The

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Cailiao station () is a station on the

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located in

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. The station is opened for service on 5 January 2012.

Station overview

This two-level, underground station has an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

. It is located beneath Chongxin Rd, Sec. 3 between Guangming Rd. and Renhua St. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line, but opened for service earlier on 5 January 2012.

Construction

Excavation depth for this station was . It is in length and wide. It has three entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts. One of the entrances is integrated with a joint development building.

Design

The theme for the station focuses on the simplicity, neatness, and order of a modern city. Glass, aluminum, and enamel are used in the roofs, ceilings, pillars, and walls.

Station layout

Exits

*Exit 1: Beside Lane 115, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 1 *Exit 2: No. 150, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 3, near Guangmin Rd. Accessibility-directory

*Exit 3: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 3, near Zhongshan Rd.

Around the station

*Sanchong Zhongshan Rd. Post Office *

Office *New Taipei City Police Agency, Sanchong Branch *New Taipei City Hospital, Sanchong Branch *Lin Rong-San (between this station and

Taipei Bridge station The Taipei Metro Taipei Bridge station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan, two blocks from the approach to Taipei Bridge for which the station is named. The station opened for service on 5 January ...

) *Banqiao District Court, Sanchong Court *Sanchong Comprehensive Sports Field *Kuo-Kuang Co. Sanchong station

References

2012 establishments in Taiwan Zhonghe–Xinlu line stations Railway stations opened in 2012 Railway stations in Taiwan opened in the 2010s {{Taiwan-metro-stub