The
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
Houshanpi station is a station on the
Bannan line
The Bannan or Blue line (code BL) is a metro line of Taipei Metro in Taipei, Taiwan, with a total of 23 stations serving the districts of Nangang, Xinyi, Daan, Zhongshan, Wanhua, Banqiao and Tucheng. The line's name is a portmanteau of Banq ...
located on the border of the
Xinyi and
Nangang districts,
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
It opened for service on 30 December 2000, as part of an eastern extension to
Kunyang
Ye County or Yexian () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a population of .
The ancient town of Kunyang was located in Ye County. It was the site of the critical Battle ...
.
Station overview
The two-level, underground station and has one
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 ...
and four exits. It is located beneath
Zhongxiao East Rd.
Station layout
Exits
*Exit 1: Zhongpo N. Rd.
*Exit 2: Yucheng Park
*Exit 3: Zhongxiao Hospital
*Exit 4: Yongji Rd.
Around the station
*
Wufenpu
Wufenpu (; Taiwanese: Gō͘-hun-po͘) is an area, best known for wholesale garment market, located in the Xinyi District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is located at the foothill of Sishou Mountain (四獸山; ''lit.'' "Mountains of the four beasts") an ...
*Taipei City Hospital
*Yucheng Park
*Youde High School
*Chengde Elementary School (between this station and
Kunyang station
The Taipei Metro Kunyang station is a station on the Bannan line located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan.
Station overview
The two-level, underground station and has one island platform and four exits. It is located beneath Zhongxiao East R ...
)
*Chengde Junior High School
*Yongchun Elementary School (between this station and
Yongchun station)
*Yongji Elementary School
*
Raohe Street Night Market
The Raohe Street Night Market () is a night market in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.
Architecture
It is located on Raohe Street and is about 600 meters long. Ciyou Temple (松山慈祐宮) which was founded in 1753 is one of the prominent l ...
*
References
Bannan line stations
Railway stations opened in 2000
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