Shuanglian Station

Shuanglian 雙連
Shuanglian Station Platform
Location	No. 47, Minsheng W. Rd. Zhongshan and Datong, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 2 (R15)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Traffic
Passengers	42,405 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 25th of 89)

Shuanglian Station
Traditional Chinese	雙連站
Simplified Chinese	双连站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shuānglián-Zhàn Tongyong Pinyin Shuanglián-Jhàn Wade–Giles Shuang^1-lien^2-Chan^4 Bopomofo ㄕㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ Southern Min Hokkien POJ Siang-liân-Chām

The Taipei Metro Shuanglian Station is located between the Zhongshan and Datong districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station of the Tamsui Line (Red Line).

Station overview

Shuanglian Station faregates.

Exit 2 of Shuanglian Station.

The station is located underneath the metro park, near Minsheng West Road and Zhongshan North Road. The station is a two-level, underground structure with one island platform and two exits.^[2] The washrooms are inside the entrance area.

Public art in the station consists of a mural titled "Dawning Sail".^[3] Composed of porcelain enamel, the mural reflects Shuanglian's rich historical past from its role as a once-prosperous trading post on the Tamsui River to new developments in the area.

The station is a planned transfer station with the Minsheng-Xizhi Line.^[4]

History

TRA Station

• August 17, 1916: Opened for service on the Tamsui Railroad Line as "Shuanglian Parking Station".
• 1943: The station re-opened after renovation.
• In the past, there was a goods loading center near the station. Thus, it became a major transfer center on the Tamsui Line.
• July 15, 1988: Closed along with the TRA Tamsui Line.

Taipei Metro Station

• July 1993: DORTS decided to use the station as one of the trial stations for public art installations.^[3]
• March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Tamsui to Zhongshan.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit, Metro Park
B1	Lobby	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Zhongshan Metro Mall (south side of the station), Restrooms (in the underground mall)
B2	Platform 1	←   Line 2 toward Tamsui/ Beitou (Minquan West Road)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→   Line 2 toward Xiangshan/ Daan (Zhongshan) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Minsheng W. Rd.
• Exit 2: Minsheng W. Rd.

Other metro services

The station is an entrance to the Zhongshan Underground Metro Mall, connecting (between this station and Zhongshan Station).

Around the station

• Mackay Commemorative Hospital
• Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Headquarters^[5]
• Tatong District Main Office
• Taipei Imperial Hotel
• Minxiang Park
• Taipei City Archives
• Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum
• Ministry of Labor

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Minquan West Road toward Tamsui		Line 2 Tamsui		Zhongshan toward Xiangshan

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:Shuanglian". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation.
3. "Public Art on the Tamsui Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
4. "Third Stage of Taipei MRT (Planned MRT Routes)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
5. "Metro Taipei Headquarters". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Headquarters. May 2002.

Coordinates: 25°03′27″N 121°31′15″E / 25.0575715°N 121.5207276°E