Shuanglian metro station
Shuanglian 雙連 | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 雙連 | ||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 47 Minsheng W Rd Datong District, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°03′28″N 121°31′15″E / 25.0578°N 121.5207°E | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Access available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | R12 | ||||||||||
| Website | web | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1997-03-28[1] | ||||||||||
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| 2017 | 19.468 million per year[2]  0.92% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 36 out of 108 | ||||||||||
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Shuanglian (Chinese: 雙連; pinyin: Shuānglián) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station of the Tamsui–Xinyi line.
Station overview
The station is located underneath the metro park, near Minsheng West Road and Zhongshan North Road. The station is a two-level, underground structure with one island platform and two exits.[3] The washrooms are inside the entrance area.
Public art in the station consists of a mural titled "Dawning Sail".[4] Composed of porcelain enamel, the mural reflects Shuanglian's rich historical past from its role as a once-prosperous trading post on the Tamsui River to new developments in the area.
The station is a planned transfer station with the Minsheng-Xizhi Line.[5]
History
TRA Station
- 17 August 1916: Opened for service on the Tamsui Railroad Line as "Shuanglian Parking Station".
- 1943: The station re-opened after renovation.
- In the past, there was a goods loading center near the station. Thus, it became a major transfer center on the Tamsui Line.
- 15 July 1988: Closed along with the TRA Tamsui Line.
Taipei Metro Station
- July 1993: DORTS decided to use the station as one of the trial stations for public art installations.[4]
- 28 March 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Tamsui to Zhongshan.
Station layout
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit, Metro Park |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Zhongshan Metro Mall (south side of the station), Restrooms (in the underground mall) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ←  Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R13 Minquan West Road)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R11 Zhongshan) →
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Exits
- Exit 1: Minsheng W. Rd.
- Exit 2: Minsheng W. Rd.
Other metro services
The station is an entrance to the Zhongshan Underground Metro Mall, connecting (between this station and Zhongshan station).
Around the station
- Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral
- Ministry of Labor
- Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum
- Mackay Commemorative Hospital
- Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Headquarters[6]
- Tatong District Main Office
- Taipei Imperial Hotel
- Minxiang Park
- Taipei City Archives
References
- ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Route Map:Shuanglian". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-08-09.
- ^ a b "Public Art on the Tamsui Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Third Stage of Taipei MRT (Planned MRT Routes)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "Metro Taipei Headquarters". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Headquarters. May 2002. Archived from the original on 2007-11-23.
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