Tucheng metro station

For the metro station of the same name in Tianjin, see Tucheng station (Tianjin Metro).

The Tucheng Station of the Taipei Metro is a station on the Bannan line located in Tucheng District, New Taipei, Taiwan.^[2] It will soon be a transfer station with the Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line in 2028.

Tucheng BL03/LG11 土城
Tucheng station platform
Chinese name
Chinese	土城
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tǔchéng Bopomofo ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Thú-sàng Southern Min Tâi-lô Thóo-siânn
General information
Location	B1F, No. 105, Sec. 1, Jincheng Rd. Tucheng, New Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Bannan line (BL03) Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin line (LG11)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground (Bannan line) Elevated (Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin line)
History
Opened	31 May 2006
Passengers
daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank	Undetermined
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Yongning towards Dingpu Bannan line Haishan towards Nangang Exhib Center Qingshui towards Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line Future Service Pitang towards Huilong

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, automatic ticket dispensing machine, information desk, one-way faregates Restrooms (North side, outside fare zone near exit 3)
B2	Platform 1	← Bannan line towards Nangang Exhib Center (BL04 Haishan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Bannan line towards Dingpu (BL02 Yongning) →

Tucheng station exit 1.

The two-level, underground station with an island platform configuration and has three exits. The station is located underneath Jincheng Rd. at its intersection with Heping Rd.

It will be a transfer station with the Wanda-Shulin Line, scheduled to open in 2028.

History

• 31 May 2006: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Fuzhong to Yongning.
• 28 September 2018: Automatic platform gates were installed on Blue Line, as last batch of installation make all stations on Taipei Metro have a form of platform doors.
• 2028: The Wanda-Shulin Line became a transfer line.

Public art

Public art for the station consists of a faux archeological piece titled "The Legend of Gold Town". Produced through high-tech means, the piece is displayed similarly to how excavated artifacts are displayed. It depicts historical diversity and the development of the Tucheng area and represent the creativity and local characteristics of Tucheng.^[3]

Exits

• Exit 1: Jincheng Rd. Sec. 1
• Exit 2: Intersection of Jincheng Rd. Sec. 1 and Heping Rd.
• Exit 3: Jingcheng Rd. Sec. 1

Around the station

Parks

• Jincheng Park
• Tucheng Tung Blossom Park
• Zhanlongshanyizhi Cultural Park

Libraries

• Tucheng District Library
• New Taipei City Library Tucheng Branch

Schools and Universities

• De Lin Institute of Technology
• Tucheng Elementary School

Government Offices

• Tucheng District Office

Banks

• Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd. (between this station and Yongning station)

Museums and Gallaries

• Tucheng Art Hall

Shopping Malls

• ASE WeMall

Hospitals

• New Taipei City Tucheng Hospital

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
2. "Route Map: Tucheng".
3. "Public Art on the Tucheng Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-09.

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