Daan (, formerly transliterated as Ta-An Station until 2003) is a metro station in

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, Taiwan served by

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. It is a terminus of

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services on the .

Station overview

Xinyi Line Platform 2, Daan Station 20131124a

This station is a three-level, elevated station has two

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s and two exits. It is located at the intersection of Fuxing South Rd. and Xinyi Rd. Five more exits have been constructed with the opening of Red Line. The station is a two-level, underground station with an

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. Red Line trains from

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terminate here during non-rush hours.

Construction

The Red Line station is long and wide. Excavation depth is at . It also has a pocket track, four entrances, two accessibility elevators, and three vent shafts. One of the entrances and one of the vent shafts is integrated into a new joint development building. Another entrance and vent shaft is integrated into the existing joint development building on Brown Line.

Public Art

The Red Line station has a theme of "The meeting of light and shadow - a dialogue between ground level and underground". A combination of a horizontal passage which links the space and special illumination and lighting design on the escalators strengthens the directionality of the passage space.

Station layout

Exits

*Exit 1: North side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 3, near Lane 147 *Exit 2: North side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 3, near the Affiliated Senior High School of NTNU *Exit 3: South side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 3, near Lane 166 Accessibility-directory

*Exit 4: Southeast side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 4 and Fuxing S. Rd. Sec. 2 Accessibility-directory

*Exit 5: Southeast side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 4 and Fuxing S. Rd. Sec. 2 *Exit 6: East side of Fuxing S. Rd. Sec. 1, in front of Park Taipei Hotel

Around the station

* Bureau of National Health Insurance *

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Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University (HSNU; Traditional Chinese: 國立臺灣師範大學附屬高級中學, 附中, 師大附中) is a Taiwanese senior high school (or "high school," as opposed to "middle schoo ...

* Taipei Municipal Da-An Vocational High School * Daan Junior High School *

Taipei Hakka Culture Hall The Taipei Hakka Culture Hall () is a cultural center in Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan which acts as a center for cultural exchange between the Hakka community and Taipei residence. History The hall was established on 3 October 1998. Feature ...

* Taipei Farmers Association *

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Daan Forest Park Daan Forest Park () is a public park near the centre of the Da'an District of Taipei, Taiwan. The park occupies twenty-six hectares and is bordered on its north, south, east, and west by Xinyi Road (信義路), Heping E. Road (和平東路), ...

First and Last Train Timing

The first and last train timing at Daan station is as follows:

References

Wenhu line stations Tamsui–Xinyi line stations Railway stations opened in 1996 {{Taiwan-metro-stub