Zhongshan metro station
Metro station in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan
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Zhongshan (Chinese: 中山, formerly transliterated as Chungshan Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan, served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between the Tamsui–Xinyi and Songshan–Xindian lines. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall and near the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store. Zhongshan is a popular shopping district for young people and international tourists.
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 Exit 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 中山 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 16 Nanjing W Rd Zhongshan, Taipei (R) Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.0526°N 121.5204°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| System | Taipei Metro station | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lines |  Tamsui–Xinyi line  Songshan–Xindian line | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | No access | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | , | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | web | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1997-03-28[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| November 15, 2014 | Songshan–Xindian line added | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 28.072 million per year[2]  0.93% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | (Ranked 4 of 119) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station overview
The station is an underground structure with an island platform, and had four exits when Tamsui line opened.[3] It is located at the intersection of Nanjing West Rd. and the Metro Park (near Chengde Rd. and Zhongshan North Rd.). It is also a transfer station with the Songshan line.
The Songshan line station added two additional exits and renovated two existing exits.[4] The station is a four-level, underground station. The Songshan line station is 26 m (85 ft) deep and 176 m (577 ft) long and 23 m (75 ft) meters wide.
Exit 4 was recently[when?] reconstructed with transparent, self-cleaning glass to better integrate with nearby department stores.[5]
Public art
The new Songshan line station has a theme of "Happy Transit".
History
The station was opened on March 28, 1997, as a terminus station of the Tamsui line until December 25, 1997. On November 15, 2014, Songshan line opened.
On July 20, 2015, there was a knife attack injuring four.[6]
Station layout
| Street level | Street level | Entrance/exit, Metro Park |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Zhongshan Art Corridor, Zhongshan Metro Mall (south side of station) Restroms (inside mall) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R12 Shuanglian) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R10 Taipei Main Station) → | |
| B3 | Passage level | Escalators, elevators to concourse and platform levels |
| B4 | Platform 3 | ← Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G15 Songjiang Nanjing) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 4 | Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G13 Beimen) → | |
Other metro services
The station is an entrance to the Zhongshan Metro Mall, connecting (between this station and Shuanglian station).
Around the station
- Linsen Park
- Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei
