Xiaonanmen metro station

For the station on the Shanghai Metro, see Xiaonanmen station (Shanghai Metro).

The Taipei Metro Xiaonanmen station (formerly transliterated as Hsiao Nanmen Station until 2003) is an underground station on the Songshan–Xindian line located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Xiaonanmen 小南門
Taipei Metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	小南門
Simplified Chinese	小南门
Literal meaning	Little South Gate
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiǎonánmén Bopomofo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ Wade–Giles Hsiao³ Nan²-men² Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Séu-nàm-mùn Southern Min Tâi-lô Sió-lâm-mn̂g
General information
Location	B1F., No. 22, Aiguo W. Rd. Zhongzheng, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Songshan–Xindian line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	G11
History
Opened	31 August 2000; 24 years ago (31 August 2000)
Passengers
20,362 daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank	71 out of 109 and 5 others
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station CKS Memorial Hall towards Xindian or Taipower Building Songshan–Xindian line Ximen towards Songshan

Station overview

Xiaonanmen station concourse.

An unused platform at Xiaonanmen station prior to the opening of Xinyi Line.

This two-level, underground station has an island platform and four exits.^[2] The station is surrounded by government buildings and educational institutions, serving mainly students and civil servants, therefore it remains relatively quiet for most of the day.

In 2010, the station was used for the filming of a scene for a Taiwanese romantic comedy film, Au Revoir Taipei (一頁台北). The station was emptied for filming and a train was arranged specifically for shooting.^[3]

History

• 31 August 2000: The station opened for revenue service.
• March 2006: The station was a target of serial vandalism where three of its exits were found to have had their glass panels smashed.^[4]

Operations

The station was formerly served by a shuttle service between Ximen and CKS Memorial Hall. Platform 1 and 2 would switch service every 6 months under that operation. Upon the opening of the Xinyi Line in November 2013, the shuttle was extended south to Taipower Building. Upon the opening of the Songshan Line in November 2014, the shuttle was replaced by trains running the full-length Songshan–Xindian line service between Songshan and Xindian.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse
		Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Outside fare zone)
B2	Platform 1	← Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G12 Ximen)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Songshan–Xindian line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G10 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) →

Exits

• Exit 1: North side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd., adjacent to the Ministry of National Defense
• Exit 2: South side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd.
• Exit 3: Southeast side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Boai Rd.
• Exit 4: Southwest side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Chongqing S. Rd.

Around the station

• Ministry of National Defense
• Judicial Yuan
• Ministry of the Interior National Immigration Agency General Headquarters and Taipei Service Station
• Taipei Fucheng
• Sun Yun-suan Memorial Museum
• Chunghwa Postal Museum
• Ministry of Justice
• National Museum of History
• Taipei Botanical Garden
• Taipei Municipal University of Education
• Environmental Protection Administration (between this station and Ximen station)
• Soochow University (Downtown Campus)
• Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School
• Nanmen Junior High School
• Presidential Office Building
• Yonghe Residence

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. January 15, 2021.
2. "Route Map: Xiaonanmen". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
3. "Taipei Film Commission is a breath of fresh air". The China Post. Taiwan (ROC). February 27, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
4. 小南門站鋼彈襲窗 4出入口3掛彩, Liberty Times, 23 March 2006

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