Zhongxiao Xinsheng (, formerly transliterated as Chunghsiao Hsinsheng Station until 2003) 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 the
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 ...
.
Station overview
The station is a three-level, underground station with 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 and seven exits. It is located at the intersection of
Zhongxiao East Road and
Xinsheng South Road, hence the name of the station. Because space was reserved for the Xinzhuang line (B3) during construction of the Nangang line (B2), there is a direct transfer between the two lines using the pathway between B2 and B3.
Construction
The Xinzhuang Line station is 317.6 meters long, 16.5-32.65 meters wide, and 25.5 meters deep. The station is centered on a theme of "Modernization and High-tech", with glass and metallic materials utilized in the station design.
History
*24 December 1999: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from to .
*3 November 2010: Service of the
Xinzhuang line segment to begins.
*30 September 2012: The Xinzhuang Line section from Zhongxiao Xinsheng to is opened for service, allowing for through service to the Zhonghe Line.
Station layout
Exits
*Exit 1: Zhongxiao Elementary School
*Exit 2: Zhongxiao Park
*Exit 3: Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 3
*Exit 4: National Taipei University of Technology
*Exit 5: Intersection of Xinsheng S. Rd. and Jinan Rd.
*Exit 6: Taipei Methodist Church
*Exit 7: Xinsheng S. Rd. Sec. 1, in front of the Securities and Futures Building
Around the station
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Guang Hua Digital Plaza
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History
Guang Hua Market was established by the Taip ...
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Huashan 1914 Creative Park
The Huashan 1914 Creative Park () is a multi-purpose park in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History
Empire of Japan
What is now Huashan 1914 Creative Park opened in 1914 as Taihoku Winery during Japanese rule. It was privately owned w ...
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Kwoh-ting Li's Residence
The Li Kwoh-ting's Residence () is a former house of Li Kwoh-ting in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History
Li moved to the house in 1972 after he was appointed Minister of Finance by President Chiang Kai-shek in 1969.
He lived in the ho ...
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National Taipei University of Technology
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Qidong Street Japanese Houses
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Taipei Qin Hall
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History
The building was established by Chinese Guqin Association and constructed around 1920 until 1940 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan.
Th ...
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Securities and Futures Bureau
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Suho Memorial Paper Museum
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Syntrend Creative Park
* Lianyun Park (between this station and
Dongmen station
Dongmen () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. It is an interchange station with the Tamsui–Xinyi line and the Zhonghe–Xinlu line, which opened on 24 November 2013. The station opened on 30 September 2012 with the ...
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* Zhongxiao Elementary School
* Securities and Futures Bureau
* Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd.
* Taipei Academy of Banking and Finance
References
Railway stations opened in 1999
1999 establishments in Taiwan
Zhonghe–Xinlu line stations
Bannan line stations
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