Nanshijiao metro station

Nanshijiao metro station
Nanshijiao metro station
Chinese	南勢角站
Simplified Chinese	南势角站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Nánshìjiǎo Zhàn
Bopomofo	ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ
Wade–Giles	Nan2-shih4-chiao3 Chan4
Tongyong Pinyin	Nánshìhjiǎo Jhàn
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Nàm-sṳ-kok Cham
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Lâm-sì-kak Chām

Nanshijiao

O01 南勢角
Nanshijiao; O01 南勢角
	Nanshijiao station platform
General information
Location	No. 6, Jieyun Rd.; Zhonghe, New Taipei; Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System;
Line(s)	Zhonghe–Xinlu Line (O01);
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	24 December 1998
Passengers
	41,449 daily (December 2020); (Ranked of 109)

The Taipei Metro Nanshijiao station (formerly transliterated as Nanshihchiao Station until 2003) is the southern terminus of the Zhonghe Line (part of the Orange Line) located in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is built on the site of the old Zhonghe Railway Station, which ceased operations in 1990.

Station overview

File:One of public art prodution in MRT Nanshijiao Station1.jpg

Nanshijiao station platform.

This four-level,^[2] underground station has an island platform and four exits.^[3] The area above ground is currently being developed into a new high-rise building.^[4]

The Taipei Metro Zhonghe Depot is located on the southeast side of the station.^[5]

Public Art

Art in this station has a theme of "Youth Melody" and cost NT$4,999,000.^[6] It includes numerous pieces of colorful public art created by local artist Jun Lai and was completed on 30 November 1998.^[7]^[8] Consisting of 12 sculptures (3 hung from the ceiling; 9 hung on the walls), they symbolize the passion of youth with a light, joyful tone.^[9]

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B3	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Intside fare zone)
B4	Platform 1	← Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O02 Jingan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 2	← Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O02 Jingan)

Exits

Exit 1: Nanshan Rd.
Exit 2: Helping St.
Exit 3: Jieyun Rd.
Exit 4: Xingnan Rd. Sec.1

Around the station

The area around the station is home to the majority of the Burmese immigrants living in Taiwan, especially Huaxin Street (華新街), which is replete with Burmese restaurants and shops.^[10]

Bus stops are located outside exits 1 and 4.

Xingnan Night Market
Jingxin Elementary School
Xingnan Elementary School
Fuxing Elementary School
Helping Dusk Market (between this station and Jingan station)
Zhonghe Junior High School
Taipei Metro Zhonghe Depot
Hwa Hsia Institute of Technology
Hongludi Temple, which venerates Tu Di Gong

References

^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
^ "Archived copy" 第二章站場規劃 (in Chinese). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-02-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Route Map: Nanshijiao Station". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
^ "Taipei Government Department of Transport". Retrieved 2008-07-16.
^ "Nanshijiao". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
^ "南勢角站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
^ "Taipei Times". Retrieved 2008-07-16.
^ "公共藝術總表". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
^ "Public Art on the Zhonghe Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
^ "American Chamber of Commerce". Retrieved 2008-07-16. ^{[dead link‍]}