Taipower Building metro station

The Taipei Metro Taipower Building station is a station on the Xindian Line located on the border in Taipei, Taiwan.

Taipower Building 台電大樓
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	台電大樓
Simplified Chinese	台电大楼
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Taídiàn Dàlóu Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ Wade–Giles Taitien Talou Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Thòi-thien Thai-lèu Southern Min Tâi-lô Tâi-tiān Tuā-lâu
General information
Location	B1F 63-3 Sec. 3 Roosevelt Rd. Zhongzheng and Da'an, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Songshan–Xindian line
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	G08
History
Opened	11 November 1999 (11 November 1999)
Passengers
36,328 daily (December 2020)
Rank	71 out of 109 and 5 others
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Gongguan towards Xindian Songshan–Xindian line Guting towards Songshan Terminus

Station overview

Taipower Building station exit 2

Taipower Building station platform

The two-level, underground station has an island platform and five exits. Some trains from Songshan terminate here and reenter service by utilizing the pocket track south of the station.

History

During initial planning in 1980, the station was to be named Sanzong (三總), after the Tri-Service General Hospital which has since relocated to Neihu.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information counter, automatic ticket-dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms(North side outside fare zone, near exit 2), Taipower Building ATM
B2	Platform 1	← Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G09 Guting)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Songshan–Xindian line toward Xindian (G07 Gongguan) → → Songshan–Xindian line termination platform →

Select Songshan–Xindian line trains terminate here during non-rush hours.

Around the station

• Taipei Cultural Mosque
• Shida Park
• Taipei Hakka Cultural Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan