Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall metro station
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (Chinese: 中正紀念堂; pinyin: Zhōngzhèng Jìniàntáng), secondary station name Nanmen (Chinese: 南門), is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro.[3] It is a transfer station for the Tamsui–Xinyi line and Songshan–Xindian line. While the memorial for which the station is named was embroiled in a controversial renaming in 2007,[4] the name of the station has remained unchanged due to the Taipei City Council being controlled by the then-opposition Kuomintang.
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (Nanmen) 中正紀念堂（南門） | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中正紀念堂 (南門) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中正纪念堂 (南门) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (South Gate) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | B1F 119-3 Sec 1 Roosevelt Rd Zhongzheng and Da'an, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°01′58″N 121°31′06″E / 25.0327°N 121.5183°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Songshan–Xindian line Tamsui–Xinyi line Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Access available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | R08, G10, LG01 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | web | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 December 1998[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31 August 2000 | Service to Ximen added | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 November 2014 | Songshan–Xindian line added | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Wanda–Shulin line expected to add | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 20.976 million per year[2]  1.12% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | (Ranked 17th of 109) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station overview
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The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and seven exits.[5] The two platforms are stacked on top of one another, allowing for cross-platform interchange between the Tamsui–Xinyi line and the Songshan–Xindian line. The washrooms are outside the entrance area. The station is situated under Roosevelt Road, between Nanhai Road, Linsen South Road, and Aiguo East Road. It also connects to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and some government agencies located around the area.
From 15 November 2014, the station became a transfer station with the Songshan–Xindian line.[6][7] The Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line will serve as the terminus of this station, scheduled to open in late 2027.
Public art
editThe station is home to several public art pieces. By the escalators connecting the two platform levels, a piece titled "Metamorphosis" displays a holographic flight trajectory of a paper plane.[8] Along some of the entrance hallways, "Musical Skies" shows light boxes with images clouds in a blue sky.[8] On the upper platform in "Platform, Stage", elements from Taiwanese folk arts and Chinese opera have been transformed into abstract elements and minimized into two curtains of lines and flat surfaces.[8]
Station layout
edit| Street Level | Exit/Entrance | Exit/Entrance |
| B1 | Northern Concourse | Lobby, one-way ticket machine, information desk |
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| Southern Concourse | Lobby, one-way ticket machine, information desk | |
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| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R09 NTU Hospital)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tamsui–Xinyi Line, right for Songshan–Xindian Line | ||
| Platform 2 | ← Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G11 Xiaonanmen)
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| Platform 1 | → Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line toward Juguang (LG02 Taipei Botanical Garden)
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Island platform, Under Construction
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| Platform 2 | → Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line toward Juguang (LG02 Taipei Botanical Garden)
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| B3 | Platform 3 | → Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R07 Dongmen) →
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| Island platform, doors will open on the right for Tamsui–Xinyi line, left for Songshan–Xindian line | ||
| Platform 4 | → Songshan–Xindian line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G09 Guting) →
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Around the station
editReferences
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- ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Route Map: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ Caroline Gluck (2007-05-19). "Taiwan to rename Chiang landmark". BBC News. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ "第二章 土木，建築，水環、軌道". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Routes)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "President promotes plans to build Wanda MRT line". Taipei Times. 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ a b c "Public Art on the Xindian Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-12-06.