The Taipei Metro Xindian station (formerly transliterated as Hsintien Station until 2003) is the southern terminus of the Songshan–Xindian line located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Xindian

G01 新店
Platform
Chinese name
Chinese新店
Literal meaningNew store
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīndiàn
Bopomofoㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
Wade–GilesHsin1-tien4
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳSîn-tiam
Southern Min
Tâi-lôSin-tiàm
General information
LocationNo.2, Sec. 1, Beiyi Rd.
Xindian, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated byTaipei Metro
Line(s) Songshan–Xindian line
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeG01
History
Opened11 November 1999; 25 years ago (1999-11-11)
Previous namesHsintien (until 2003)
Passengers
24,731 daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank78 out of 109 and 7 others
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Terminus Songshan–Xindian line Xindian District Office
towards Songshan

Station overview

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Xindian station exit

This one-level, underground station, has an island platform and one exit.[2] It is the southernmost station of the Taipei MRT until Dingpu station was completed.

Public Art

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Art for the station is titled "Heaven, Earth, and Man" and features many sculptures around the entrances.[3] Designed by Takashi Tanabe, it was selected through open competition and cost NT$6,700,000.

Station layout

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Street level Concourse Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (South side, inside fare area)
B1
Platform 1   Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G02 Xindian District Office)
Island platform, doors will open on the left/ right
Platform 2   Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G02 Xindian District Office)

References

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  1. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ "Route Map: Xindian". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ^ "Public Art on the Xindian Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

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