Xianse Temple metro station

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The Taipei Metro Xianse Temple station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2] The station opened for service on 5 January 2012.[3]

Quick Facts Chinese name, Traditional Chinese ...
Xianse Temple

O16 先嗇宮
Xianse Temple platform level
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese先嗇宮
Simplified Chinese先啬宫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānsè Gōng
Bopomofoㄒㄧㄢ ㄙㄜˋㄍㄨㄥ
Wade–GilesHsien¹-sê⁴ Kung¹
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳSiên-sit Kiûng
Southern Min
Tâi-lôSian-sik-kiong
General information
LocationB1, No. 515, Sec. 5, Chongxin Rd.
Sanchong, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated byTaipei Metro
Line(s) Zhonghe–Xinlu Line (O16)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened5 January 2012
Passengers
9,496 daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank103 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Touqianzhuang
towards Huilong
Zhonghe–Xinlu line Sanchong
towards Nanshijiao
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Station overview

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Xianse Temple station platform

This two-level, underground station has an island platform.[4] It is located beneath the intersection of Zhongxin Rd., Sec. 5 and Guangfu Rd., Sec. 1. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line,[5] but opened for service earlier on 5 January 2012.[3]

Construction

Excavation depth for this station is 18.93 to 21.23 m (62.1 to 69.7 ft). It is 180 m (590 ft) in length and 16.55 m (54.3 ft) wide. The platform is 141 m (463 ft) long.[6] It has three entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts.[4] One of the entrances is integrated with a joint development building.

Design

The theme for the station is "Steel Industry on the Sandbank" and includes features such as a perforated steel frame station entrance.[7] The roof is separated into two parts and a glass curtain wall which helps with lighting at night.

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 2)
B2 Platform 1 Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Huilong (O17 Touqianzhuang)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Nanshijiao (O15 Sanchong)

Exits

  • Exit 1: No. 155, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Guangfu Rd. Sec. 1 With accessibility elevator.
  • Exit 2: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Zhongxing S. St.
  • Exit 3: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Guangfu Rd. Sec. 1

Around the station

  • Xianse Temple
  • Tangcheng Industrial Park
  • Carrefour, Chongxin Store
  • Xinggu Elementary School
  • Jinling Girls School
  • Qingchuan Home Store

References

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