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Zhongshan Elementary School station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in

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. The station opened for service on 3 November 2010. This station was named after the Zhongshan Elementary School, but it is notable that the

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is located nearby.

Station overview

This two-level, underground station has an

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. It is located beneath the intersection of Minquan West Rd. and Linsen North Rd. and opened on 3 November 2010 with the opening of the Luzhou Branch Line and the Taipei City section of the Xinzhuang Line.

Construction

Excavation depth for this station is around 19 meters. It is 160 meters in length and 23 meters wide. It has four entrances, one accessible elevator, and two vent shafts. It is equipped with

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Station layout

Exits

*Exit 1: Linsen N. Rd. *Exit 2: Xinxing Junior High School *Exit 3: Xinsheng N. Rd. *Exit 4: Zhongshan Elementary School Accessibility-directory

Around the station

* The Landis Taipei * Zhongshan Elementary School * Xinxing Junior High School * Taipei Public Library, Heng-an People's Reading Room * Qingguang Shopping District * Hotel Sunroute Taipei (between this station and Minquan West Road Station) * Dao Jiang Senior High School of Nursing & Home Economics * Shuangcheng Street Night Market

References

Zhonghe–Xinlu line stations Railway stations opened in 2010 {{Taiwan-metro-stub