Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro)
25°02′55″N 121°30′51″E / 25.04861°N 121.51417°E
Taipei Main Station A1 台北車站  | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 8 Zhengzhou Rd Zhongzheng District, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Taoyuan Metro Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Taoyuan Airport MRT (A1) | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | A1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2017-03-02 | ||||||||||||||
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Taipei Main Station is the eastern terminus of the Taoyuan Airport MRT in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. Located roughly 250 metres (820 ft 3 in) west of Taipei railway station and 200 metres (656 ft 2 in) east of Beimen metro station, the station is connected to the Taipei railway station through a 115 metres (377 ft 4 in) long underground walkway,[1] and to Beimen station through another underground walkway. It is the busiest station of the Taoyuan Airport MRT.[2] The station is served by both express and commuter trains, and provides in-town check in services for outbound flights. Currently, four airlines offer this service.[3]
Overview
[edit]This three-level, underground station has two island platforms with four tracks.[4] It is equipped with eight accessible elevators and seven exits.[5] The station is 328 metres (1,076 ft 1 in) long and 44 metres (144 ft 4 in) to 102 metres (334 ft 8 in) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.[6][7] It is located directly underneath the future Taipei Twin Towers.
Layout
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| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Station Entrance |
| B1 | Lobby | Station lobby, information counter, automatic ticket machines, faregates, airline check-in |
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Airport MRT toward Airport / Huanbei (New Taipei Industrial Park) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right/left | ||
| Platform 2 | ← Airport MRT toward Airport / Huanbei (New Taipei Industrial Park) | |
| Platform 3 | ← Airport MRT toward Huanbei (Sanchong) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right/left | ||
| Platform 4 | ← Airport MRT toward Huanbei (Sanchong) | |
Around the Station
[edit]- Taipei City Mall
- Taipei Travel Plaza
- Shin Kong Life Tower
- Taipei Twin Towers (future)
- National Taiwan Museum
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ 注意！桃園機捷台北車站唔喺台北車站 (in Chinese). AM730. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Airport MRT ridership to reach 10 million milestone in August". Taiwan News. 2017-08-04.
- ^ 首月半價 機場出台北僅20元 桃園機捷今通車. AM370 (in Chinese). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ A1車站立體圖 [Floor Plan]. Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
- ^ "A1 Taipei Main Station". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
- ^ "Airport MRT to begin commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Airport MRT begins commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
