Zhongshan Station

For the Antarctic science research station, see Antarctic Zhongshan Station. For the railway station in Zhongshan, China, see Zhongshan Station (Zhongshan).

Zhongshan 中山
Zhongshan Station Line 2 platform
Location	No.16, Nanjing W. Rd Zhongshan and Datong, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 2 (R14) Line 3 (G16)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Traffic

Passengers	61,926 daily (2011)^[1] (Ranked 9th of 89)

Zhongshan Station

Chinese

中山站

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngshān-Zhàn
Tongyong Pinyin	Jhongshan-Jhàn
Wade–Giles	Chung¹-shan¹-Chan⁴
Bopomofo	ㄓㄨㄥㄕㄢㄓㄢˋ
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tiong-san-Chām

The Taipei Metro Zhongshan Station (Chinese: 中山站; pinyin: Zhōngshān Zhàn) is a station on the Tamsui Line, located on the border of Zhongshan and Datong districts, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a transfer station between the Tamsui Line and Songshan Line. The station opened on March 28, 1997 for traffic on the Tamsui Line, and Songshan Line services opened on November 15, 2014. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall.

Station overview

Zhongshan Station Exit 1.

Zhongshan Station faregates.

Zhongshan Station Line 3 Platform

The station is an underground structure with an island platform and four exits when Tamsui Line opened.^[2] It is located at the intersection of Nanjing West Rd. and the Metro Park (near Chengde Rd. and Zhongshan North Rd.). It is also a transfer station with the Songshan Line.

The Songshan Line station added two additional exits and renovated two existing exits.^[3] The station is a four-level, underground station. The Songshan Line station is 26 m (85 ft) deep and 176 m (577 ft) long and 23 m (75 ft) meters wide.

Public Art

Note: Exit 4 was recently reconstructed with transparent, self-cleaning glass to better integrate with nearby department stores.^[4] The new Songshan Line station has a theme of "Happy Transit".

History

28 March 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Tamsui to Zhongshan.
25 December 1997: The Tamsui Line extended south from the current station to Taipei Main Station.
15 November 2014: Songshan Line opened for services.
20 July 2015: Random knife attack injuring four.^[5]

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit, Metro Park
B1	Lobby	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates

		Zhongshan Art Corridor, Zhongshan Metro Mall (south side of station) Restroms (inside mall)
B2	Platform 1	← Line 2 toward Tamsui/ Beitou (Shuanglian)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Line 2 toward Xiangshan/ Daan (Taipei Main Station) →
B3	Passage Level	Escalators, elevators to Concourse and Platform levels
B4	Platform 3	← Line 3 toward Songshan (Songjiang Nanjing)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	→ Line 3 toward Xindian/ Taipower Building (Beimen) →

Exits

Exit 1: Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store No. 2
Exit 2: Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store Benguan
Exit 3: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2
Exit 4: Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store No.3
Exit 5: Chifeng St.
Exit 6: Chengde Rd. Sec. 1

Other metro services

The station is an entrance to the Zhongshan Metro Mall, connecting (between this station and Shuanglian Station).

Around the station

Chien-Cheng Circle
Jancheng Junior High School.^[6]
Zhongshan Metro Mall
Shiatzy Chen Zhongshan Flagship Store
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Stores
Zhongshan Market
Taipei Public Library (Changan Branch)
Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei
Rixin Elementary School
Jiancheng Park
Ministry of Labor
Tianma Tea House

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Shuanglian toward Tamsui		Line 2 Tamsui		Taipei toward Xiangshan
Songjiang Nanjing toward Songshan		Line 3 Songshan		Beimen toward Xindian

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zhongshan Station.

↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
↑ "Route Map: Zhongshan". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
↑ "捷運系統松山線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
↑ "整潔、明亮、透視度最佳的出入口捷運中山站4號出入口". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
↑ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/07/21/2003623534
↑ "Jancheng Junior High School". Taipei Municipal Jan Cheng Junior High School. 2002-05-01. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

Taipei Metro - Line 2

Tamsui-Xinyi — (Tamsui / Xinyi / Xinbeitou Branch)

Tamsui Hongshulin Zhuwei Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan Shilin Jiantan Yuanshan Minquan W. Road■ Shuanglian Zhongshan■ Taipei Main Station■ NTU Hospital Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall■ Dongmen■ Daan Park Daan■ Xinyi Anhe Taipei 101/World Trade Center Xiangshan Xinyi Songde Zhongpo

Xinbeitou Branch Xinbeitou Beitou

Taipei Metro - Line 3

Songshan-Xindian — (Songshan / Xiaonanmen / Xindian / Xiaobitan Branch)

Songshan Nanjing Sanmin Taipei Arena Nanjing Fuxing■ Songjiang Nanjing■ Zhongshan■ Beimen Ximen■ Xiaonanmen Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall■ Guting■ Taipower Building Gongguan Wanlong Jingmei Dapinglin Qizhang Xindian District Office Xindian

Xiaobitan Branch Qizhang Xiaobitan

Coordinates: 25°03′10″N 121°31′13″E / 25.052698°N 121.520398°E / 25.052698; 121.520398

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