The

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Taipei Bridge station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in

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, two blocks from the approach to

Taipei Bridge Taipei Bridge (, informally ) is a motor-vehicle bridge across the Tamsui River connecting Taipei with Sanchong District, New Taipei City in Taiwan. A central span carries automobile and some motorcycle traffic while narrower spans on either side ...

for which the station is named. The station opened for service on 5 January 2012.

Station overview

This six-level, underground station has two, stacked

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platfo ...

s. It is located beneath Chongxin Rd., Sec. 1 between Wenhua North and South Rd. and Zhongyang North and South Rd. It was originally scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line, but opened for service earlier on 5 January 2012.

Construction

Excavation depth for this station was . It is in length and meters wide. The station has one entrance, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts. Two emergency exits are integrated with a joint development building. Public art is featured on the walls of the main entrance.

Design

The station is based on a theme of "Sunset-bathed Iron Bridge" (referring to

), with images of the

Tamsui River The Tamsui River (alternatively Danshui River, ) is third longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River and Gaoping River, with a total length of , flowing through Hsinchu County, Taoyuan, Taipei and New Taipei City. It is located in northern p ...

, Guanyin Mountain, and a "bazaar culture".

Station layout

Exits

*Single Exit: No. 108, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 1 Accessibility-directory

Around the station

*Sanhe Night Market *Central Market *Sanchong Farmers Association *Lin Rong-San (between this station and Cailiao station) *Tiantai Plaza *Zhengyi Elementary School *Guangxing Elementary School

References

Zhonghe–Xinlu line stations Railway stations opened in 2012 {{Taiwan-metro-stub