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'''Songshan Station''' ({{zh|t=松山車站}}) is a [[railway station]] in [[Songshan District, Taipei|Songshan District]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. It is served by the [[Taiwan Railway Administration]] and will become a terminal station of the [[Taipei Metro]] [[Songshan Line (TRTS)|Songshan Line]] when opens for service in 2013.
'''Songshan Station''' ({{zh|t=松山車站}p=Sōngshān Chēzhàn}}) is a [[railway station]] in [[Songshan District, Taipei|Songshan District]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. It is served by the [[Taiwan Railway Administration]] and will become a terminal station of the [[Taipei Metro]] [[Songshan Line (TRTS)|Songshan Line]] when opens for service in 2013.


==Station overview==
==Station overview==

Revision as of 09:02, 24 January 2014

松山車站
Underground
Songshan Station Entrance
General information
Operated byTaiwan Railway Administration

Songshan Station (Chinese: 松山車站}p=Sōngshān Chēzhàn) is a railway station in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by the Taiwan Railway Administration and will become a terminal station of the Taipei Metro Songshan Line when opens for service in 2013.

Station overview

TRA platforms.
A TEMU1000 series train stops at the old at-grade station just before it closes, September 2008.

The new Songshan Station building has already finished construction. It was built by Ruentex Development Company who won a NT$3.3 billion build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract on the new station building.[2] There are a total of two island platforms (four tracks). The Taipei Metro station is still under construction; it will have an island platform and five exits. It will be connected via an underground passage.[3]

Songshan Station became the principle south-bound origin and north-bound terminus for the West Trunk Line starting in 1986, after the reconstruction of Taipei Station began in 1985. However, these functions were moved to Chitu in Keelung City shortly before the reconstruction.

The former Songshan Station was underground and operated by the TRA. It opened in June 1994 as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project.[4] All railway lines and platforms have been moved underground (from at-grade) since September 21, 2008 in a move to improve safety and area development.[5] A 7.6-km tunnel was constructed between this station and neighboring Nangang Station at a cost of NT$76.5 billion.[6]

Public Art

The Taipei Metro station will feature a theme of "Festivities of Light" to reflect the mix of traditional and modern culture, local religion, and administration. It will enhance the night activity in the area.[3]

Future developments

Construction around the station for the Taipei Metro Songshan Line.

The new Taipei Metro station will have a "Halo of City" theme with an egg-shaped hall and columns forming a ring structure.[7] The station will be 21 m (69 ft) deep, 390 m (1,280 ft) long, and 24 m (79 ft) wide. It will have six exits, four vent shafts, and two accessibility elevators.[3] The north side of the station is land for a joint development project.

History

  • October 20, 1891: Opened as "Xikou Train Wharf". During Japanese rule, it was changed to "Xikou Train Place".
  • 1920: Along with the surrounding area's name being changed to "Songshan" (Matsuyama), the station became known as "Songshan Station" (Matsuyama-eki).
  • March 30, 1936: Songshan Airport Line (until May 1, 1966 Songshan Power Station Line) begins operation from Songshan Station to Taipei Songshan Airport.
  • January 1, 1955: The station became a second-class train station.
  • 1976: Songshan Airport Line service ceases.
  • August 15, 1985: Ceased freight services besides those of Taini.
  • July 15, 1986: New station building opens.
  • July 1, 1987: The station became a first-class train station.
  • September 20, 1991: Since railroad lines were being moved underground, Taini moved its freight cargo services over to Nangang.
  • July 28, 2003: With construction to move railroad lines underground, the temporary station opened for service.
  • September 21, 2008: The new underground station opened for service. All railway lines through the station are moved to underground platforms.
  • December 29, 2009: With the opening of the ticketing counter at the new underground station, the temporary station closes.

Planned Dates

  • December 2014: The Taipei Metro Songshan Line will open for service.

Platform layout=

1, 2 1A, 1B ■ Western Line (Southbound) toward Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Fangliao
■ Eastern Line (Northbound) toward Shulin
3, 4 2A, 2B ■ Western Line (Northbound) toward Qidu, Keelung
■ Eastern Line (Southbound) toward Yilan, Su-ao, Hualien, Taitung

Station layout

Street Level Concourse Entrance/Exit
B1 Connecting Level Ticket gates, waiting area, TRA ticketing, automatic ticket dispensing machines
Restrooms
B2 Platform 1A TRA Western Line toward Taichung, Kaohsiung (Taipei)
Island platform
Platform 1B TRA Eastern Line toward Shulin (Taipei)
Platform 2A TRA Western Line toward Keelung (Nangang)
Island platform
Platform 2B TRA Eastern Line toward Yilan, Hualien, Taitung (Nangang)
Platform Songshan Line toward Xindian
Island platform, Under construction
Platform Songshan Line toward Xindian

Around the station

Preceding station   Taiwan Railways Administration   Following station
Template:TRA lines
Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
TerminusTemplate:TRTS lines

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Songshan Station.
  1. ^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  2. ^ "Ruentex secures Songshan Railway Station project bid". Taipei Times. 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  3. ^ a b c "捷運系統松山線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  4. ^ "Songshan Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  5. ^ "Underground railway to help local economy". The China Post. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  6. ^ "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel will aid development: Ma". Taiwan News. 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  7. ^ "連繫捷運松山站與臺鐵的城市光環". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2010-06-20.

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