Minquan West Road metro station

Minquan West Road (Chinese: 民權西路; pinyin: Mínquán Xīlù, formerly transliterated as Minchuan West Road Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between Tamsui–Xinyi line and Zhonghe–Xinlu line.

Minquan West Road 民權西路
Taipei Metro station
Concourse
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	民權西路
Simplified Chinese	民权西路
Literal meaning	Civil Rights West Road
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mínquán Xīlù Bopomofo ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄨˋ Wade–Giles Min²-ch'uan² Hsi¹-lu⁴ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Mìn-khièn-sî-lu Southern Min Tâi-lô Bîn-kuân-se-lōo
General information
Location	72 Minquan W Rd Zhongshan and Datong Districts, Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25.0629°N 121.5197°E / 25.0629; 121.5197
Line(s)	Zhonghe–Xinlu line Tamsui–Xinyi line
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	R13, O11
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=O11+R13-055
History
Opened	1997-03-28[1]
Key dates
2010-11-03	Zhonghe–Xinlu line added
Passengers
2017	16.506 million per year[2]  1.15%
Rank	(Ranked 29th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Yuanshan towards Tamsui or Beitou Tamsui–Xinyi line Shuanglian towards Xiangshan or Daan Daqiaotou towards Huilong or Luzhou Zhonghe–Xinlu line Zhongshan Elementary School towards Nanshijiao

Station overview

Tamsui Line platform

Station front

The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and ten exits.^[3] The washrooms are inside the entrance areas.

The station is situated on Minquan West Road, near Chengde Road. The Tamsui–Xinyi line station is underneath the metro park, while the Zhonghe–Xinlu line station is located underneath Minquan West Road.

History

The station was opened on 28 March 1997 for the Tamsui-Xinyi Line. On 1 June 2003; the Xinzhuang Line construction began on the still-operational station.^[4][5] This station was opened on 3 November 2010 for the Xinzhuang Line.

Construction

With the opening of the Xinzhuang Line, the station became a three-level underground station with two cross island platforms.^[4][6] Excavation depth is at around 22 meters. The Xinzhuang Line station is 235 meters long and 26 meters wide, with six additional entrances, two vent shafts, and an accessibility elevator.

Station layout

L1	Tamsui LineConcourse	Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing machines, one-way faregates 7-Eleven (Outside fare zone), Restrooms (North side, inside fare zone)
B1
	Underpass
		(Outside fare zone, near exit 1. Access to Fushun St. and Minquan W. Road)
	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R14 Yuanshan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R12 Shuanglian) →

B2	Xinzhuang LineConcourse	Escalator to Tamsui Line Concourse Level, Exits 5-10 Information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (West side, outside fare zone; East side, inside fare zone)
B3	Platform 3	← Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O12 Daqiaotou)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	→ Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Nanshijiao (O10 Zhongshan Elementary School) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Minquan W. Rd. (South side of Minquan W. Rd.)
• Exit 2: Jinxi St. (Beside the Chengyuan High School)
• Exit 3: South Plaza (On the linear park)
• Exit 4: Tianxiang Rd. (Lane 70, Minquan W. Rd.)
• Exit 5: Chengde Rd. Sec. 3 (Fushun Rd., near Chengde Rd.)
• Exit 6: Chengyuan High School (Southeast side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Chengde Rd.)
• Exit 7: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
• Exit 8: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
• Exit 9: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
• Exit 10: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)

Around the station

• Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Park
• Taipei Bridge
• Tatung University
• Tatung Company Headquarters
• Wunchang Temple^[7]
• Zhongshan North Road Wedding Dress Road
• United Bus Services Minquan W. Rd. Station
• Taipei Tatung Recreation Center (between this station and Yuanshan station)
• Chengyuan Senior High School
• Datong Elementary School
• Shuanglian Elementary School
• Hotel Sunroute Taipei (between this station and Zhongshan Elementary School station)
• Fudu Hotel
• Jinxi Park
• Datong Police Department

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: Minquan West Road". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
4. "工程線上 Status Report: 新莊線民權西路站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
5. "Introduction to Minquan W. Rd. Station on the Xinzhuang Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
6. "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transis Systems. 2008-03-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
7. "文昌宮". Retrieved 2010-08-22.