Minquan West Road metro station

Minquan West Road (Chinese: 民權西路; pinyin: Mínquán Xīlù, formerly transliterated as Minchuan West Road Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between Tamsui–Xinyi line and Zhonghe–Xinlu line.

Minquan West Road

民權西路
Taipei Metro station
Concourse
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese民權西路
Simplified Chinese民权西路
Literal meaningCivil Rights West Road
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMínquán Xīlù
Bopomofoㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄨˋ
Wade–GilesMin²-ch'uan² Hsi¹-lu⁴
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳMìn-khièn-sî-lu
Southern Min
Tâi-lôBîn-kuân-se-lōo
General information
Location72 Minquan W Rd
Zhongshan and Datong Districts, Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates 25.0629°N 121.5197°E / 25.0629; 121.5197
Line(s) Zhonghe–Xinlu line
Tamsui–Xinyi line
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesAccess available
Other information
Station codeR13, O11
Websiteweb.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=O11+R13-055
History
Opened1997-03-28[1]
Key dates
2010-11-03Zhonghe–Xinlu line added
Passengers
201716.506 million per year[2] Decrease 1.15%
Rank(Ranked 29th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Yuanshan
towards Tamsui or Beitou
 Tamsui–Xinyi line Shuanglian
towards Xiangshan or Daan
Daqiaotou
towards Huilong or Luzhou
 Zhonghe–Xinlu line Zhongshan Elementary School
towards Nanshijiao

Station overview
Tamsui Line platform
Station front

The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and ten exits.[3] The washrooms are inside the entrance areas.

The station is situated on Minquan West Road, near Chengde Road. The Tamsui–Xinyi line station is underneath the metro park, while the Zhonghe–Xinlu line station is located underneath Minquan West Road.

History

The station was opened on 28 March 1997 for the Tamsui-Xinyi Line. On 1 June 2003; the Xinzhuang Line construction began on the still-operational station.[4][5] This station was opened on 3 November 2010 for the Xinzhuang Line.

Construction

With the opening of the Xinzhuang Line, the station became a three-level underground station with two cross island platforms.[4][6] Excavation depth is at around 22 meters. The Xinzhuang Line station is 235 meters long and 26 meters wide, with six additional entrances, two vent shafts, and an accessibility elevator.

Station layout
L1 Tamsui LineConcourse Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing machines, one-way faregates
7-Eleven (Outside fare zone), Restrooms (North side, inside fare zone)
B1
Underpass
(Outside fare zone, near exit 1. Access to Fushun St. and Minquan W. Road)
Platform 1 ← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R14 Yuanshan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R12 Shuanglian) →
B2 Xinzhuang LineConcourse Escalator to Tamsui Line Concourse Level, Exits 5-10
Information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (West side, outside fare zone; East side, inside fare zone)
B3 Platform 3 ← Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O12 Daqiaotou)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 4 → Zhonghe–Xinlu Line toward Nanshijiao (O10 Zhongshan Elementary School) →

Exits
  • Exit 1: Minquan W. Rd. (South side of Minquan W. Rd.) Accessibility elevator
  • Exit 2: Jinxi St. (Beside the Chengyuan High School) Accessibility elevator
  • Exit 3: South Plaza (On the linear park) Accessibility elevator
  • Exit 4: Tianxiang Rd. (Lane 70, Minquan W. Rd.) Accessibility elevator
  • Exit 5: Chengde Rd. Sec. 3 (Fushun Rd., near Chengde Rd.)
  • Exit 6: Chengyuan High School (Southeast side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Chengde Rd.)
  • Exit 7: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
  • Exit 8: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
  • Exit 9: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
  • Exit 10: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.) Accessibility elevator

Around the station

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minquan West Road Station.
  1. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. "Route Map: Minquan West Road". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  4. "工程線上 Status Report: 新莊線民權西路站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  5. "Introduction to Minquan W. Rd. Station on the Xinzhuang Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  6. "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transis Systems. 2008-03-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  7. "文昌宮". Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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