Touqianzhuang metro station
The Taipei Metro Touqianzhuang station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2] The station opened for service on 5 January 2012.[3] The elevated Circular line platforms opened on 31 January 2020.
Touqianzhuang O17/Y18 頭前庄 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 頭前庄 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 头前庄 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Other names | Taipei Hospital; 臺北醫院 | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | B1, No. 18, Siyuan Rd. Xinzhuang, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Taipei Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
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Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground (Zhonghe-Xinlu Line) / Elevated (Circular Line) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 5 January 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | 98 out of 109 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station overview
This three-level, underground station has an island platform[4] and two side platforms. It is located beneath the intersection of Zhongzheng Rd. and Siyuan Rd. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line,[5] but opened earlier for service on 5 January 2012.[3]
It is a transfer station with the Circular Line, which has 2 elevated platforms. It opened on 31 January 2020.[6]
Construction
Excavation depth for this station is 24.53 to 25.13 m (80.5 to 82.4 ft). It is 170.85 m (560.5 ft) in length and 17.85 m (58.6 ft) wide. The platform is 141 m (463 ft) meters long.[7] It has six entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts.[4] Two of the entrances are connected with an existing pedestrian underpass.
The station is constructed under the existing Siyuan Road pedestrian passage. In addition, the location of the station includes many utility pipelines that could not be relocated. Thus, due to the limited construction area, the station was not constructed using the cut-and-cover method employed in other stations. Instead, construction used the pipe jacking method from sidewalks, outer lanes of roads, and the spaces between Dahan Bridge piers.[8]
Design
The theme for the station is "Thousands of sails: North Taiwan's Xinzhuang port".[9] Entrances are constructed from glass, steel frames, aluminum plates, and metal.
Station layout
4F | Connecting Level | Platforms-connecting Overpass |
3F | Platform Level | Restrooms (inside paid area) |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 1 | ← Circular line toward New Taipei Industrial Park (Y19 Xingfu) | |
Platform 2 | → Circular line toward Dapinglin (Y17 Xinpu Minsheng) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Street Level | Concourse | Entrance/Exit, Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, restrooms (inside paid area) |
B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
Restrooms (Outside fare zone near exit 1) | ||
B3 | Platform 1 | ← Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Huilong (O18 Xinzhuang) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Platform 2 | → Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Nanshijiao (O16 Xianse Temple) → |
Exits
- Exit 1: No. 18, Siyuan Rd., near Zhongzheng Rd.
- Exit 2: Zhongzheng Rd., near Dahan Bridge
- Exit 3: Zhongzheng Rd.
- Exit 4: Zhongzheng Rd., near Huacheng Rd.
Around the station
- Taipei Hospital (550m northwest of Exit 1)
- IKEA, Xinzhuang Branch (300m northeast of Exit 3)
- Hetai Auto Co., Xinzhuang Research Center
- Dahan Bridge (south of Exit 2)
References
- "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- "Touqianzhuang". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- "MRT Xinzhuang line begins commercial service". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-03-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. 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.
- "環狀線第一階段簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit System. 2009-12-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- "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.
- "Pipe Jacking Method Applied to Underground Pedestrian Passage". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- "( O3 ) Touqianzhuang". Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2010-08-17.