Tucheng Station (Taipei Metro)

For the metro station of the same name in Tianjin, see Tucheng Station (Tianjin Metro).
Tucheng
土城
Taipei Metro

Tucheng Station Platform
Location B1F, No. 105, Sec. 1, Jincheng Rd.
Tucheng, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Underground
History
Opened May 31, 2006
Traffic
Passengers daily (2011)[1]
(Ranked of 89)
Tucheng Station
Chinese 土城站

The Taipei Metro Tucheng Station is a station on the Tucheng Line located in Tucheng District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2]

Station layout

L1 Street Level Exit/ Entrance
B1 Concourse Lobby, automatic ticket dispensing machine, information desk, one-way faregates
Restrooms (North side, outside fare zone near Exit 3)
B2 Platform 1   Line 5 towards Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Haishan)
Island platform, Doors will open on the left
Platform 2   Line 5 towards Dingpu (Terminus)
Tucheng Station Exit 1.

It is a two-level, underground station with an island platform configuration and has three exits. The station is located underneath Jincheng Rd. at its intersection with Heping Rd.

It is a planned transfer station with the Wanda-Shulin Line, scheduled to open in 2018.[3]

History

Public art

Public art for the station consists of a faux archeological piece titled "The Legend of Gold Town". Produced through high-tech means, the piece is displayed similarly to how excavated artifacts are displayed. It depicts historical diversity and the development of the Tucheng area and represent the creativity and local characteristics of Tucheng.[4]

Exits

Around the station

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tucheng Station.
  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  2. "Route Map: Tucheng".
  3. "Third Stage of Taipei MRT (Planned MRT Routes)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  4. "Public Art on the Tucheng Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
toward Dingpu
Line 5

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


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