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Taipei Zoo station


The Taipei Metro Taipei Zoo Station is a terminus on Brown Line, Maokong Gondola Line, and the planned Circular Line of the Taipei Metro. It is located in the Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. This three-level, elevated station features two side platforms and a single exit. It is located on Xinguang Rd., Sec. 2. In order to deal with patronage to the zoo, an underground parking lot was constructed. It connects to the Maokong Gondola and Taipei Zoo. It is a planned transfer station
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Maokong Gondola


The Maokong Gondola () is a gondola lift transportation system in Taipei, Taiwan. Opened on 4 July 2007, the Maokong Gondola operates between Taipei Zoo and Maokong. The line has four stations. The facilities of the gondola were contracted to the French company Poma. The line has four stations: On leaving Zhinan Temple or Maokong Stations, regular and frequent minibus services can ferry visitors to destinations around the Maokong area. Minibus services can also deliver passengers directly back to the Taipei Zoo MRT station. When operating, the fares
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Wenshan District


(仙跡岩) and Fudekeng Environmental Restoration Park. The Examination Yuan and the National Chengchi University are also Daan is better served by the Taipei Metro, The Wenshan Line, Maokong Gondola and Xindian Line in this district. ten stations of which are located in the city: Xinhai, Wanfang Hospital, Wanfang Community, Muzha, Taipei Zoo, Taipei Zoo South, Zhinan Temple, Maokong, Wanlong and Jingmei Although Wenshan is in Taipei city, it seems rather remote at first sight; surrounded by mountains, many people find it is
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Wenhu line


damages by the Supreme Court of the Republic of China. Services on the Wenshan line began with two-car operation of the VAL 256 coupled together. Eventually, increasing patronage on the system led to operation in four-car configurations. The opening of Maokong Gondola in 2007 have also boosted passenger numbers travelling on the line to Taipei Zoo for transfer. The Wenshan line is connected to the Neihu Line, which opened in July 2009. It connects to Neihu and Taipei Songshan Airport, which currently has no rapid transit access.
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Beimen metro station


The Taipei Metro Beimen station ("North Gate") is a station on the Songshan Line located in Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan. This four-level, underground station has two side platforms. It is located beneath Tacheng St. beneath Civic Blvd. and Zhongxiao West Rd. It was scheduled to open in December 2013 with the launch of the Songshan Line. However, the opening of Beimen station was delayed until 15 November 2014. The southeastern part of the station connects to the Taipei City Mall, which connects
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Tamsui railway line


The Tamsui line () was a Taiwanese railroad branch line, located in the cities of Taipei and New Taipei and operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA). It connected the city of Taipei with the town of Tamsui. The Tamsui Line was opened on 25 August 1901, during Japanese rule, and had 17 stations, two of which (Dadaocheng, Beimen), located before Taipei Railway Station were closed to passenger traffic by 1916 and 1923 respectively (the former station, located on a branch, continued to be
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Xindian railway line


The Xindian line () was a Taiwanese railroad branch line, located in Taipei City and New Taipei City operated by the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA). It connected the city of Taipei with Xindian District in New Taipei. The Xindian line was 10.4 km long and was opened on 21 January 1921. It originally had 14 stations, but 6 stations (Sin Kung Temple(Senkōbyō), Zhitanhuisheqian(Seitankaisha-mae), Ershizhang(Nijūchō), Gongxuejiaoqian(Kōgakkō-mae) and Bunsan County Hall (located after Xindian Station)), were abandoned after
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Nanjing Fuxing metro station


, three of them are wheelchair-accessible. This station connects to Taipei Arena, China Airlines Headquarters, Taipei Cultural Center and Taipei Municipal Stadium. The Green Line station is a three-level, underground station underneath Nanjing East Rd. Excavation depth is 25 meters, while the station is 240 meters long and 22 meters wide. Seven additional exits has been added along with the completion of Green Line. The Green Line station has a theme of "Reflective Mosaic of Light". The focus is on variations of light and
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Zhongzheng District


bus and rail hub. Taipei Main Station is a major stop on the Taiwan Railway Administration's Western Line, and the northern terminus of the Taiwan High Speed Rail. The Red Line, Blue Line, Orange Line, Green Line of the Taipei Metro and the Airport MRT connect the district, eleven stations are located in the district: Zhongxiao Xinsheng, Shandao Temple, Taipei Main Station, Ximen, Xiaonanmen, National Taiwan University Hospital, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dongmen, Guting, Taipower Building and Gongguan. Two
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Zhongshan Junior High School metro station


Zhongshan Junior High School station is a station on Brown Line of the Taipei Metro, located on the border between the Zhongshan and Songshan districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Zhongshan Junior High School. The three-level, elevated and has two side platforms located at level 3, together with the connecting level at level 4. It has four exits, and is connected to a nearby office building. Prior to the opening of the Neihu section, it served as the northern terminal station for Brown Line.
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Shipai metro station


Shipai () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct Tamsui railway line. The two-level elevated station and features an island platform and has two exits. One exit is located at the intersection of Shipai Rd., Donghua St., and Xian St facing north and the newly built exit is at the other end of the station facing south. This station connects to Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant, Children's Art Museum in Taipei,
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Songshan station


Songshan () is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways and Taipei Metro. This station connects to the shopping centre at basement 1 and level 1. Songshan Station became the principle south-bound origin and north-bound terminus for the West Trunk Line starting in 1986, after the reconstruction of Taipei Station began in 1985. These functions were moved to Chitu in Keelung City shortly before the reconstruction. The former Songshan Station was at-grade and operated by the TRA. It opened as a
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Tamsui railway line


was moved to Taipei Main Station; in 1937 the segment between Tataocheng Freight Station and Taipei Main Station was officially abandoned.) Abolition Time: 15 July 1988 was the last day of operations; line was formally abandoned the following day, on July 16 Taiwan's first railway branch line to be connected to the trunk line network Taiwan's first railway branch line to be converted to a mass rapid transit line The regular train was hauled by R0 or R20 class diesel-electric locomotive, typically with four ordinary non-air-
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Ximen metro station


Ximen () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. The station is named after the former west gate of the city, whose location is roughly where the current station is located. The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and six exits, allowing possible connections to the shopping areas and Diary of Ximen hotel. The two platforms are stacked, thus allowing for cross-platform interchange between Green Line and Blue Line. Washrooms are inside the entrance area. In November
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U-Bahn Line C (Frankfurt U-Bahn)


underground station Zoo was a common terminus of both lines for several years. Now the route branches here on the two eastern branch lines. The route to Ostbahnhof is at only about 750 meters, the shortest leg of the Frankfurt subway network. The two tunnels connect to the two outer tracks of Zoo subway station. The northern track coming from Ostbahnhof crosses the tunnel of the connecting line to Enkheim. Thus, a plan-free threading of the U6 trains on the trunk line is possible. The route initially runs under the
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Maokong


weekends many people come to Maokong to go hiking and climbing. Maokong still produces some tea, most notably tieguanyin tea. Many restaurants in the area offer both tea and food. A combination of traditional tea culture, food, and scenery are the main reasons the area has become a popular tourist destination. The Maokong Gondola, a gondola lift system, started operations on 4 July 2007. It connects to the Wenshan Line of the Taipei Metro at Taipei Zoo. The gondola was designed to make reaching Maokong more convenient for local
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Taipei Zoo


of their arrival. The move was criticized by supporters of Taiwan's independence and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, who said that "Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan means a union, which perfectly matches Beijing's goal of bringing Taiwan into its fold." The offspring of Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, Yuan Zai, was born on July 6, 2013. She is the first panda cub to be born in Taiwan. Yuan Zai's public debut was on January 6, 2014. The zoo is accessible from Taipei Zoo Station
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Index of Taiwan-related articles


Bank of China - Taipei Fine Arts Museum - Taipei Grand Mosque - Taipei Guest House - Taipei International Flora Exposition - Taipei Japanese School - Taipei Language Institute - Taipei Main Station - Taipei Metro - Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School - Taipei People - Taipei Postal Office - Taipei Prison - Taipei Ricci Institute - Taipei Songshan Airport - Taipei Taiwan Temple - Taipei Times - Taipei World Trade Center - Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall - Taipei Zoo - Taiping (steamer) - Taiping Island - T'ai-tung - Taitung County - Taiwan
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Banqiao District


several sports facilities (including Banqiao Stadium), and the annual New Taipei City sports game is hosted in the city. However, Banqiao lacks major baseball facilities, forcing its baseball fans to go to Taipei City or Xinzhuang District to watch games. Banqiao is well served by multiple public transportation services. Bus lines connect Banqiao with downtown Taipei and nearby cities. Four metro stations are located in Banqiao along the Bannan line. THSR bullet trains and conventional rail TRA trains are served by Banqiao station. All rails through Banqiao have been
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Mingde metro station


The Taipei Metro Mingde station (traditional Chinese: 捷運明德站) is located in the Beitou District (北投區) of Taipei, Taiwan. The station is on the Tamsui Line, otherwise known as "the red line" by locals. It is also a minor bus transfer point for connections to Tianmu (天母) and Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山). The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and one exit, situated between Donghua Street (東華街) and Xi'an Street (西安街) at the midsection of
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Wenhu line


The Wenhu or Brown line (code BR) is a medium-capacity rapid transit line of Taipei Metro named after the districts it connects: Wenshan and Neihu. It is an automated rubber-tyred metro line and is long, serving a total of 24 stations located in 7 districts in Taipei, of which 22 are elevated and 2 underground. As of September 2011, the line transports an average of 180,000 passengers daily. The Wenshan Section began revenue service on 28 March 1996, as the Muzha line. The Neihu Section
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Taipei Main Station


Railway Underground Project. When the underground system was completed on 2 September 1989, railway service was moved to the newly completed building (completed on 5 September 1989) and the old building as well as a temporary station were demolished. The current station was further expanded with the opening of the Taipei Metro. The metro station is connected to the basement of the railway station and opened to passenger traffic in 1997 to the Tamsui–Xinyi line. Extensive underground malls now exist at the front and back of the station, which emulate
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Taipei Zoo


The Taipei Zoo, sometimes referred to as the "Muzha Zoo", is a public zoological garden in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the most famous zoological garden in Taiwan and a leader in conservation, research and education, and recreation. It is one of the largest zoos in Asia, with a total area of 165 hectares, of which more than 90 ha are developed. Taipei Zoo was founded as in 1914, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule, in Mt. Maruyama (modern-day Yuanshan)
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Bannan line


The Bannan or Blue line (code BL) is a line of the Taipei Metro named after the districts it connects: Banqiao and Nangang. It has a total of 23 stations serving the Nangang, Xinyi, Daan, Zhongshan, and Wanhua districts, as well as into the New Taipei districts of Banqiao and Tucheng. The entire line runs underground. The excavation of tunnels using the cut-and-cover method resulted in large scale detouring of road traffic. Because of that, the line runs beneath existing roads and totals
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Taipei Main Station


Taipei Main Station () is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, the Taiwan Railways Administration, and the Taipei Metro. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal station of Taoyuan Airport MRT and the Taipei Bus Station. In 2017, it was the busiest station on all three rail systems, with a total of 190 million entries and exits. The four-level station is located in the Zhongzheng District in downtown Taipei. The underground station area south
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Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center metro station


Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a terminal station on both Wenhu line and Bannan line, and serves the Nangang, Neihu, and Xizhi districts. The station is a three-level, divided into an elevated and underground portion, each serving different lines. The elevated portion of the station serving the medium-capacity Wenhu line features an island platform and a platform elevator located on the west side of the concourse level. The station is long and
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Maglev


to carry the line to Walt Disney World. San Juan – Caguas: A maglev project was proposed linking Tren Urbano's Cupey Station in San Juan with two proposed stations in the city of Caguas, south of San Juan. The maglev line would run along Highway PR-52, connecting both cities. According to American Maglev project cost would be approximately US$380 million. Toronto Zoo: Edmonton-based Magnovate has proposed a new ride and transportation system at the Toronto Zoo reviving the Toronto Zoo Domain Ride system, which was closed following
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Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro)


Taipei Main Station is a terminus of the Taoyuan Airport MRT in Taipei, Taiwan. Located roughly west of Taipei railway station and east of Beimen metro station, the station is connected to the Taipei railway station through a long underground walkway, and to Beimen station through another underground walkway. It is the busiest station on 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. This three-level
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Taipei Metro


underground shopping malls, parks, and public squares in and around stations, including: As of 2008 there are 102 shops within the stations themselves. Transfers to city bus stations are available at all metro stations. In 2009, transfer volume between the metro and bus systems reached 444,100 transfers per day (counting only EasyCard users). Connections to Taiwan Railway Administration and Taiwan High Speed Rail trains are available at , and . Connections to Taipei Bus Station and Taipei City Hall Bus Station are available at and stations, respectively. The
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Coastal railway line, Israel


built. Over the years additional stations were built along the line, including Hadera West (1957), Haifa Hof HaCarmel (1999), Tel Aviv University (2000), Caesarea-Pardes Hanna (June 2001), Lev HaMifratz (Sep 2001) and Hutzot HaMifratz (Oct 2001). A new section that includes six new stations along the South Ayalon Highway and Highway 4 was constructed in the early 2000s and connected the Coastal Railway with Ashdod Ad Halom railway station of the Lod–Ashkelon railway. The first phase
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Taipei 101–World Trade Center metro station


Taipei 101–World Trade Center () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the and began revenue service on 24 November 2013 with the opening of the – route section. The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road. The two-level, underground station structure with one island platform and five exits. The northeast exit directly connects to the basement of Taipei 101. Originally, the station was to be named just "World Trade Center". However, since
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Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck–Winterswijk railway


1996. The main part of the line between Gelsenkirchen Zoo station (one kilometre east of the Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck marshalling yard) and Borken station is still open as a non-electrified and largely single-track line. The line is double track from Zweckel junction, near Gladbeck West station, where with a link from the line from Bottrop connects, to Dorsten station. From there to Hervest-Dorsten station the line runs parallel to the line to Coesfeld, creating the impression of a double-track line. On the
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Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line


The Line LG of Taipei Metro (Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin Line or Lightgreen Line or Line 7) is a medium capacity, rapid transit line on the Taipei Metro currently approved and beginning construction. The Taipei City Government Department of Rapid Transit Systems estimates construction to take eight years. In keeping with the Taipei Metro's color coding scheme, the Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin Line will be light green, with stations abbreviated as "LGXX" ("XX" being the station number). When Phase I is completed,
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New Taipei Industrial Park metro station


New Taipei Industrial Park () is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017, and is currently one of the five express stations on the line. It is a planned transfer station with Taipei Metro Circular line. This elevated station has two island platforms with 4 tracks for Commuter and Express trains. The station is long and wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017
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Taipei Metro


to Shisizhang station. The line is expected to open in December 2020 and will connect to station Y7 on the Circular line, which is still under construction, but is expected to open in 2019. The Department of Rapid Transit Systems has more details on its website in Chinese about the Ankeng light rail. Sanying is a metro line under construction, serving Sanxia and Yingge districts. The first section is 14.29 km long, has twelve stations and runs through Tucheng, Sanxia and Yingge districts. The line shares the same terminus with
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Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line


the Wanda-Zhonghe Shulin Line is expected to carry 270,000 riders per day, and passengers will be able to travel between the terminus at Zhonghe Senior High School Station and Taipei Main Station in 25 minutes. This medium-capacity route was approved by the Executive Yuan on February 12, 2010. It is split into two phases. Phase I consists of nine underground stations and a depot in Jincheng Road. The 9.5 km long line (Phase I) will connect to the Xindian Line and Xiaonanmen Line at Chiang Kai-Shek
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Taipei Arena metro station


Taipei Arena () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. The station opened on 15 November 2014. This three-level, underground station has an island platform. It is located beneath Nanjing East Rd. to the west of Beining Rd. It opened in November 2014 with the opening of the Songshan Line. Originally, the station was to be named "Taipei Stadium Station". However, the area was renamed to "Taipei City Sports Park", no longer using the original station name
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Neiwan line


on 11 November 2011. The Liujia Line, which connects TRA Hsinchu Station and THSR Hsinchu Station, branches off from the Neiwan Line at Zhuzhong Station. All trains run between Hsinchu and Neiwan. The headway between each number of runs is about one hour. There has been one through-service between Neiwan and Taipei on Saturdays and Sundays since 2004. The Neiwan Line is principally serviced by Local Trains (區間車). Until the renovation of the Neiwan Line which accompanied the construction of the Liujia Line, only diesel-powered
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Fuxing Road (Taipei)


Fuxing Road (; also called 11th Ave.) is a major arterial in Taipei connecting the Daan District and the National Taiwan University in the south with the Zhongzheng, Zhongshan, and Songshan districts around the northern terminus. Most of the Taipei Metro's Wenshan Line runs above Fuxing Road, with provisions along the road for the line's extension to Neihu. In November 2006, Taipei City opened up a new section of Fuxing Road between Minzu E. Road and the Dazhi Bridge, providing people a new connection between Dazhi and central Taipei
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Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof Berlin


metres away respectively. There is a direct connection to the bus station only via some bus lines of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). The connection to the city centre is via the underground line, whose station is two blocks north of Kaiserdamm; the journey from there to Zoo station takes eight minutes, to Alexanderplatz 28 minutes. The immediate proximity to the city motorway (Bundesautobahn 100) and the AVUS (Bundesautobahn 115) is attractive for coach travel companies. This eliminates the congestion-prone and thus time-consuming journey
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Dongmen metro station


Dongmen () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is an interchange station with the Red Line and the Xinzhuang Line, which opened on 24 November 2013. The station opened on 30 September 2012 with the opening of the Zhongxiao Xinsheng to Guting segment of the Xinzhuang Line. The station is a four-level, underground station with island platforms for both the Xinyi and Xinzhuang Lines. The platforms are stacked, allowing for cross-platform interchange between the two lines. The Xinyi Line station
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Ruhrort


% of all direct China-Western Europe cargo trains. Today Ruhrort has 5,467 inhabitants (as of Sep. 1st, 2004), 806 of which are of foreign origin, mainly from Southern Europe and the Middle East. Public Transport in Ruhrort is provided by the "Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft" ("DVG") which operates one tram line (Line 901) and several bus lines that connect to other parts of the city. Duisburg-Ruhrort station, which lies north of central Ruhrort has been downgraded and is currently only served
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Zhonghe–Xinlu line


The Zhonghe–Xinlu or Orange line (code O) is a line of the Taipei Metro named after the districts it connects: Zhonghe, Xinzhuang and Luzhou. As of 29 June 2013, all construction on the Line O has been completed. The line runs through New Taipei and Taipei and has a terminus in Taoyuan City. Due to heavy traffic for residents in the districts of Luzhou and Sanchong traveling in and out of downtown Taipei, a rapid transit line was constructed to meet this urgent need. Although the Luzhou Line
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Transportation in Taichung


. There are three or more THSR trains in either direction every hour and it takes under an hour to get to Taipei in the North or Kaohsiung in the South. The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) of Taichung is under construction and planning. The Red Line has been under construction since September 2009. The elevated section will go between Fengyuan Station and Daqing Station and is set to be finished by 2016. The Green Line, meanwhile, also known as the Wuri-Wenxin-Beitun Line, will connect Dingjiushe to Xinwuri
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Taiwan Railways Administration


municipal central government relationship. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation's (TRTC) was converted from Tamsui railway line, while and roughly follow the TRA mainline and the former Xindian railway line. TRA accepts metro farecards within metropolitan Taipei. Four metro lines converge at Taipei Main Station, making subways the local distribution system of TRA. New intercity bus terminals were constructed near Taipei Main Station in 2009. Like NJ Transit’s Newark and LIRR’s Jamaica stations, Banqiao and Nankang interchanges afford TRA penetration into western and eastern neighbourhoods without long hackney rides
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Qilian metro station


The Taipei Metro Qilian station is located in the Beitou District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line). In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line. The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and one exit. The station is situated between Donghua Street and Xian Street, near the entrance of Gongguan. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. The station was a station on the defunct TRA Tamsui Line. It was
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Taipei Bridge metro station


The Taipei Metro Taipei Bridge station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan, two blocks from the approach to Taipei Bridge for which the station is named. The station opened for service on 5 January 2012. This six-level, underground station has two, stacked side platforms. It is located beneath Chongxin Rd., Sec. 1 between Wenhua North and South Rd. and Zhongyang North and South Rd. It was originally scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of
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Zhongli District


there are free shuttle buses from downtown to THSR station every 15–20 minutes. The Taipei/Airport MRT line has been open to the public since 2017, an extension of this MRT line from A21 (Huanbei station) to the TRA station is still under construction as of October of 2018. In addition, the Taiwan Railway Administration Zhongli Station provides conventional train connections to other Taiwanese cities. Zhongli is served by both National Highway No. 1 and Provincial Highway No. 66. The nationally owned e-go highway buses, near
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Taiwan Railways Administration


; a Nankang extension is under construction. Except for Taipei, HSR stations are located out-of-town, minimizing environmental impacts and property acquisition, maximizing economic development potential, and allowing low curvature alignments. Commuter rail connects HSR with established provincial downtowns, solving “last mile” problems. In Hsinchu, HSR and TRA stations are three miles apart. Parts of TRA's Neiwan line were electrified and rebuilt as a modern commuter railroad, costing US$280 million to connect Hsinchu's historic downtown with the HSR. Connections generate
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Beijing–Taipei high-speed rail corridor


The Beijing–Taipei high-speed railway (), also known as Beijing-Fuzhou high-speed railway () due to the political status of Taiwan, is a partly completed high-speed railway corridor, connecting Beijing and Taipei, in Taiwan. The line shares tracks with the following railway lines: Thereafter, it would cross an undersea tunnel which has been proposed by the Chinese government, which would connect Pingtan and Hsinchu. It would share tracks with the Taiwan High Speed Rail from Hsinchu to Taipei. Project planning
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Shopping in Taipei


). Most malls are located along Zhongxiao East Road (accessible from Zhongxiao Fuxing Station and Zhongxiao Dunhua Station) or in the newly developed Xinyi District (Taipei City Hall Station). Malls are generally the source for high-end shopping, while markets are for less expensive items. Prominent shopping malls include: Due to its high population density and lack of space, Taipei also has many underground markets and malls that also serve as connections between metro stations. Ximending became the famous theater street in Taipei in the 1930s. It
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Monowai Power Station


be increased to 11 MW but the Government was not interested in lending money to SEPB for the upgrade, so the proposal lapsed. In 1936 when the Government took over the SEPB and renamed it the Southland Electrical Power Supply (SEPS) the power station was included in the assets that they acquired. In 1937 the canal between Lake Monowai and the headpond was deepened. The completion of a 110 kV transmission line in 1938 from Halfway Bush to Gore meant that Monowai powered system was connected to the national grid and hence to the
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Taipei Zoo


is, therefore, sometimes referred to as the "Muzha Zoo" to be distinguished from the former "Yuan-shan Zoo". The current site encloses 165 hectares, including 90 hectares open to the public. The zoo was badly hit during Typhoon Soudelor on 8 August 2015 which caused NT$10 million of loss with additional NT$4 million in reparation cost. The zoo opened again on 11 August 2015 while some parts of it were still kept closed. The Taipei Zoo displays animals from Taiwan, Australia, Africa, the Asian tropical
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Beitou metro station


The Taipei Metro Beitou station (formerly Peitou Station until 2003) is a station on Red Line (Tamsui Line and Xinbeitou Branch Line), located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The location of station can be traced back the same name station of the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line and Xinbeitou Line. The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two side platforms. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. There are several amenities around the station. This include Beitou Presbyterian Church and Beitou
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Dresden Park Railway


line starts from "An der Gläsernen Manufaktur" station, which takes its name from the adjacent "Gläserne Manufaktur", a Volkswagen car factory. From here to Zoo station the line is double track, and served by trains in both directions. Zoo station takes its name from the nearby Dresden Zoo and is the headquarters of the line, with locomotive and car sheds. Beyond Zoo station, trains normally operate on a one-way single track loop via stations at "Carolasee", "Karcherallee" and "Palaisteich"
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Songshan Airport metro station


The Taipei Metro Songshan Airport station is located in Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Brown Line and serves as a transportation gateway to Taipei Songshan Airport. This four-level, underground station features an island platform and three exits. The station is 150 meters long, 20 meters wide, and is accessible from Songshan Airport via a 42-meter long underground cross passage. This station along with Dazhi station are the only underground medium-capacity stations on the Taipei Metro. They are also the first underground stations in
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Clifton Down railway station


shopping centre. The wider area is largely residential. Bristol Zoo is under a mile away. The station is located along the line from , and from . It is the fifth station from Temple Meads. There are two running lines, roughly oriented east-west, but curving towards the north at both ends. There are two -long platforms to the north and south of the running lines, connected by a footbridge at the east end. The southern platform, Platform 1, serves trains towards , the northern platform, Platform
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Jardim Zoológico (Lisbon Metro)


Sete Rios station is part of the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro. It is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened in December 29, 1959. This station is located on Praça General Humberto Delgado, connecting to the Sete Rios Railway Station (Sintra and Azambuja Lines) and the Sete Rios Bus terminal. It takes its name from the nearby Lisbon Zoo. The architectural design of the original station is by Falcão e Cunha. On July 25, 1995, the station was extended
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Ximen metro station


2010, the daily ridership at Ximen station was 112,000, making it the fourth busiest station on the network, just behind Taipei Main Station, Taipei City Hall and Zhongxiao Fuxing station. It is situated under Zhonghua Rd, at the intersection of Chengdu Rd, Hengyang Rd, and Baoqing Rd. The station is also connected to the Ximen Intelligent Library (an unmanned branch of the Taipei Public Library). Exit 6 is heavily used by those accessing the Ximending shopping area. The exit opening is set at the top of the
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Taipei City Hall metro station


Taipei City Hall () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. The two-level, underground station structure with an island platform and four exits. The size of the station is larger than most other stations on the Nangang Line. The station is situated under Zhongxiao East Road, between Keelung Road and Songren Road. Washrooms are located outside of the fare area of the station. Due to crowding during New Year's festivities, automatic platform gates have been installed at this station. In recent years
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List of railway and metro stations in Taiwan


The Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System consists of three lines: Red line, Orange line, and Circular light rail. There are in total 52 stations in total on the three lines. The New Taipei Metro consists of one line, Danhai light rail, with 14 stations. Currently planned to open in late 2018. The Taichung Metro consists of one line, Green line, with 18 stations. Currently planned to open in late 2018 or early 2019. The Taipei Metro System consists of five lines: Wenhu line, Tamsui–Xinyi
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Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall metro station


Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station for Red line and Green line. While the memorial for which the station is named was embroiled in a naming dispute, the name of the station has remained unchanged. The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and seven exits. The two platforms are stacked on top of one another, allowing for cross-platform interchange between Red line and Green line.
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Naples metropolitan railway service


will run from Leopardi station to Torregaveta, connecting the Trenitalia network with the Cumana Railway via 3 new stops in a tunnel at Campegna, Cederna and Coroglio. Naples Metro line 7 will run in a circular line connecting the Cumana and Circumflegrea railways via 4 new stops at Monte Sant'Angelo, Parco San Paolo, Terracina and Giochi del Mediterraneo. The existing station Zoo-Edenlandia will be renamed as "Kennedy". A branch of the Circumflegrea railway from Licola to Giugliano has been approved, construction has not yet started. The Alifana
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Tainan


East Tainan second CBD near the border of the East and Yongkang districts. Tainan Station is a major stop on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) Western Line, with direct connections to Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hsinchu, and Keelung. There are also local trains to reach closer destinations. Taiwan High Speed Rail Tainan Station is located just outside the city center, in Gueiren District. The service is accessible to the city center via TRA Shalun Line and two THSR Shuttle Bus Lines. Using the High Speed Rail system passengers
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Huilong metro station


The Taipei Metro Huilong station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, and Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is the western terminus of the Xinzhuang Line and opened on Jun 29, 2013. It is also a planned terminus on the Wanda-Shulin Line and the Taoyuan MRT Brown Line. This two-level, underground station has an island platform. It is located beneath Zhongzheng Rd. near Losheng Sanatorium, adjoining the Xinzhuang Depot. It is a planned transfer station with
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Daqiaotou metro station


The Taipei Metro Daqiaotou station () is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the last station before the Luzhou Line diverges from the Xinzhuang Line. It is a planned terminus for the Shezi Light Rail Line. This four-level, underground station has an island platform. It is located beneath the intersection of Minquan West Rd., Chongqing South Rd., and the south side of Daqiao Elementary School Stadium. It opened for service on 3 November 2010 with the opening
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Songshan station


Administration section consists of two island platforms (four tracks), while the Taipei Metro station has an island platform and five exits. They are connected via an underground passage. The new Taipei Metro station has a "Halo of City" theme with an egg-shaped hall and columns forming a ring structure. The station is deep, long, and wide. It has six exits, four vent shafts, and two accessibility elevators. The north side of the station is land for a joint development project. The Taipei Metro
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Bochum–Gelsenkirchen railway


longer, southern connecting curve without stopping at Gelsenkirchen Zoo. The 1968/69 timetable included a Wanne-Eickel–Gelsenkirchen-Zoo–Gelsenkirchen-Schalke–Bottrop-Süd–Oberhausen service. In 1940, there was a Wanne-Eickel–Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck–Schalke Nord–Gelsenkirchen-Hessler–Essen service. Freight from Bochum-Langendreer runs over line 2153. This bypasses the stations of Wanne-Eickel and Herne, reaching Recklinghausen and Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck directly. The line from Bochum-Riemke to Wanne-Eickel via Wanne
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Touqianzhuang metro station


The Taipei Metro Touqianzhuang station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line and a planned transfer station with the future Circular Line located in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened for service on 5 January 2012. This three-level, underground station has an island platform. It is located beneath the intersection of Zhongzheng Rd. and Siyuan Rd. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line, but opened earlier for service on 5 January 2012. It is a planned transfer station
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Zhongxiao Road


Zhongxiao Road (, also called 4th Blvd. or Chunghsiao Road) is a major arterial boulevard and part of provincial highway 5 in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Zhongzheng district in the west with the Daan, Songshan, Xinyi, and Nangang districts towards the east. Zhongxiao is known as a popular shopping and entertainment area, with many large department stores and shopping malls located along most of the entire stretch. About half of the Nangang Line of the Taipei Metro runs under the road, with stations located at major intersections along
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Yonghe District


changed to Yonghe District. The Xindian River forms a natural boundary between Yonghe and Taipei City to the north and east, although three bridges connect the two areas. To the south and west lies Zhonghe District, which shares some administration and facilities with Yonghe. The city is famous for its soy milk, and breakfast stores advertising "Yonghe Soy Milk" can be found all over Taiwan. Yonghe is served by the Zhonghe Line of the Taipei Metro, Station of which are located in the city: Dingxi. In addition,
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Danfeng metro station


The Taipei Metro Danfeng station is a station on the Xinzhuang Line located on the border of Xinzhuang and Taishan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The station opened on 29 June 2013. This two-level, underground station has an island platform. It is located beneath the intersection of Zhongzheng Rd. and Min-an Rd. The western terminus for the Xinzhuang Line was originally planned to be at Xinzhuang. However, the line was changed and further extended to the west. Thus, the station number (O60)
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Zoo station (Calgary)


Zoo station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Northeast Line (Route 202) and opened on April 27, 1985 as part of the original line. The station, which is located in the median of Memorial Drive Northeast, 2.5 km from the City Hall Interlocking, serves the Calgary Zoo, the Telus Spark science museum as well as the community of Bridgeland. Stylistically, the design of Zoo station differs from the other stations in the CTrain system as it incorporates images of animals
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180th Street–Bronx Park station


IRT Third Avenue Line. Once the connection to the IRT Lenox Avenue Line opened on July 10, 1905, trains from the newly opened IRT subway ran via the line. The line was originally intended to extend farther north but was changed into a terminal during construction due to protests stating that the trains running over the park would be bad for animals in the Bronx Zoo. The line's extension is the reason for the S-curve north of the West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station. After the line's extension
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Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) passageway


The Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) passageway is a proposed high-speed railway passage in Greater China. It will run in a north–south direction from Beijing to Hong Kong, with a branch leading from Hefei to end at Taipei across the Taiwan Strait. It will connect the cities of Beijing, Xiong'an, Fuyang, Hefei, Jiujiang, Nanchang, Ganzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong on the main line, as well as Fuzhou and Taipei on the branch line. The line was announced by the Chinese government in
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Dingpu metro station


Dingpu station is a subway station of Taipei Metro. This station is a 2 km extension and western terminus of the Tucheng Line, which itself is an extension of Bannan Line. Dingpu station is located in Tucheng District, New Taipei City. Construction began in January 2010 and commercial service was scheduled to begin in 2013. Commercial service was scheduled to begin in 2014, but was pushed back to 6 July 2015. It is a planned terminus for the Sanying Line (). The four-level, underground station with island
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Taipei Zoo


1937–1945) and later relocated to Taiwan with the Kuomintang forces was moved to the zoo, and lived out most of his life and was the most popular animal at the zoo, and the most famous animal in Taiwan until it received 2 pandas from China. Many adults and children alike affectionately called the bull elephant "Grandpa Lin Wang". Due to a need for expansion and for better conditions for the animals, the zoo was moved to its current site in Muzha on the southeastern suburb of Taipei City in 1986. It
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St. Ignatius High School metro station


The Taipei Metro St. Ignatius High School station is a station on the Luzhou Line located in Luzhou, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened on 3 November 2010. It is also a planned transfer station with the Circular Line. This three-level, underground station is located at the intersection of Jixian Rd. and Zhongxian 1st Rd. and opened on 3 November 2010 with the opening of the Luzhou Line. Excavation depth for this station is around 32 meters. It is 151 meters in length and 23 meters wide.
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Zhishan metro station


Zhishan () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line). It is a planned transfer station on the Shezi Light Rail Line. The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two exits. The station is situated on Fuhua Road, near Fuguo Road entrance. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. The station's amenities include Chin Shan Yen Gate, Chin Shan Yen Hui Chi Temple, Shuangxi Park and Chinese
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Guting metro station


Guting () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. The defunct Xindian railway line also had a station of the same name. However, its location is not the same as the current station. The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and nine exits. The two platforms are stacked, allowing for cross-platform interchange between Green Line and Orange Line. Public art at the station is titled "Chance of Meeting" and features 12 face masks representing contrasts such
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Zhongshan metro station


Zhongshan () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between Tamsui–Xinyi and s. The station opened on 28 March 1997 for traffic on the Tamsui line, and Songshan line services opened on 15 November 2014. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall and Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store. The station is an underground structure with an island platform and four exits when Tamsui line opened. It is located at the intersection of Nanjing West Rd. and
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Dazhi metro station


The Taipei Metro Dazhi station is located in the Zhongshan District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station of Brown Line. This two-level, underground station features an island platform, three exits, and a platform elevator located on the south side of the concourse level. This station, along with Songshan Airport station, are the only medium-capacity, underground stations on the Taipei Metro. They are also the first underground stations in the system to have platform doors. The platform level is 159 meters long, while
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Xinyi District, Taipei


, and Xinyi Line at Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station and Elephant Mountain Station. In addition, the north of the district is served by the Taiwan Railway Administration Songshan Station. Buses to Xinyi District are also plentiful from all parts of Taipei, with a major bus terminal at Taipei City Hall Bus Station. There are also many arteries and freeways in the area, including Zhongxiao East Rd. (part of Sec. 4 & Sec 5), Keelung Rd. (first 2 sections), Xinyi Rd. (
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Daan District, Taipei City


Line, Nangang Line, Xindian Line, Xinzhuang Line, Xinyi Line, and Zhonghe Line all have stations in the district. fourteen stations of which are located in the city: Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Zhongxiao Dunhua, Zhongxiao Fuxing, Zhongxiao Xinsheng, Daan Park, Daan, Xinyi Anhe, Technology Building, Liuzhangli, Linguang, Dongmen, Guting, Taipower Building and Gongguan. The district also contains one of Taipei's major interchanges at Zhongxiao Fuxing. The Songshan Line also has half of its stations located within the
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Taipei Metro


Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Taipei Metro, is a metro system serving Taipei and New Taipei, Taiwan, operated by government owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates Maokong Gondola. Taipei Metro was the first metro system in Taiwan. The initial network was approved for construction in 1986 and work started two years later. The first line opened in 1996 and by 2000, 62 stations were in service on three main lines. Over the next 9 years the number of passengers had increased by 70%
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Zhongyi metro station


The Taipei Metro Zhongyi station is located in Beitou District, Taipei. Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line. The at-grade, station structure with two side platforms and a single exit. It is located on the south of Zhongyang North Road. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. This station was built on 1 November 1961; and was replaced by the request station on 1 July 1979. It was closed from
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West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station


full ten-car express trains to platform. Previously the stations could only platform six-car local trains. Third Avenue Line service ended on May 12, 1955. On November 1, 1951, a contract for the construction of a mezzanine was awarded to Amdor Structures Incorporated. The mezzanine connected the subway station with a new escalator in Boston Road near the Bronx Zoo. This elevated station, situated on a high curve, one of the highest elevations on the line, has three tracks and two side platforms. The center
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Banqiao station


Banqiao () is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, TRA and Taipei Metro. All tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the "1 series". The current station building opened in 1999 for TRA, 2006 for Taipei Metro, and 2007 for HSR. The station currently handles over 77 million entries and exits per year. It will be joined by an elevated metro station of the Circular line
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Taoyuan Airport MRT


the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) decided to build the line directly from the government budget. The terminus in Taipei was shifted from Ximen to Taipei Main Station to facilitate transfers to other forms of public transportation (including TRA and THSR). There were disagreements between the MOTC and the Taipei City Government regarding the exact location of the terminal station. The MOTC preferred an elevated station just north of the Taipei Main Station, while the City Government wanted it built underground just west of Chengde Road. The MOTC's plan
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Hongshulin metro station


The Taipei Metro Hongshulin station (formerly Hungshulin Station until 2003) is located in the sea-side district of Tamsui in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. The location of station could be traced back the station of the same name on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line. The station is a terminus for the Danhai Light Rail Transit system serving Danhai New Township. The at-grade, station structure with two side platforms and two exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.
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2014 Taipei Metro attack


. The attack started on 21 May 2014 at around 16:25 local time, inside a Bannan Line train heading west between Longshan Temple Station in Taipei and Jiangzicui Station in New Taipei. The distance between the two stations is the longest between any two stations in the Taipei metro system, lasting three to five minutes. During the attack, the assailant chased and hacked passengers with a 30 cm long fruit knife. Before the train could stop at Jiangzicui Station, a group of passengers banded together to distance themselves using umbrellas while others tried
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Zhongxiao Fuxing metro station


Zhongxiao Fuxing () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is one of the busiest, with a 35.768 million entries and exits in 2017. The station has both underground and elevated sections: two levels are underground (servicing Blue Line) and four levels above ground (servicing Brown Line). The station has two side platforms, one island platform, and five exits. Brown Line platforms are equipped with platform screen doors and Blue Line platforms are equipped with automatic platform gates. Washrooms are
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Zhongxiao Fuxing metro station


located inside and outside the paid area of the station. The station is situated at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Road and Fuxing South Road. The station features four long escalators directly connecting the B3 concourse level with the third-floor platforms. These escalators handle 96,000 transferring passengers daily. On 31 March 2017, Taipei Metro Corporation announced that escalator speeds would be increased from to , increasing carrying capacity by 30%. The station can be very crowded during rush hour due to its status as a major transfer station between two lines
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Yuanshan metro station


Yuanshan () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the . There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line. The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two exits. The station is situated on the West of Yumen Street, between Kulun Street and Jiuquan Street. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. Notable landmarks are Taipei Expo Park, Chungshan Soccer Stadium, The Grand Hotel, Republic of China
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Xiaonanmen metro station


The Taipei Metro Xiaonanmen station (formerly transliterated as Hsiao Nanmen Station until 2003) is an underground station on the Xiaonanmen Line located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. This two-level, underground station has an island platform and four exits. The station is surrounded by government buildings and education institutions, serving mainly students and civil servants; thus, it remains relatively quiet for most of the day. In 2010, the station was used for the filming of a scene for a Taiwanese romantic comedy film, Au Revoir Taipei
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Xindian metro station


The Taipei Metro Xindian station (formerly transliterated as Hsintien Station until 2003) is the southern terminus of the Green Line located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan. This one-level, underground station, has an island platform and one exit., this is the southernmost station of the Taipei MRT Routes until Dingpu station was completed. Art for the station is titled "Heaven, Earth, and Man" and features many sculptures around the entrances. Designed by Takashi Tanabe, it was selected through open competition and cost
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Xihu metro station


The Taipei Metro Xihu station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Brown Line and opened on 4 July 2009. This three-level, elevated station features an island platform, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the east side of the concourse level. Unlike other stations on Brown Line, the concourse of this station is located above the platform level. On the eastern and northern walls of the station is a public art display. Titled "Crossing-Transformation",
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Qiyan metro station


The Taipei Metro Qiyan station is located in the Beitou District of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line). The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and one exit. The station is situated between east of Beitou Road, and the beginning of Sanhe Road. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. On trains to Beitou, an announcement is made recommending passengers for stations north of Beitou to change trains at this station since Beitou does not offer same platform
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Yongning metro station


The Taipei Metro Yongning station is a station of the Tucheng Line (Blue Line) located in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It served as the southern terminal station before the opening of the Dingpu station in 2015. The two-level, underground station with an island platform and four exits. It is located at the intersection of Zhongyang Rd. and Chengtian Rd. Exhibits of artifacts from nearby Zhanlong Mountain and Tudigong Mountain, which were discovered close to Yongning station, are on display. The theme for the
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Taiwan High Speed Rail


the air routes between Taipei and the country's western cities had been discontinued, including all connections between cities with THSR stations except for a single daily connection between Taipei and Kaohsiung. Total domestic air traffic was expected to be halved from 2006 to 2008, and actually fell from 8.6 to 4.9 million. In June 2012, officials announced the discontinuation of the last remaining commercial flight between Taipei and Kaohsiung. The share for conventional rail between Taipei and Kaohsiung fell from 9.71% in 2006 to 2.5% in 2008, while high-
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