Longshan Temple Station

Longshan Temple 龍山寺
Longshan Temple Station Exit 1
Location	No. 153, Sec. 1, Xiyuan Rd. Wanhua, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 5 (BL5)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	December 24, 1999
Traffic
Passengers	49,906 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 18th of 89)

Longshan Temple Station
Traditional Chinese	龍山寺站
Simplified Chinese	龙山寺站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lóngshānsì Zhàn Bopomofo ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄙˋ ㄓㄢˋ

The Taipei Metro Longshan Temple Station is a station on the Banqiao Line in Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan. The station is named for the nearby Longshan Temple, a famous Taipei landmark.^[2]

Station overview

Longshan Temple platform.

Longshan Temple concourse.

The station is a two-level, underground structure with an island platform and three exits.^[3] The washrooms are located inside the entrance area.

The station is located underneath Heping West Rd., between the intersections with Xiyuan Rd. and Kangding Rd.^[4]

The TRA Wanhua Station is within walking distance^[5] and approximately 150 meters south of the Metro station.

Station layout

L1	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
B1	Concourse	Lobby, automatic ticket dispensing machine, information desk, one-way faregates Restrooms (North side, inside fare zone)
B2	Platform 1	←   Line 5 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Ximen)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→   Line 5 toward Dingpu/ Far Eastern Hospital (Jiangzicui) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Intersection of Heping W. Rd. Sec. 3 and Xiyuan Sec. 1
• Exit 2: Heping W. Rd. Sec. 3, adjacent to Xiyuan Rd. Sec. 2 and Dali St.
• Exit 3: Heping W. Rd. Sec. 3, adjacent to Kangding Rd.

Around the station

• Mengjia Longshan Temple^[6]
• Wanhua District Administrative Center
• Longshan Temple Underground Shopping Bazaar
• Clothing Wholesale Market
• Mengjia Park
• Huaxi Street Night Market (Snake Alley)
• TRA Wanhua Station
• Wanhua Night Market
• Renji Hospital
• Laosong Elementary School
• Longshan Elementary School
• Longshan Junior High School
• Liren High School
• Taipei Public Library - Liuxiang People's Reading Room

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Jiangzicui toward Dingpu		Line 5 Banqiao		Ximen toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
2. "Longshan Temple, Baoan Temple, and Xiahai City God Temple: Taipei’s Glorious Heritage-Site Temples". Department of Information Technology. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
3. "Longshan Temple Station Information Map" (PDF). Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
4. "Route Map: Longshan Temple". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
5. "Longshan Temple 龍山寺". JohoMaps. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
6. "Longshan Station Location Map". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-17.

Coordinates: 25°05′28″N 121°33′35″E / 25.091075°N 121.559834°E