Shuanglian metro station

Shuanglian (Chinese: 雙連; pinyin: Shuānglián) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station of the Tamsui–Xinyi line.

Shuanglian

雙連
Taipei metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese雙連
General information
Location47 Minsheng W Rd
Datong District, Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates 25.0578°N 121.5207°E / 25.0578; 121.5207
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesAccess available
Other information
Station codeR12
Websiteweb.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R12-054
History
Opened1997-03-28[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)19.468 million per year[2]  0.92%
Rank36 out of 108
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Minquan West Road
towards Tamsui or Beitou
 Tamsui–Xinyi line Zhongshan
towards Xiangshan or Daan

Station overview
Shuanglian station faregates.
Exit 2 of Shuanglian station.

The station is located underneath the metro park, near Minsheng West Road and Zhongshan North Road. The station is a two-level, underground structure with one island platform and two exits.[3] The washrooms are inside the entrance area.

Public art in the station consists of a mural titled "Dawning Sail".[4] Composed of porcelain enamel, the mural reflects Shuanglian's rich historical past from its role as a once-prosperous trading post on the Tamsui River to new developments in the area.

The station is a planned transfer station with the Minsheng-Xizhi Line.[5]

History

TRA Station
  • 17 August 1916: Opened for service on the Tamsui Railroad Line as "Shuanglian Parking Station".
  • 1943: The station re-opened after renovation.
  • In the past, there was a goods loading center near the station. Thus, it became a major transfer center on the Tamsui Line.
  • 15 July 1988: Closed along with the TRA Tamsui Line.

Taipei Metro Station
  • July 1993: DORTS decided to use the station as one of the trial stations for public art installations.[4]
  • 28 March 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Tamsui to Zhongshan.

Station layout
Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit, Metro Park
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Zhongshan Metro Mall (south side of the station), Restrooms (in the underground mall)
B2 Platform 1 ← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R13 Minquan West Road)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R11 Zhongshan) →

Exits
  • Exit 1: Minsheng W. Rd.
  • Exit 2: Minsheng W. Rd.

Other metro services

The station is an entrance to the Zhongshan Underground Metro Mall, connecting (between this station and Zhongshan station).

Around the station

References
  1. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. "Route Map:Shuanglian". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-08-09.
  4. "Public Art on the Tamsui Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  5. "Third Stage of Taipei MRT (Planned MRT Routes)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  6. "Metro Taipei Headquarters". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Headquarters. May 2002. Archived from the original on 2007-11-23.


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