Donghu Station (Taipei)

Donghu 東湖
Donghu Station
Location	No. 235, Sec. 3, Kangning Rd. Neihu, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 1 (B9)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	July 4, 2009
Traffic
Passengers	11,819 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 73rd of 89)

Donghu Station
Traditional Chinese	東湖站
Simplified Chinese	东湖站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōnghú Zhàn Bopomofo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ

The Taipei Metro Donghu Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Neihu Line.

Station overview

Donghu Station platform.

Donghu Station Exit 1.

This elevated station features two side platforms, three exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level.^[2] It is located on Kangning Road, Sec. 3.

The station is 83 meters long and 21.5 meters wide, while the platform is 93.5 meters long.^[3] Because of the station needed to go over the Wufen Road footbridge, the station height is 20 meters (the equivalent of a six-story building). It has thus been called the "Zenith Station" and is the highest station on the Taipei Metro.

Design

The station design theme is "Music".^[4] Surface designs in the station square represent a dancing musical staff. Silk fabric is printed on enamel slab art walls at the concourse level to represent romantic urban music.^[5]

Located next to the entrance, public art for the station is titled "The Rippling Lake".^[6] Porcelain and celadon are used to create ripples on the art piece.

History

• December 2007: Station structure reaches completion.^[7]
• February 22, 2009: Donghu Station construction is completed.
• July 4, 2009: Begins service with the opening of the Neihu Line.

Station layout

3F
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	←   Line 1 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Nangang Software Park)
	Platform 2	→   Line 1 toward Taipei Zoo (Huzhou)→
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

2F
	Lobby Concourse	Main lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing matchines, one-way faregates, Restrooms

1F
	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Around the station

• Ankang Park
• Nanhu Senior High School
• Minghu Junior High School
• Nanhu Elementary School
• Minghu Elementary School
• Donghu Elementary School
• Taipei Public Library, Donghu Branch
• Donghu Police Station
• Donghu Fire Department
• Halar Cinemas

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Nangang Software Park toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center		Line 1 Neihu		Huzhou toward Taipei Zoo

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
2. "Route Map: Donghu". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
3. "Route Map: 東湖站". East District Project Office, Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
4. "捷運前進內湖系列報導3 大湖公園站至東湖站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
5. "東湖站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
6. "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
7. "工程線上 Status Report: 內湖線東湖站鋼構吊裝". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

Coordinates: 25°04′02″N 121°36′41″E / 25.067262°N 121.611488°E