Xihu Station

Xihu 西湖
Xihu Station's concourse is located above the platform level
Location	No. 256, Sec. 1, Neihu Rd. Neihu, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 1 (B3)
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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Bopomofo ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ

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

• February 22, 2009: Xihu Station construction is completed.
• July 4, 2009: Begins service with the opening of the Neihu Line.

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

• Xihu Market
• Neihu Technology Park
• Takming University of Science and Technology
• Xihu Junior High School
• Xihu Elementary School
• Meiti Riverside Park
• BenQ's headquarters

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: 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
Gangqian toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center		Line 1 Neihu		Jiannan Road toward Taipei Zoo

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