Chang Gung Memorial Hospital metro station

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Chinese: 長庚醫院站; pinyin: Chánggēng Yīyuàn Zhàn) is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1] The station is served by both Commuter and Express services.[2]

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

長庚醫院
Station platform
Location6 Wenhua 1st Rd
Guishan, Taoyuan City
Taiwan
Operated byTaoyuan Metro Corporation
Line(s)     Taoyuan Airport MRT (A8)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeA8
History
Opened2017-03-02
Services
Preceding station Taoyuan Metro Following station
Airport Terminal 1
towards Airport Terminal 2 or Huanbei
 Taoyuan Airport MRT
Express
 New Taipei Industrial Park
towards Taipei Main Station
Linkou
towards Huanbei
 Taoyuan Airport MRT
Commuter
 National Taiwan Sport University
towards Taipei Main Station

Station overview

This elevated station has two island platforms with 4 tracks for Commuter and Express trains.[3] The station is 92.3 metres (303 ft) long and 38.6 metres (127 ft) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.[4][2]

Land adjacent to the station was developed as a joint development project between government and private enterprises.[5] The project included construction of a shopping district, hotel, and private residences and encompassed an area of 12,011 square metres (2.968 acres).[6]

History
  • 2017-03-02: The station opened for commercial service with the opening of the Taipei-Huanbei section of the Airport MRT.[7]

Station layout
Information counter and faregates
Entry escalators
3F Platform 1 ←   Airport MRT commuter toward Zhongli (Linkou)
Island platform, doors will open on the right/left
Platform 2 ←   Airport MRT express toward Airport / Huanbei (Airport Terminal 1)
Platform 3 →  Airport MRT express toward Taipei (New Taipei Industrial Park) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right/left
Platform 4 →  Airport MRT commuter toward Taipei (National Taiwan Sport University) →
2F Connecting Level Station lobby, information counter, automatic ticket machines, faregates, restrooms
Street Level Lobby Entrance/Exit

Exits
  • Exit 1: Southeast side of intersection of Wenhua 1st Rd. and Fuxing 1st Rd.

Around the station
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See also

References
  1. "Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station". Taoyuan Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. "Airport MRT begins commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. "A8車站立體圖 Floor Plan". Taoyuan Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. "Airport MRT to begin commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. "Land Development Plan for Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station A8". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  6. "BOHSR Signs the Land Development Contract for Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station (A8) of TIAA MRT Project". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  7. Shan, Shelley (2 March 2017). "Airport MRT to officially launch today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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