Taipei 101/World Trade Center metro station
Metro station in Taipei, Taiwan
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Taipei 101/World Trade Center (Chinese: 台北101/世貿; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī/Shìmào) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the Tamsui–Xinyi line. Near this station are Taipei 101, Taipei World Trade Center and Taipei International Convention Center. It is part of the city center of the capital Taipei.[3] The station number is R03.
Taipei 101/World Trade Center 台北101/世貿 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 台北101/世貿 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台北101/世贸 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | B1F 20 Sec 5 Xinyi Rd Xinyi District, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.0330°N 121.5628°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| System | Taipei metro station | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Access available | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | english | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 November 2013[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 77,234 daily (December 2024)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | (Ranked 9 of 119) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station overview
The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road.[4] It is a two-level, underground station structure with one island platform and five exits. The northeast exit directly connects to the basement of Taipei 101.
Originally, the station was to be named just "World Trade Center". However, since both Taipei 101 and the Taipei World Trade Center represent national landmarks, on 22 July 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei 101/World Trade Center.[5]
Construction
The station is 185 m (607 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide. Excavation depth is at 22 m (72 ft). The station has a 154 m (505 ft)-long crossover section. It has five entrances, three elevators for the disabled and two vent shafts.[4]
Public art
The theme for this station is "Modern melody - creation of a spatial atmosphere for dialoguing with the world". The district represents an international exchange between Taiwan and the world. Public art will represent the rapid broadcast of information and the crowd's busy interaction.[4]
Station layout
| Street level | Entrance/exit | Entrance/exit |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 5) |
| Exit 4 passageway toward Taipei 101 basement | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ←  Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui (R04 Xinyi Anhe) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan (R02 Terminus) → | |
Notable landmarks
- Taipei 101 (exit 4)
- Taipei World Trade Center (exit 1)
- Grand Hyatt Taipei
- Taipei Medical University
- Xinyi Sports Center
- Xinyi Elementary School (exit 3)
First and last train timings
The first and last train timings at Taipei 101/World Trade Center station[6] are as follows:
| Destination | First train | Last train | |
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| Mon − Fri | Sat − Sun and P.H. | Daily | |
| R28 Tamsui | 06:02 |
06:02 |
00:02 |
| R02 Xiangshan | 06:04 |
06:04 |
00:56 |
