Xianse Temple

O16 先嗇宮
Taipei Metro
Xianse Temple platform level
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese先嗇宮
Simplified Chinese先啬宫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānsè Gōng
Bopomofoㄒㄧㄢ ㄙㄜˋㄍㄨㄥ
Wade–GilesHsien¹-sê⁴ Kung¹
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳSiên-sit Kiûng
Southern Min
Tâi-lôSian-sik-kiong
General information
LocationB1, No. 515, Sec. 5, Chongxin Rd.
Sanchong, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened5 January 2012
Passengers
daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank103 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Touqianzhuang
towards Huilong
Zhonghe–Xinlu line Sanchong
towards Nanshijiao

The Taipei Metro Xianse Temple station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2] The station opened for service on 5 January 2012.[3]

Station overview

Xianse Temple station platform

This two-level, underground station has an island platform.[4] It is located beneath the intersection of Zhongxin Rd., Sec. 5 and Guangfu Rd., Sec. 1. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line,[5] but opened for service earlier on 5 January 2012.[3]

Construction

Excavation depth for this station is 18.93 to 21.23 m (62.1 to 69.7 ft). It is 180 m (590 ft) in length and 16.55 m (54.3 ft) wide. The platform is 141 m (463 ft) long.[6] It has three entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts.[4] One of the entrances is integrated with a joint development building.

Design

The theme for the station is "Steel Industry on the Sandbank" and includes features such as a perforated steel frame station entrance.[7] The roof is separated into two parts and a glass curtain wall which helps with lighting at night.

Station layout

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 2)
B2 Platform 1 Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Huilong (O17 Touqianzhuang)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Nanshijiao (O15 Sanchong)

Exits

Around the station

References

  1. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ "Xianse Temple". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. ^ a b "MRT Xinzhuang line begins commercial service". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  4. ^ a b "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  5. ^ 黃村杉 (2010-03-18). "北縣/捷運新莊線搶先通 市民「樂」官員「愁」". NOWnews. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  6. ^ "捷運車站建築設計 後續路網 新莊線-縣轄段各車站透視圖說明". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  7. ^ "( O4 ) Xianse Temple". Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

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