Xihu metro station

Xihu metro station
Xihu metro station
Chinese	西湖站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīhú Zhàn
Bopomofo	ㄒㄧㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Sî-fù Cham

Xihu

BR16 西湖
Xihu; BR16 西湖
	Xihu Station's concourse is located above the platform level
General information
Location	No. 256, Sec. 1, Neihu Rd.; Neihu, Taipei; Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System;
Line(s)	Wenhu Line (BR16);
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	4 July 2009
Passengers
	31,928 daily (December 2020); (Ranked 53rd of 109)

The Taipei Metro Xihu station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Brown Line and opened on 4 July 2009.

Station overview

This three-level, elevated station features an island platform, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the east side of the concourse level.^[2] Unlike other stations on Brown Line, the concourse of this station is located above the platform level.

On the eastern and northern walls of the station is a public art display. Titled "Crossing-Transformation", the aluminum and pottery brick piece can be perceived differently if viewed from different angles.^[3]

History

22 February 2009: Xihu station construction is completed.
4 July 2009: Begins service with the opening of Brown Line.

Station layout

4F	Connecting Level	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, restrooms Toward Xihu Market, Xihu Day Care Center for the Elderly station maintenance space
3F
	Platform 1	← Wenhu Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR17 Gangqian)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Wenhu Line toward Taipei Zoo (BR15 Jiannan Road) →

2F	Middle level	Stairs, escalators
1F
	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

B1

Basement

Basement car garage, station machinery

Nearby Places

Xihu Market
Neihu Technology Park
Takming University of Science and Technology
Xihu Junior High School
Xihu Elementary School
Meiti Riverside Park
BenQ's headquarters

References

^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
^ "Route Map: Xihu". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-11-21. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)