Dazhi metro station

Dazhi

BR14 大直
Dazhi; BR14 大直
	Dazhi station platform level
Chinese name
Chinese	大直
Literal meaning	Big straight
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dàzhí
Bopomofo	ㄉㄚˋ ㄓˊ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Thai-chhṳ̍t
Southern Min
Tâi-lô	Tāi-ti̍t
General information
Other names	Shih Chien University; 實踐大學
Location	534-1 Bei-an Road; Zhongshan, Taipei; Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Wenhu line (BR14)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	4 July 2009
Passengers
	daily (December 2020); (Ranked 77th of 109)
Rank	77 out of 109
Services

The Taipei Metro Dazhi station is located in the Zhongshan District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station of Brown Line.

Station overview[edit]

This two-level, underground station features an island platform, three exits, and a platform elevator located on the south side of the concourse level.^[2] This station, along with Songshan Airport station, are the only two underground stations on the Wenhu line. They are also the first underground stations in the system to have platform doors.

The platform level is 159 meters long, while the platform itself is 83 metres (272 ft) long and 17.86 metres (58.6 ft) wide.^[3]

The theme for this station is "Landscape".^[3]

History[edit]

23 May 2002: Construction begins on Dazhi station.^[3]
28 April 2008: Construction is completed.^[3]
4 July 2009: Begins service with opening of Brown Line.

Station layout[edit]

1F	Street Level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, restrooms
B2	Platform 1	← Wenhu Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR15 Jiannan Road)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Wenhu Line toward Taipei Zoo (BR13 Songshan Airport) →

Exits[edit]

Exit 1: Da-zhi St. (Da-zhi Community)
Exit 2: Intersection of Bei-an and Da-zhi St.
Exit 3: Intersection of Bei-an and Da-zhi St.^[2]

Around the stations[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
^ ^a ^b "Route Map: Dazhi". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Route Map: 大直站". East District Project Office, Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-05-21. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2009-07-17.