Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station 中正紀念堂站
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station platform
Location
Municipality	Taipei
District(s)	Zhongzheng
Address	B1F., No. 8-1, Sec. 1, Roosevelt Rd.
Info
Type	Underground
History
Opened	December 24, 1998
Rail services
Line(s)	■ Tamsui Line (R11) ■ Xindian Line (G11)
Daily Ridership	54,387 (Jul. 2011)[1] (Ranked 13th of 89)
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station
Traditional Chinese	中正紀念堂站
Simplified Chinese	中正纪念堂站
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngzhèng Jìniàntáng-Zhàn - Tongyong Pinyin Jhongjhèng Jìniàntáng-Jhàn - Wade–Giles Chung1-cheng4 Chi4-nian4-t'ang2-Chan4 - Bopomofo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄓㄢˋ Min - Hokkien POJ Tiong-chèng Kí-liām-tn̂g-Chām

The Taipei Metro Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan.^[2] It is a transfer station on the Tamsui Line and the Xindian/Xiaonanmen Branch Lines. While the memorial for which the station is named was embroiled in a naming dispute,^[3] the name of the station has remained unchanged.

Station overview

CKS Memorial Hall Station concourse

The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and seven exits.^[4] The two platforms are stacked on top of one another, allowing for cross-platform interchange. The washrooms are outside the entrance area. The station is situated under Roosevelt Road, between Nanhai Road, Linsen South Road, and Aiguo East Road.

When completed in 2013, the station will be a transfer station with the Songshan Line. It is also a planned terminus for the Wanda-Shulin Line.^[5][6]

Public art

The 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.^[7] Along some of the entrance hallways, "Musical Skies" shows light boxes with images clouds in a blue sky.^[7] 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.^[7]

Station layout

L1

Street Level

Exit/ Entrance

B1	Northern Concourse	Lobby, one-way faregates, information desk
		Restrooms, to Exits 5, 6, 7
	Southern Concourse	Lobby, one-way faregates, information desk
		To Exits 1, 2, 3, 4

B2	Platform 1	← Tamsui Line towards Tamsui / Beitou (NTU Hospital)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	← Xiaonanmen Branch toward Ximen (Xiaonanmen)

B3	Platform 3	→ Tamsui Line toward Xindian / Nanshijiao (Guting) →
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	← Xiaonanmen Branch toward Ximen (Xiaonanmen)

Note: The station is currently a terminus for the Xiaonanmen Line. Thus, only one platform for that line (either Platform 2 or 4) is open for revenue service at any given time; platform usage alternates to ensure equal usage. When the Songshan Line opens in 2013, both platforms will become operational to accommodate northbound traffic.

Exits

• Exit 1: Roosevelt Rd.
• Exit 2: Roosevelt Rd.
• Exit 3: Roosevelt Rd.
• Exit 4: Roosevelt Rd.
• Exit 5: Intersection of Aiguo E. Rd. and Zhongshan S. Rd. (Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall)
• Exit 6: Zhongshan S. Rd. (National Central Library)
• Exit 7: Aiguo W. Rd.

CKS Memorial Hall Station Exit 5

Around the station

• Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
• National Theater and Concert Hall
• National Central Library
• Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Central Bank
• Mandarin Daily News (between this station and Guting Station)
• Bureau of Labor Insurance, Council of Labor Affairs
• Zhongzheng District Administration Center

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
NTU Hospital toward Tamsui/ Beitou		Red Line Tamsui Line		Guting toward Xindian/ Nanshijiao
		Green Line Xindian Line
Xiaonanmen toward Ximen		Xiaonanmen Line		Terminus

References

1. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2011-08-24. http://tcgwww.taipei.gov.tw/site/tcg/public/MMO/dot/m17.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-24. 
2. ^ "Route Map: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=042. Retrieved 2010-06-14. 
3. ^ Caroline Gluck (2007-05-19). "Taiwan to rename Chiang landmark". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6672017.stm. Retrieved 2011-03-07. 
4. ^ "第二章 土木，建築，水環、軌道". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. http://www2.sdpo.dorts.gov.tw/paper_gln/3th/stuff2.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-27. 
5. ^ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Routes)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-12. http://english.dorts.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205658&ctNode=19582&mp=115002. Retrieved 2010-06-14. 
6. ^ "President promotes plans to build Wanda MRT line". Taipei Times. 2010-01-10. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/01/10/2003463114. Retrieved 2010-11-22. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Public Art on the Xindian Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/english/Humanity/PublicArt/Guide_Xindian.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 

Coordinates: 25°02′03″N 121°31′01″E / 25.0343027°N 121.5169966°E / 25.0343027; 121.5169966