Minquan West Road (, formerly transliterated as Minchuan West Road Station until 2003) is a metro station in

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, Taiwan served by

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. It is a transfer station between and .

Station overview

The station is a three-level, underground structure 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 ten exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance areas. The station is situated on Minquan West Road, near Chengde Road. The

Tamsui–Xinyi line Tamsui District (Hokkien POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popul ...

station is underneath the metro park, while the

Zhonghe–Xinlu line The Zhonghe–Xinlu or Orange line (code O) is a metro line in Taipei operated by the Taipei Metro, named after the districts it connects: Zhonghe, Xinzhuang and Luzhou. The line starts at in Zhonghe, passes through central Taipei, then splits ...

station is located underneath Minquan West Road.

History

The station was opened on 28 March 1997 for the Tamsui-Xinyi Line. On 1 June 2003; the Xinzhuang Line construction began on the still-operational station. This station was opened on 3 November 2010 for the Xinzhuang Line.

Construction

With the opening of the Xinzhuang Line, the station became a three-level underground station with two cross

s. Excavation depth is at around 22 meters. The Xinzhuang Line station is 235 meters long and 26 meters wide, with six additional entrances, two vent shafts, and an accessibility elevator.

Station layout

Exits

*Exit 1: Minquan W. Rd. (South side of Minquan W. Rd.) Accessibility-directory

*Exit 2: Jinxi St. (Beside the Chengyuan High School) Accessibility-directory

*Exit 3: South Plaza (On the linear park) Accessibility-directory

*Exit 4: Tianxiang Rd. (Lane 70, Minquan W. Rd.) Accessibility-directory

*Exit 5: Chengde Rd. Sec. 3 (Fushun Rd., near Chengde Rd.) *Exit 6: Chengyuan High School (Southeast side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Chengde Rd.) *Exit 7: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.) *Exit 8: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.) *Exit 9: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.) *Exit 10: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.) Accessibility-directory

Around the station

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* Taipei Bridge *

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Headquarters *Wunchang Temple *Zhongshan North Road Wedding Dress Road *United Bus Services Minquan W. Rd. Station *Taipei Tatung Recreation Center (between this station and Yuanshan station) *Chengyuan Senior High School *Datong Elementary School *Shuanglian Elementary School *Hotel Sunroute Taipei (between this station and Zhongshan Elementary School station) *Fudu Hotel *Jinxi Park *Datong Police Department

References

{{TRTS Line 4 Tamsui–Xinyi line stations Zhonghe–Xinlu line stations Railway stations opened in 1997