Songshan () is a railway and metro station in
Taipei
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,
Taiwan
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, served by
Taiwan Railways and
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 ...
. This station connects to the shopping centre at basement 1 and level 1. The station is a planned transfer for the
Circular line, where, unlike the Songshan–Xindian line, continues straight until its terminus after
Xiangshan station, which is likely Sanzhangli station.
Station overview
![1074 in Songshan at 920](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/1074_in_Songshan_at_920.JPG)
Songshan Station became the principle south-bound origin and north-bound terminus for the
Western Trunk line
Western Trunk line () is a railway line of the Taiwan Railways Administration in western Taiwan. It is by far the busiest line, having served over 171 million passengers in 2016. The total length of the line is 404.5 km.
The line is an offi ...
starting in 1986, after the reconstruction of Taipei Station began in 1985. These functions were moved to
Chitu in Keelung City shortly before the reconstruction. The former Songshan Station was at-grade and operated by the
TRA. It opened as a temporary station in July 2003 as part of the
Taipei Railway Underground Project Since the 1980s, ground level railway facilities in urban areas have been seen as obstacles to road traffic and local development. In 1983, the Executive Yuan tasked the Taipei Railway Underground Project Organisation (TRUPO) with the project to re ...
.
All railway lines and platforms have been moved underground (from at-grade) since 21 September 2008 in a move to improve safety and area development. A tunnel was constructed between this station and neighboring
Nangang Station
Nangang () is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan Railways Administration and Taipei Metro. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the ''1 series''.
History
Nangang S ...
at a cost of
NT$
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76.5 billion.
The current station building opened for service in 2008. Built by Ruentex Development Company, the new station building was constructed via a
NT$
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3.3 billion build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract. The Taiwan Railways Administration section consists of two
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 ...
s (four tracks), while the Taipei Metro station has an island platform and five exits. They are connected via an underground passage.
The new Taipei Metro station has a "Halo of City" theme with an egg-shaped hall and columns forming a ring structure. The station is deep, long, and wide. It has six exits, four vent shafts, and two accessibility elevators.
The north side of the station is land for a joint development project.
Public art
The Taipei Metro station features a theme of "Festivities of Light" to reflect the mix of traditional and modern culture, local religion, and administration. It enhances the night activity in the area.
Bicycle Accessibility
Songshan Station is 0 kilometer starting point for the
Taiwan Cycling Route No. 1,
and the station features a bicycle accessibility stair ramp.
History
The area around Songshan Station was originally part of a vast field which was maintained for deer hunting.
On 20 October 1891, it was opened as "''Sekkhao'' Train Wharf" (). Then, it was renamed to in 1895 and in 1920, the station became known as Matsuyama Station.
On 30 March 1936, the (later renamed Songshan Power Station Line, until 1 May 1966) begins operation from Matsuyama Station to
. It was upgraded to second-class train station on 1 January 1955. Songshan Airport Line stops operating on 1976, and freight services ceased on 15 August 1985. The new station building opened on 15 July 1986 and on 1 July 1987, it became first-class train station. Freight cargo services were shifted to
Nangang on 20 September 1991. The station moved underground on 21 September 2008 and the temporary station was present from 28 July 2003 to 29 December 2009.
On 15 November 2014, the Songshan Line terminus opened for service.
An explosion occurred at the station before midnight on 7 July 2016. A broken metal tube filled with explosive material was found on the scene, but a cause has not yet been determined.
Station layout
File:TRATRACK099 (2003年).jpg, Track layout of original at-grade station
File:TRATRACK099 (1986年).jpg, Track layout of temporary station used from 2003-2009
File:TRATRACK0990.jpg, Track layout of new underground station
Around the Station
* Songshan Market (next to the station)
*
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 ...
(50m to the north)]
* Nangang Sports Center (200m to the east)
* Rainbow Bridge (300m to the northwest)
* Wufenpu Park (300m to the south)
* Wuchang Park (350m to the southwest)
*
Wufenpu Shopping District (400m to the south)
*
Houshanpi metro station (550m to the southeast)
* Nansong Market (600m to the west)
* Yongji Market (650m to the south)
* Yongchun Market (700m to the south)
* Yongji Park (800m to the south)
* Yongchun Park (850m to the south)
* Chengmei Left Bank Riverside Park (1km to the northeast)
*
Yongchun metro station (1km to the south)
See also
*
List of railway stations in Taiwan
There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan:
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ...
References
External links
TRA Songshan StationTaiwan Railways AdministrationTRTC Route Map & Timetables
{{TRTS Line 3
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations in Taipei
Railway stations opened in 1891
Songshan–Xindian line stations
1891 establishments in Taiwan