Ximen (, formerly transliterated as Hsimen Station until 2003) is a metro station in

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, Taiwan served by

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. The station is named after the former west gate of the city, whose location is roughly where the current station is located.

Station overview

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s and six exits, allowing possible connections to the shopping areas and the Diary of Ximen hotel. The two platforms are stacked, thus allowing for

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between the

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and the Blue Line. Restrooms are inside the entrance area. In November 2010, the daily

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. It is situated under Zhonghua Rd, at the intersection of Chengdu Rd, Hengyang Rd, and Baoqing Rd. The station is also connected to the Ximen Intelligent Library (an unmanned branch of the Taipei Public Library). Exit 6 is heavily used by those accessing the

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shopping area. The exit opening is set at the top of the pedestrian zone, although there is still vehicular traffic in that area. The station is often crowded on weekends, especially in the afternoon.

Station layout

History

During Japanese rule, a railway station at the current site was called and opened on 5 November 1930. It was specifically for refueling and its location was roughly where the current MRT station is today. After the war during post-war rebuilding, the station's name was changed to the current "Ximen". It was later closed due to illegal construction. An underground emergency station opened on 2 September 1987 as part of the

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. Ximen railway station used to be a station on the

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Western Line. However, the underground area is nowadays only used as an emergency station and not open for revenue service. Construction of Ximen MRT station started in 1995, and the station opened on 24 December 1999 for the Blue line. On 30 August 2000, a service to opened. Under that operation, only 3 platforms were used so platforms 2 and 4 would switch service every 6 months. After the Xinyi Line opened, the shuttle service was extended to until the opened on 15 November 2014.

Around the Station

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References

{{TRTS Line 5 Songshan–Xindian line stations Bannan line stations Railway stations opened in 1999 1999 establishments in Taiwan