Xihu Station

Xihu
西湖
Taipei Metro

Xihu Station's concourse is located above the platform level
Location No. 256, Sec. 1, Neihu Rd.
Neihu, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened July 4, 2009
Traffic
Passengers 18,572 daily (2011)[1]
(Ranked 57th of 89)
Xihu Station
Chinese 西湖站

The Taipei Metro Xihu Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Neihu Line and opened on July 4, 2009.

Station overview

Xihu Station platform level
Xihu Station concourse

This elevated station features an island platform, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the east side of the concourse level.[2] Unlike other stations on the Wenshan/Neihu Line, the concourse of this station is located above the platform level.

On the eastern and northern walls of the station is a public art display. Titled "Crossing-Transformation", the aluminum and pottery brick piece can be perceived differently if viewed from different angles.[3]

History

Station layout

4F Connecting Level Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, restrooms
Toward Xihu Market, Xihu Day Care Center for the Elderly
station maintenance space
3F
Platform 1   Line 1 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Gangqian)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2   Line 1 toward Taipei Zoo (Jiannan Road)
2F Middle level Stairs, escalators
1F
Street Level Entrance/Exit
B1 Basement Basement car garage, station machinery

Nearby Places

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xihu 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: Xihu". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  3. "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
Line 1
toward Taipei Zoo

Coordinates: 25°04′55″N 121°34′01″E / 25.082074°N 121.566963°E / 25.082074; 121.566963


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