, nursing room |
| Street Level | Lobby | Entrance/Exit, information counter automatic ticketing machines, faregates, restrooms Tourism information counter, parking, bus stops, taxi stand |
Exits
edit- Exit 1: Northwest side of intersection of Wenhua 3rd Rd and Bade Rd.
Around the station
edit- Mitsui Outlet Park Linkou
- Carrefour (Linkou Branch)
- Hsing Wu University
- National Taiwan Normal University - Linkou Campus
- New Taipei Municipal Lin-kou High School
- Hsing Wu High School
- Linkou Zhulinshan Temple (林口竹林山寺)
- Global Mall Linkou A9
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Linkou Station". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ a b "Airport MRT begins commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "A9車站立體圖 Floor Plan". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Airport MRT to begin commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Land Development Plan for Linkou Station A9". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Hand-Over Inspection of the Co-Develop Buildings and Co-Construct MRT Facilities for the TIAA MRT Linkou Station (A9) Land Development Project" (PDF). Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Advertisement Marketing and Onsite Training in the Co-developed Building at TIAA MRT Linkou Station (A9)". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (2 March 2017). "Airport MRT to officially launch today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
