Xianse Temple metro station

The Taipei Metro Xianse Temple station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2] The station opened for service on 5 January 2012.[3]

Xianse Temple

O16 先嗇宮
Xianse Temple platform level
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese先嗇宮站
Simplified Chinese先啬宫站
General information
LocationB1, No. 515, Sec. 5, Chongxin Rd.
Sanchong, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened5 January 2012
Passengers
7,553 daily (2016)[1]
Rank103 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Touqianzhuang
towards Huilong
 Zhonghe–Xinlu line Sanchong
towards Nanshijiao

Station overview
Xianse Temple station platform

This two-level, underground station has an island platform.[4] It is located beneath the intersection of Zhongxin Rd., Sec. 5 and Guangfu Rd., Sec. 1. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line,[5] but opened for service earlier on 5 January 2012.[3]

Construction

Excavation depth for this station is 18.93 to 21.23 m (62.1 to 69.7 ft). It is 180 m (590 ft) in length and 16.55 m (54.3 ft) wide. The platform is 141 m (463 ft) long.[6] It has three entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts.[4] One of the entrances is integrated with a joint development building.

Design

The theme for the station is "Steel Industry on the Sandbank" and includes features such as a perforated steel frame station entrance.[7] The roof is separated into two parts and a glass curtain wall which helps with lighting at night.

Station layout
Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 2)
B2 Platform 1 ← Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Huilong (O17 Touqianzhuang)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Nanshijiao (O15 Sanchong) →

Exits
  • Exit 1: No. 155, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Guangfu Rd. Sec. 1
  • Exit 2: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Zhongxing S. St.
  • Exit 3: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 5, near Guangfu Rd. Sec. 1

Around the station
  • Xianse Temple
  • Tangcheng Industrial Park
  • Carrefour, Chongxin Store
  • Xinggu Elementary School
  • Jinling Girls School
  • Qingchuan Home Store

References
  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. "Xianse Temple". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. "MRT Xinzhuang line begins commercial service". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  4. "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  5. 黃村杉 (2010-03-18). "北縣／捷運新莊線搶先通　市民「樂」官員「愁」". NOWnews. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  6. "捷運車站建築設計 後續路網 新莊線-縣轄段各車站透視圖說明". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  7. "( O4 ) Xianse Temple". Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

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