Linkou Station
Station overview
This elevated station has two side platforms and four tracks, with the two middle tracks used for limited-stop Express services to pass through without stopping, making it the only station thought entire Airport MRT line with this type of track layout. The station is 90.4 metres (297 ft) long and 32.8 metres (108 ft) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.
The station is located on the New Taipei side of Linkou Plateau, near the border with Taoyuan. Both adjacent stations are in Taoyuan. Land nearby the station was developed as a joint development project between government and private enterprises. The project construction of a 16-story incorporating residential, commercial, hotel, and public transportation functions. The project covered an area of 4,914 square metres (1.214 acres).
History
- 2017-03-02: The station opened for commercial service with the opening of the Taipei-Huanbei section of the Airport MRT.
Station layout
| 4F | Connecting Level | Bridge above platform |
| 3F | Station lobby | Station lobby, information counter, automatic ticketing machines, faregates |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Airport MRT toward Huanbei (Shanbi) | |
| Passing track | ← Express Train through service | |
| Passing track | Express Train through service → | |
| Platform 2 | → Airport MRT toward Taipei (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| 2F | Connecting Level | Faregates, waiting area, nursing room |
| Street Level | Lobby | Entrance/Exit, information counter automatic ticketing machines, faregates, restrooms Tourism information counter, parking, bus stops, taxi stand |
Exits
- Exit 1: Northwest side of intersection of Wenhua 3rd Rd and Bade Rd.
Around the station
- Mitsui Outlet Park Linkou
- Carrefour (Linkou Branch)
- Hsing Wu University
- National Taiwan Normal University - Linkou Campus
- New Taipei Municipal Lin-kou High School
- Hsing Wu High School
- Linkou Zhulinshan Temple (林口竹林山寺)
- Global Mall Linkou A9
See also
References
- ^ "Linkou Station". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Airport MRT begins commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "A9車站立體圖 Floor Plan". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Airport MRT to begin commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Land Development Plan for Linkou Station A9". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Hand-Over Inspection of the Co-Develop Buildings and Co-Construct MRT Facilities for the TIAA MRT Linkou Station (A9) Land Development Project" (PDF). Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Advertisement Marketing and Onsite Training in the Co-developed Building at TIAA MRT Linkou Station (A9)". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (2 March 2017). "Airport MRT to officially launch today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
