Taipei 101/World Trade Center metro station

Taipei 101/World Trade Center (Chinese: 台北101/世貿; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī/Shìmào) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. Near this station are Taipei 101, Taipei World Trade Center and Taipei International Convention Center. It is part of the city center of the capital Taipei.[3] The station number is R03.

Taipei 101/World Trade Center

R03 台北101/世貿
Taipei metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese台北101/世貿
Simplified Chinese台北101/世贸
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiběi Yīlíngyī/Shìmào
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧ/ㄕˋ ㄇㄠˋ
Wade–GilesT'ai2-pei3 Yi1-ling2-yi1/Shih4-mao4
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThòi-pet Yit-làng-yit/Sṳ-meu
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTâi-pak It-khòng-it/Sè-bōo
General information
LocationB1F 20 Sec 5 Xinyi Rd
Xinyi District, Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates25°01′59″N 121°33′46″E / 25.0330°N 121.5628°E / 25.0330; 121.5628
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesAccess available
Other information
Station codeR03
Websiteenglish.metro.taipei/cp.aspx?n=1BE0AF76C79F9A38
History
Opened24 November 2013[1]
Passengers
201723.175 million per year[2]Increase 1.86%
Rank(Ranked of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Xinyi Anhe
towards Tamsui
Tamsui–Xinyi line Xiangshan
Terminus

Station overview

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The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road.[4] 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". 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.[5]

Construction

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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.[4]

Public Art

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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.[4]

Station layout

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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

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First and last train timing

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The first and last train timing at Taipei 101/World Trade Center station [6] is as follows:

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat − Sun and P.H. Daily
R28 Tamsui
06:02
06:02
00:02
R02 Xiangshan
06:04
06:04
00:56

References

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  1. ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  4. ^ a b c "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.