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, Taiwan.

Station overview

This two-level, underground station has an

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and four exits. The station is surrounded by government buildings and educational institutions, serving mainly students and civil servants, therefore it remains relatively quiet for most of the day. In 2010, the station was used for the filming of a scene for a Taiwanese romantic comedy film,

Au Revoir Taipei ''Au Revoir Taipei'' () is a 2010 Taiwanese romantic comedy film set in Taipei and is Arvin Chen's feature directorial debut. It won the NETPAC Award at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival and was considered a box office success in Taiwan ...

(一頁台北). The station was emptied for filming and a train was arranged specifically for shooting.

History

*31 August 2000: The station opened for revenue service. *March 2006: The station was a target of serial

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where three of its exits were found to have had their glass panels smashed.小南門站鋼彈襲窗 4出入口3掛彩
Liberty Times, 23 March 2006

Operations

The station was formerly served by a shuttle service between Ximen and CKS Memorial Hall. Platform 1 and 2 would switch service every 6 months under that operation. Upon the opening of the Xinyi Line in November 2013, the shuttle was extended south to Taipower Building. Upon the opening of the Songshan Line in November 2014, the shuttle was replaced by trains running the full-length

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service between Songshan and Xindian.

Station layout

Exits

*Exit 1: North side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd., adjacent to the Ministry of National Defense *Exit 2: South side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd. *Exit 3: Southeast side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Boai Rd. Accessibility-directory

*Exit 4: Southwest side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Chongqing S. Rd.

Around the station

* Ministry of National Defense * Judicial Yuan *

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General Headquarters and

Service Station * Taipei Fucheng * Sun Yun-suan Memorial Museum *

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Taipei Botanical Garden The Taipei Botanical Garden () is located in the Nanhai Academy on Nanhai Road in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The Botanical Garden covers an area of about 15 hectares and includes over 1,500 plant species. History The Taipei Botanica ...

* Taipei Municipal University of Education * Environmental Protection Administration (between this station and Ximen station) * Soochow University (Downtown Campus) *

Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School (, CKHS; formerly Chien Kuo from the Wade-Giles transliteration) is a public high school for boys located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The school was established in 1898 during the early years of J ...

* Nanmen Junior High School * Presidential Office Building

References

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