Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro)
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, and to Beimen station through another underground walkway. It is the busiest station of the Taoyuan Airport MRT. 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.
Overview
This three-level, underground station has two island platforms with four tracks. It is equipped with eight accessible elevators and seven exits. 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. It is located directly underneath the future Taipei Twin Towers.
Layout
| 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
- Taipei City Mall
- Taipei Travel Plaza
- Shin Kong Life Tower
- Taipei Twin Towers (future)
- National Taiwan Museum
See also
References
- ^ 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.
