Zhishan Station

Zhishan 芝山
Zhishan Station
Location	No. 70, Fuguo Road Shilin, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 2 (R21)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Traffic
Passengers	39,002 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 28th of 89)

Zhishan Station
Chinese	芝山站
Transcriptions

The Taipei Metro Zhishan Station is located in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line). It is a planned transfer station on the Shezi Light Rail Line.

Station overview

Zhishan Station exit 1.

Zhishan Station platform.

The station is an elevated structure with one island platform and two exits.^[2] The station is situated on Fuhua Road, near Fuguo Road entrance. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.

History

• March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Tamsui to Zhongshan.
• November 20, 2010: A second exit facing north opened for use.^[3]

Station layout

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

Exits

• Exit 1: Fuguo Rd.
• Exit 2: Dexing W. Rd.

Around the station

• Shuangxi Park and Chinese Garden
• Lanya Elementary School^[4]
• Yunong Elementary School^[5]
• Wenchang Elementary School^[6]
• Taipei European School (Wenlin Campus)
• Zhishan Rock
• Zhongcheng Park
• Shuangxi Riverside Park
• SOGO Tianmu Branch
• Carrefour Tianmu Branch
• Taipei Northern Area Military Police Battalion
• Huang Creek

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Mingde toward Tamsui		Line 2 Tamsui		Shilin 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: Zhishan". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
3. "Second Exits at Shipai and Zhishan Stations Opened". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
4. "Taipei Municipal Lanya Elementary School". Lanya Elementary School. June 14, 2008.
5. "Taipei Municipal Yue-long Elementary School". Yunlong Elementary School. June 14, 2008.
6. "Taipei Municipal Wen-chang Elementary School". Wenchang Elementary School. June 14, 2008.

Coordinates: 25°06′10″N 121°31′21″E / 25.102702°N 121.522546°E