Yuanshan metro station
Metro station in Taipei, Taiwan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yuanshan (Chinese: 圓山; pinyin: Yuánshān) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the Tamsui–Xinyi line. There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line.
Yuanshan 圓山  | |||||||||||
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| Taipei metro station | |||||||||||
 Exit 1 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 9-1 Jiuquan St Zhongshan and Datong Districts, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.0697°N 121.5202°E | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Access available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | R14 | ||||||||||
| Website | web | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1997-03-28[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 19.468 million per year[2]  2.55% | ||||||||||
| Rank | (Ranked 22nd of 109) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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| Yuanshan metro station | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 圓山 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 圆山 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Round mountain | ||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 圓山仔 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 圆山仔 | ||||||||||||
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The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two exits.[3] The station is situated on the West of Yumen Street, between Kulun Street and Jiuquan Street. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. Notable landmarks are Taipei Expo Park, Chungshan Soccer Stadium, The Grand Hotel, Republic of China Military Police Headquarters, Yuanshan Park and Keelung River.
In anticipation of the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, this station became the first elevated, high-capacity station in the system with automatic platform gates installed.[4][5]
This station was opened on 25 October 1901 along the Tamsui Railway Line as "Maruyama Station" (Japanese: 圓山停車場). South of the former station was a branch line to the Tatung Steel Factory. Now, it is the site of Tatung Company. It was however, closed on 15 July 1988. The Taipei Metro station opened on 28 March 1997.
| 2F | Platform 1 | ←  Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R15 Jiantan) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R13 Minquan West Road) → | |
| Street Level | Concourse | Exit to Taipei Expo Park, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms |
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