Taipei 101–World Trade Center () is a metro station in

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 served by

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 ...

. It is a station on the and began revenue service on 24 November 2013 with the opening of the – route section.

Station overview

Taipei 101 World Trade Center Concourse Level 2

The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road. The two-level, underground station structure with 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 five exits. The northeast exit directly connects to the basement of

Taipei 101 Taipei 101 (; stylized as TAIPEI 101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a supertall skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 ...

. Originally, the station was to be named just "World Trade Center". However, since both

and the

Taipei World Trade Center The Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC; ) was inaugurated in January 1986 by Taiwan's foremost trade promotion organization, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), to provide a single, modern venue that would combine exhibition spa ...

represent national landmarks, on 22 July 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei 101–World Trade Center.

Construction

The station is long and wide. Excavation depth is at . The station has a -long crossover section. It has five entrances, three elevators for the disabled and two vent shafts.

Public Art

The theme for this station is "Modern melody - creation of a spatial atmosphere for dialoguing with the world". The district represents an international exchange between Taiwan and the world. Public art will represent the rapid broadcast of information and the crowd's busy interaction.

Station layout

Notable landmarks

(exit 4) *

(exit 1) **Taipei World Trade Center International Trade Building **

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Grand Hyatt Taipei Grand Hyatt Taipei () is a 5-star luxury hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. Located in Xinyi Planning District, the 27-story, skyscraper hotel is located adjacent to Taipei 101, Taipei World Trade Center complex, Taipei City Council, Taipei International ...

*Taipei Medical University *Xinyi Sports Center *Xinyi Elementary School (exit 3)

First and last train timing

The first and last train timing at Taipei 101-World Trade Center station is as follows:

References

Railway stations opened in 2013 Tamsui–Xinyi line stations Xinyi Special District {{Taiwan-metro-stub