Taipei 101/World Trade Center metro station

Taipei 101/World Trade Center metro station
Taipei 101/World Trade Center metro station
Traditional Chinese	台北101/世貿站
Simplified Chinese	台北101/世贸站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Táiběi Yīlíngyī / Shìmào Zhàn
Wade–Giles	Tai2-pei3 I1-ling2-i1 / Shih4-mao4 Chan4
Tongyong Pinyin	Táiběi Yilíngyi / Shìhmào Jhàn
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Thòi-pet Yit-làng-yit / Sṳ-meu Cham
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tâi-pak It-khòng-it / Sè-bō· Chām

Taipei 101 / World Trade Center

R03 台北101/世貿
Taipei 101 / World Trade Center; R03 台北101/世貿
	Station platform
General information
Location	Xinyi Rd., Sec. 5, Xinyi District, Taipei; Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro (MRT);
Line(s)	Tamsui–Xinyi Line (R03);
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	24 November 2013
Passengers
	daily (December 2020); (Ranked of 109)

The Taipei Metro Taipei 101 / World Trade Center station is located in the Xinyi District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Red Line and began revenue service on 24 November 2013 with the opening of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - Xiangshan route section.^[2]

Station overview

The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road.^[3] The two-level, underground station structure with one island platform and five exits. The northeast exit directly connects to the basement of Taipei 101.

Originally, the station was to be named just "World Trade Center Station". However, since both Taipei 101 and the Taipei World Trade Center represent national landmarks, on 22 July 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station.^[4]

Construction

The station is 185 m (607 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide. Excavation depth is at 22 m (72 ft). The station has a 154 m (505 ft)-long crossover section. It has five entrances, three elevators for the disabled and two vent shafts.^[3]

Public Art

The theme for this station is "Modern melody - creation of a spatial atmosphere for dialoguing with the world". The district represents an international exchange between Taiwan and the world. Public art will represent the rapid broadcast of information and the crowd's busy interaction.^[3]

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 5)
		Exit 4 passageway toward Taipei 101 basement
B2	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui (R04 Xinyi Anhe)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan (R02 Terminus) →

Notable Landmarks

Taipei 101 (exit 4)
Taipei World Trade Center (exit 1)
- Taipei World Trade Center International Trade Building
- Taipei International Convention Center
Grand Hyatt Taipei
Taipei Medical University
Xinyi Sports Center
Xinyi Elementary School (exit 3)

Preceding station	Taipei Metro			Following station
Xinyi Anhe towards Tamsui or Beitou		Tamsui–Xinyi line		Xiangshan Terminus

References

^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
^ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "捷運系統信義線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 2007-12-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2010-06-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "臺北捷運4車站站名更名更具辨識性以方便民眾搭乘". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

25°01′59″N 121°33′47″E / 25.032966°N 121.563107°E / 25.032966; 121.563107

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[Taipei_Transportation_Authority-1] "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.

[secondstage-2] "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[xinyipdf-3] "捷運系統信義線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 2007-12-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2010-06-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "臺北捷運4車站站名更名更具辨識性以方便民眾搭乘". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2011-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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