Songshan Station

Songshan
松山
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taipei Metro

Songshan Station Entrance
Location 11 Songshan Rd.
Xinyi, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 21.9 km from Keelung
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Underground
Other information
Classification 一等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened TRA: October 20, 1891
September 21, 2008 (Underground)
Metro: November 15, 2014
Traffic
Passengers 32,012 daily (2014)[1]

Songshan Station (Chinese: 松山車站; pinyin: Sōngshān Chēzhàn) is a railway station at the junction of Songshan, Xinyi and Nangang Districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by the Taiwan Railway Administration and is a terminal station of the Taipei Metro Songshan Line.

Station overview

Songshan Station Platform 1
TRA platforms.
A TEMU1000 series train stops at the old at-grade station just before it closes, September 2008.

The new Songshan Station building has already finished construction. It was built by Ruentex Development Company who won a NT$3.3 billion build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract on the new station building.[2] There are a total of two island platforms (four tracks). The Taipei Metro station has an island platform and five exits. It is connected via an underground passage.[3]

Songshan Station became the principle south-bound origin and north-bound terminus for the West Trunk Line starting in 1986, after the reconstruction of Taipei Station began in 1985. However, these functions were moved to Chitu in Keelung City shortly before the reconstruction.

The former Songshan Station was underground and operated by the TRA. It opened in June 1994 as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project.[4] All railway lines and platforms have been moved underground (from at-grade) since September 21, 2008 in a move to improve safety and area development.[5] A 7.6-km tunnel was constructed between this station and neighboring Nangang Station at a cost of NT$76.5 billion.[6]

Public art

The Taipei Metro station features a theme of "Festivities of Light" to reflect the mix of traditional and modern culture, local religion, and administration. It enhances the night activity in the area.[3]

Later developments

Construction around the station for the Taipei Metro Songshan Line.

The new Taipei Metro station has a "Halo of City" theme with an egg-shaped hall and columns forming a ring structure.[7] The station is 21 m (69 ft) deep, 390 m (1,280 ft) long, and 24 m (79 ft) wide. It has six exits, four vent shafts, and two accessibility elevators.[3] The north side of the station is land for a joint development project.

History

Platform layout

1, 2 1A, 1B ■ Western Line (Southbound) toward Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Fangliao
■ Eastern Line (Northbound) toward Shulin
3, 4 2A, 2B ■ Western Line (Northbound) toward Qidu, Keelung
■ Eastern Line (Southbound) toward Yilan, Su-ao, Hualien, Taitung

Station layout

[8]

Street Level Concourse Entrance/Exit
B1 Connecting Level Ticket gates, waiting area, TRA ticketing, automatic ticket dispensing machines, Restrooms
B2 Platform 1A TRA Western Line toward Taichung, Kaohsiung (Taipei)
Island platform
Platform 1B TRA Eastern Line toward Shulin (Taipei)
Platform 2A TRA Western Line toward Keelung (Nangang)
Island platform
Platform 2B TRA Eastern Line toward Yilan, Hualien, Taitung (Nangang)
Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms
B3
Platform 1 →   Line 3 toward Xindian/ Taipower Building (Nanjing Sanmin) →
Island platform, doors open on the left/ right
Platform 2 →   Line 3 toward Xindian/ Taipower Building (Nanjing Sanmin) →

Around the station

Preceding station   Taiwan Railway Administration   Following station
toward Keelung
Western Line
toward Kaohsiung
Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
TerminusLine 3
toward Xindian

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Songshan Station.
  1. ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Ruentex secures Songshan Railway Station project bid". Taipei Times. 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "捷運系統松山線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Songshan Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Underground railway to help local economy". The China Post. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  6. ↑ "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel will aid development: Ma". Taiwan News. 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  7. ↑ "連繫捷運松山站與臺鐵的城市光環". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  8. ↑ "Songshan Station Information Map" (PDF). Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2014-11-15.

Coordinates: 25°2′56″N 121°34′40″E / 25.04889°N 121.57778°E / 25.04889; 121.57778

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