Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station

Zhongxiao Xinsheng 忠孝新生
Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station Nangang Line Platform
Other names	National Taipei University of Technology; 台北科大
Location	No. 67, Sec. 1, Xinsheng S. Rd. Zhongzheng and Daan, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 4 (O13)      Line 5 (BL9)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	December 24, 1999, September 30, 2012
Traffic
Passengers	46,646 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 22nd of 89)

Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station
Chinese	忠孝新生站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Bopomofo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄢˋ

The Taipei Metro Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station is a transfer station for the Nangang Line and the Xinzhuang Line located in the Zhongzheng and Da'an districts in Taipei, Taiwan.^[2]

Station overview

Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station faregates

Installation of platform edge doors on Bannan Line Platform

Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station Xinzhuang Line Platform

Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station Xinzhuang Line.

The station is a three-level, underground station with two island platforms and seven exits. It is located at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Road and Xinsheng South Road, hence the name of the station.

Construction

The Xinzhuang Line station is 317.6 meters long, 16.5-32.65 meters wide, and 25.5 meters deep.^[3] The station is centered on a theme of "Modernization and High-tech", with glass and metallic materials utilized in the station design.

History

• December 24, 1999: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Taipei City Hall to Longshan Temple.
• November 3, 2010: Service of the Xinzhuang Line segment to Luzhou begins.
• September 30, 2012: The Xinzhuang Line section from Zhongxiao Xinsheng to Guting is opened for service, allowing for through service to the Zhonghe Line.

Station layout

L1	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Inside fare zone, middle of the station; outside fare zone, near Exit 2)
B2	Platform 1	←   Line 5 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Zhongxiao Fuxing)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→   Line 5 toward Dingpu/ Far Eastern Hospital (Shandao Temple) →
B3	Platform 3	←   Line 4 toward Luzhou/ Huilong (Songjiang Nanjing)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	→   Line 4 toward Nanshijiao (Dongmen) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Zhongxiao Elementary School
• Exit 2: Zhongxiao Park
• Exit 3: Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 3
• Exit 4: National Taipei University of Technology
• Exit 5: Intersection of Xinsheng S. Rd. and Jinan Rd.
• Exit 6: Taipei Methodist Church
• Exit 7: Xinsheng S. Rd. Sec. 1, in front of the Securities and Futures Building

Around the station

• Guang Hua Digital Plaza
• National Taipei University of Technology
• Qidong Street Japanese Houses
• Zhongxiao Elementary School
• Securities and Futures Bureau^[4]
• Huashan 1914 Creative Park
• Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd
• Taipei Academy of Banking and Finance^[5]
• Suho Paper Memorial Museum
• Securities and Futures Bureau

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: Zhongxiao Xinsheng".
3. "( O13 ) Zhongxiao Xinsheng". Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-09. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
4. "機關名錄詳細內容". 我的E政府. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
5. "Summary of TABF’s Annual Report". TABF. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Songjiang Nanjing toward Huilong or Luzhou		Line 4 Xinzhuang		Dongmen toward Nanshijiao
Shandao Temple toward Dingpu		Line 5 Nangang		Zhongxiao Fuxing toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center

Coordinates: 25°02′32″N 121°31′58″E / 25.042342°N 121.532907°E