The Taipei Metro Xianse Temple station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2] The station opened for service on 5 January 2012.[3]
Xianse Temple O16 先嗇宮  | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Xianse Temple platform level | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 先嗇宮 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 先啬宫 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location | B1, No. 515, Sec. 5, Chongxin Rd. Sanchong, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Taipei Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Zhonghe–Xinlu Line (O16) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 5 January 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9,496 daily (December 2020)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 103 out of 109 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station overview
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This two-level, underground station has an island platform.[4] It is located beneath the intersection of Zhongxin Rd., Sec. 5 and Guangfu Rd., Sec. 1. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line,[5] but opened for service earlier on 5 January 2012.[3]
Construction
editExcavation depth for this station is 18.93 to 21.23 m (62.1 to 69.7 ft). It is 180 m (590 ft) in length and 16.55 m (54.3 ft) wide. The platform is 141 m (463 ft) long.[6] It has three entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts.[4] One of the entrances is integrated with a joint development building.
Design
editThe theme for the station is "Steel Industry on the Sandbank" and includes features such as a perforated steel frame station entrance.[7] The roof is separated into two parts and a glass curtain wall which helps with lighting at night.
Station layout
edit| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 2) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Huilong (O17 Touqianzhuang)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Nanshijiao (O15 Sanchong) →
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Exits
edit- Exit 1: No. 155, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Guangfu Rd. Sec. 1
- Exit 2: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Zhongxing S. St.
- Exit 3: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Guangfu Rd. Sec. 1
Around the station
edit- Xianse Temple
- Tangcheng Industrial Park
- Carrefour, Chongxin Store
- Xinggu Elementary School
- Jinling Girls School
- Qingchuan Home Store
References
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- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Xianse Temple". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ^ a b "MRT Xinzhuang line begins commercial service". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ a b "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ 黃村杉 (2010-03-18). "北縣／捷運新莊線搶先通 市民「樂」官員「愁」". NOWnews. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "捷運車站建築設計 後續路網 新莊線-縣轄段各車站透視圖說明". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ "( O4 ) Xianse Temple". Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
25°02′47″N 121°28′18″E / 25.0464°N 121.4717°E
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