Luzhou metro station

The Taipei Metro Luzhou station is the terminal station on the Zhonghe–Xinlu line, located in Luzhou, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Luzhou O54 蘆洲
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蘆洲
Simplified Chinese	芦洲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lúzhōu Bopomofo ㄌㄨˊㄓㄡ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Lù-chû Southern Min Tâi-lô Lôo-tsiu
General information
Other names	The Luzhou Lee Family Historic Estate; 蘆洲李宅
Location	B1, No. 386, Sanmin Rd. Luzhou, New Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Zhonghe–Xinlu Line
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	O54
History
Opened	3 November 2010; 14 years ago (3 November 2010)
Passengers
28,381 daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank	65 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Terminus Zhonghe–Xinlu line Sanmin Senior High School towards Nanshijiao

Station overview

Luzhou station platform 2

This two-level, underground station is located at the intersection of Sanmin Road and Zhongzheng Road^[2] and opened on 3 November 2010.^[3][4] It is the busiest station on the Luzhou Line, handling over 19,000 passengers per day two weeks after opening,^[5] and increasing to over 28,700 per day by the end of November 2010.

Construction

Excavation depth for the station is around 24 meters. The station is 216 meters in length and 21 meters in width.^[6] It has three entrances, one elevator for the disabled, and two vent shafts.^[3]

Public Artwork

The theme for the station is "Dancing in the Wind", part of a common theme of egrets for the Luzhou Branch Line.^[3] The main lobby features a dome skylight with a piece of public art resembling a dancing egret feather.^[7] Natural light from above makes the feather art appear light and soft.

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 4)
B2	Platform 1	→ Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Nanshijiao (O53 Sanmin Senior High School) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left/ right
	Platform 2	→ Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Nanshijiao (O53 Sanmin Senior High School) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Sanmin Rd.
• Exit 2: Metro Plaza
• Exit 3: Zhongzheng Rd.

Around the station

• National Police Agency New Taipei, Luzhou Branch
• National Open University
• Lujiang Junior High School - exit 4
• Zhongyi Elementary School
• Renai Elementary School
• Luzhou Civil Sport Center
• Uniqlo
• Luzhou Bus Terminal
• The Luzhou Lee Family Historic Estate

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
2. "Luzhou Station". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
3. "Introduction to Luzhou MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transis Systems. 2007-12-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
4. "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
5. "北捷蘆洲線運量 突破百萬人次". UDN. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
6. "Introduction to the MRT Luzhou Line". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-11-01. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
7. "「回憶蘆洲」 白鷺鷥飛進捷運". 人間福報. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-13.

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