The Taipei Metro Wende station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Brown Line.
Wende BR18 文德  | |||||||||||||||||
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 Wende station | |||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 文德 | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | No. 214, Wende Rd. Neihu, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Taipei Metro | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Wenhu line (BR18) | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 11,501 daily (December 2020)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 97 out of 109 | ||||||||||||||||
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Station overview
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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
edit- 22 February 2009: Wende station construction is completed.
- 4 July 2009: Begins operations with the opening of the Brown Line.
Station layout
edit| 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)
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| Platform 2 | → Wenhu line toward Taipei Zoo (BR17 Gangqian) →
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| 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
edit- Neihu High School
- Neihu Junior High School
- Neihu Elementary School
- National Taiwan College of Performing Arts
- Guo Ziyi Memorial Hall
- Liuzhongyuan Community
- Bihu Park
- Yangguan Park
- Wende Park No. 2
- Ronald McDonald House Taiwan
- Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department
References
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- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Route Map: Wende". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "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.
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