Taipei Zoo station
Taipei Zoo Station 動物園站 | |
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 Taipei Zoo Station | |
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| Location | No. 32, Sec. 2, Xinguang Rd. Wenshan, Taipei Taiwan |
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| Connections | Bus stop |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Elevated |
| History | |
| Opened | March 28, 1996 |
| Passengers | |
| daily (December 2020)[1] (Ranked 83rd of 109) | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 動物園站 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 动物园站 | ||||||||
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The Taipei Metro Taipei Zoo Station is a terminus on the Wenshan Line, Maokong Gondola Line, and the planned Circular Line of the Taipei Metro. It is located in the Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.[2]
Station overview
This elevated station features two side platforms and a single exit. It is located on Xinguang Rd., Sec. 2. In order to deal with patronage to the zoo, an underground parking lot was constructed.
It is a planned transfer station and terminus with the Circular Line.
History
Taipei Metro
- March 28, 1996: The Wenshan Line begins operation. The station commences service.
- November 2001: To deal with increasing patronage, construction begins on a second exit.
- November 2002: The second exit opens.
- March 20, 2010: The underground parking lot opens.[3]
- March 2010: A bus transfer station opens.
Maokong Gondola
- July 4, 2007: The Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo Station opens.
- October 1, 2008: Due to structural problems resulting from typhoons, the station is closed along with the gondola system.
- March 23–27, 2010: The Maokong Gondola reopens to free test rides.
- March 30, 2010: The Maokong Gondola officially re-opens.
Station layout
| 4F | Connecting Level | Platforms-connecting Overpass |
| 3F | ||
| Concourse | ||
| Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Wenshan Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Muzha) | |
| Platform 2 | → Wenshan Line termination platform → | |
| 2F | Mezzanine | Transitlink floor for stairs and escalators, Restrooms |
| 1F | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
Exits
- Exit 1: No.32, Xinguang Rd. Sec. 2, near the entrance of Taipei Zoo
- Exit 2: No.32, Xinguang Rd. Sec. 2, near the entrance of Zoo Mall
Around the station
- Taipei Zoo
- Maokong Gondola
- Taipei Children's Recreation Center, Wenshan Park
- Zoo Mall
- Taipei Metro Muzha Depot
- Riverside Park
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taipei Zoo Station.
- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Route Map: Taipei Zoo". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "動物園站地下停車場 99年3月20日起正式啟用". 臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司網站. 2010-03-21.
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