Longshan Temple Station

Longshan Temple
龍山寺
Taipei Metro

Longshan Temple Station Exit 1
Location No. 153, Sec. 1, Xiyuan Rd.
Wanhua, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
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

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

Around the station

Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
toward Dingpu
Line 5

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Longshan Temple Station.
  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 / 25.091075; 121.559834


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