Yuanshan () is a metro station in

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, Taiwan served by

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. It is a station on the . There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct

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Station overview

The two-level, elevated station structure with one

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and two exits. The station is situated on the West of Yumen Street, between Kulun Street and Jiuquan Street. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. Notable landmarks are Taipei Expo Park,

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, The Grand Hotel,

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Headquarters, Yuanshan Park and Keelung River. In anticipation of the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, this station became the first elevated, high-capacity station in the system with automatic platform gates installed.http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 台灣新生報 , 防跳軌北捷增3站設月台門

History

This station was opened on 25 October 1901 along the Tamsui Railway Line as . South of the former station was a branch line to the Tatung Steel Factory. Now, it is the site of

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. It was however, closed on 15 July 1988. The

station opened on 28 March 1997.

Station layout

Around the station

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References

{{TRTS Line 2 Tamsui–Xinyi line stations Railway stations opened in 1901 Railway stations closed in 1988 Railway stations opened in 1997