Yuanshan Station

Yuanshan 圓山
Entrance hall of Yuanshan Station
Location	No. 9-1, Jiuquan Rd. Zhongshan and Datong, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 2 (R17)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Traffic
Passengers	55,953 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 12th of 89)

Yuanshan Station
Traditional Chinese	圓山站
Simplified Chinese	圆山站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuánshān-Zhàn Tongyong Pinyin Yuánshan-Jhàn Wade–Giles Yüan^2-shan^1-Chan^4 Bopomofo ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄢ ㄓㄢˋ Southern Min Hokkien POJ Îⁿ-soaⁿ-Chām

The Taipei Metro Yuanshan Station is located between the Zhongshan and Datong districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line). There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.

Station overview

Exterior of Yuanshan Station.

Yuanshan Station platform level.

The station is an elevated structure with one island platform and two exits.^[2] The station is situated on the West of Yumen Street, between Kulun Street and Jiuquan Street. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.

In anticipation of the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, this station became the first elevated, high-capacity station in the system with automatic platform gates installed. ^[3][4]

History

TRA Station

• October 25, 1901: Opened for service along with the Tamsui Railway Line as "Yuanshan Parking Station".
• South of the former station was a branch line to the Tatung Steel Factory. Now, it is the site of Tatung Company.
• July 15, 1988: Closed along with the TRA Tamsui Line.

Taipei Metro Station

• March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Tamsui to Zhongshan.

Station layout

2F	Platform 1	←   Line 2 toward Tamsui/ Beitou (Jiantan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→   Line 2 toward Xiangshan/ Daan (Minquan West Road) →
Street Level	Concourse	Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms

Exits

• Exit 1: Intersection of Jiuquan St. and Yumen St.
• Exit 2: Adjacent to Kulun St.

Around the station

• Taipei Expo Park
• Chungshan Soccer Stadium
• The Grand Hotel^[5]
• Republic of China Military Police Headquarters
• Taipei Municipal Children's Entertainment Center
• Taipei Fine Arts Museum
• Zhongshan Art Park
• Taipei Tatung Recreation Center (between this station and Minquan West Road Station)
• Taipei Story House
• Taipei Confucius Temple
• Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum
• Bao An Temple
• Yuanshan Park
• Tatung University^[6]
• Minglun Senior High School^[7]
• Minglun Junior High School
• Dalong Elementary School
• Keelung River

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Jiantan toward Tamsui		Line 2 Tamsui		Minquan West Road toward Xiangshan

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: Yuanshan". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation.
3. http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/feb/12/today-taipei9-3.htm 防跳軌 捷運3站將設月台門- 自由電子報
4. http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 台灣新生報 | 防跳軌 北捷增3站設月台門
5. "The Grand Hotel". The Grand Hotel(Taiwan). 2002-01-01. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
6. "Tatong University". Tatong University (Taiwan). 2008-06-16. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
7. "Minglun Senior High School". Taipei Municipal Minlun Senior High School(Taiwan). 2005-04-21. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

Coordinates: 25°04′17″N 121°31′13″E / 25.071460°N 121.520172°E