Xinpu Station (Taipei Metro)

For the railway station of the same name in Miaoli County, see Xinpu Station (TRA).

Xinpu 新埔
Xinpu Station platform
Location	B1F, No. 2, Sec. 3, Minsheng Rd. Banqiao, New Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 5 (BL3)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	August 31, 2000
Traffic

Passengers	81,542 daily (2011)^[1] (Ranked 5th of 89)

Taipei Metro Xinpu Station (formerly transliterated as Hsinpu Station from 2000 until 2003) is a station on the Banqiao Line located in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Station overview

Xinpu Station platform level.

Xinpu Station Exit 5.

This two-level, underground station has an island platform and four exits.^[2] It is 250 meters away from the planned Xinpu Minsheng Station of the Circular Line, scheduled to open in 2015.

History

August 31, 2000: Opened for service with the opening of the segment between Jiangzicui and Xinpu.
May 31, 2006: Service is extended through to Fuzhong, thus joining with the Tucheng Line.

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 Exits 4 and 5)
B2	Platform 1	← Line 5 towards Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Jiangzicui)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Line 5 towards Dingpu/ Far Eastern Hospital (Banqiao) →

Exits

Exit 1: Intersection of Wenhua Rd. Sec. 1 and Minsheng Rd. Sec. 3, beside the Xinpu Market
Exit 2: Intersection of Wenhua Rd. Sec. 1 and Minsheng Rd. Sec. 2, beside the Forward Hotel
Exit 3: Intersection of Wenhua Rd. Sec. 2 and Minsheng Rd. 2, beside the King building
Exit 4: Intersection of Wenhua Rd. Sec. 2 and Minsheng Rd. Sec. 2
Exit 5: Intersection of Wenhua Rd. Sec. 2 and Minsheng Rd. Sec. 3, beside the Far Eastern International Bank

Around the station

Chihlee Institute of Technology
Banciao Weekend Flower Market
New Taipei City Arts Center
Xinpu Market
New Taipei City Council (between this station and Jiangzicui Station)
New Taipei City Library
Xinpu Elementary School
Juguang Elementary School
Jiangcui Junior High School
Zhongshan Junior High School
Siwei Park
Zhuangjing Park
Huajiang Park
Provincial Highway No. 3
Provincial Highway No. 64

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Banqiao toward Dingpu		Line 5 Banqiao		Jiangzicui toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xinpu Station.

↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
↑ "Route Map: Xinpu". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-20.

Taipei Metro - Line 5

Bannan — (Tucheng / Banqiao / Nangang)

Dingpu Yongning Tucheng Haishan Far Eastern Hospital Fuzhong Banqiao Xinpu Jiangzicui Longshan Temple Ximen■ Taipei Main Station■ Shandao Temple Zhongxiao Xinsheng■ Zhongxiao Fuxing■ Zhongxiao Dunhua Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Taipei City Hall Yongchun Houshanpi Kunyang Nangang Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center■

Coordinates: 25°01′25″N 121°28′06″E / 25.023706°N 121.4684°E / 25.023706; 121.4684

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