Minquan West Road Station

Minquan West Road Station 民權西路站
Concourse of Minquan West Road Station
Location
Municipality	Taipei
District(s)	Zhongshan, Datong
Address	No. 72, Minquan West Road
Info
Type	Underground
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Rail services
Line(s)	■ Tamsui Line (R16) ■ Xinzhuang Line (O9)
Daily Ridership	51,741 (Jul. 2011)[1] (Ranked 16th of 89)
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.

Minquan West Road Station
Traditional Chinese	民權西路站
Simplified Chinese	民权西路站
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Mínquán XīlùZhàn - Tongyong Pinyin Míncyuán Silù-Jhàn - Wade–Giles Min2-ch'üan2 Hsi1-lu4-Chan4 - Bopomofo ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄢˋ Min - Hokkien POJ Bîn-kôan Se-lō·-Chām

The Taipei Metro Minquan W. Rd. Station is located in between the Zhongshan and Datong districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a transfer station for the Tamsui Line and the Xinzhuang Line.

Station overview

Minquan West Road Station Tamsui Line platform

Minquan West Road Station Xinzhuang Line platform

The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and ten exits.^[2] The washrooms are inside the entrance areas.

The station is situated on Minquan West Road, near Chengde Road. The Red Line station is underneath the metro park, while the Orange Line station is located underneath Minquan West Road.

History

• March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the Tamsui to Zhongshan segment.
• June 1, 2003: Xinzhuang Line construction began on the still-operational station.^[3][4]
• November 3, 2010: Xinzhuang Line service commenced with the opening of the Luzhou to Zhongxiao Xinsheng segment.

Construction

With the opening of the Xinzhuang Line, the station became a three-level underground station with two cross island platforms.^[3][5] Excavation depth is at around 22 meters. The Xinzhuang Line station is 235 meters long and 26 meters wide, with six additional entrances, two vent shafts, and an accessibility elevator.

Station layout

Street Level	Tamsui Line Concourse Level	Exits 1-4, information counter, automatic ticketing machines, one-way faregates 7-Eleven (Outside fare zone), Restrooms (North side, inside fare zone)
B1
	Underpass
		(Outside fare zone, near Exit 1. Access to Fushun St. and Minquan W. Road)
	Platform 1	← Tamsui Line toward Tamsui/Beitou (Yuanshan)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui Line toward Xindian/Nanshijiao (Shuanglian) →

B2	Luzhou Branch Line Concourse Level	Escalator to Tamsui Line Concourse Level, Exits 5-10 Information counter, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (West side, outside fare zone; East side, inside fare zone)
B3	Platform 3	← Xinzhuang Line toward Luzhou (Daqiaotou)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	→ Xinzhuang Line toward Zhongxiao Xinsheng (Zhongshan Elementary School) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Minquan W. Rd. (South side of Minquan W. Rd.)
• Exit 2: Jinxi St. (Beside the Chengyuan High School)
• Exit 3: South Plaza (On the linear park)
• Exit 4: Tianxiang Rd. (Lane 70, Minquan W. Rd.)
• Exit 5: Chengde Rd. Sec. 3 (Fushun Rd., near Chengde Rd.)
• Exit 6: Chengyuan High School (Southeast side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Chengde Rd.)
• Exit 7: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
• Exit 8: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 2 (Southwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
• Exit 9: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)
• Exit 10: Zhongshan N. Rd. Sec. 3 (Northwest side of the intersection of Minquan W. Rd. and Tianxiang Rd.)

Around the station

• Wunchang Temple^[6]
• Tatong District Main Office (between this station and Shuanglian Station)
• Zhongshan North Road Wedding Dress Road
• Tatung University
• Tatung Company Headquarters
• Taipei Bridge
• United Bus Services Minquan W. Rd. Station
• Taipei Tatung Recreation Center (between this station and Yuanshan Station)
• Chengyuan Senior High School
• Datong Elementary School
• Shuanglian Elementary School
• Sande Hotel
• Fudu Hotel
• Jinxi Park
• Datong Police Department

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Yuanshan toward Tamsui/ Beitou		Red Line Tamsui Line		Shuanglian toward Xindian/ Nanshijiao
Daqiaotou toward Luzhou		Orange Line Xinzhuang Line		Zhongshan Elementary School toward Zhongxiao Xinsheng

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: Minquan West Road". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=0555. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "工程線上 Status Report: 新莊線民權西路站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns218/rp218_02.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
4. ^ "Introduction to Minquan W. Rd. Station on the Xinzhuang Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-04-01. http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns218/rp218_02.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-24. 
5. ^ "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line". Department of Rapid Transis Systems. 2008-03-01. http://www.dorts.gov.tw/public/Attachment/9101511114377.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-18. 
6. ^ "文昌宮". http://www.wunchang.org.tw/. Retrieved 2010-08-22. 

Coordinates: 25°03′44″N 121°31′11″E / 25.062179°N 121.519687°E / 25.062179; 121.519687