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.

Xiaonanmen

小南門
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese小南門 and 5 others
General information
LocationB1F., No. 22, Aiguo W. Rd.
Zhongzheng, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened31 August 2000
Passengers
15,761 daily (2016)[1]
Rank86 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
CKS Memorial Hall Songshan–Xindian line Ximen
towards Songshan

Station overview

Xiaonanmen station concourse.
An unused platform at Xiaonanmen station prior to the opening of Xinyi Line.

This two-level, underground station has an island platform and four exits.[2] 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 (一頁台北). The station was emptied for filming and a train was arranged specifically for shooting.[3]

History

  • 31 August 2000: The station opened for revenue service.
  • March 2006: The station was a target of serial vandalism where three of its exits were found to have had their glass panels smashed.[4]

Operations

The station was formerly served by a shuttle service between Ximen and CKS Memorial Hall. Upon the opening of the Xinyi Line in November 2013, the shuttle was extended south to Taipower Building. Upon the opening of the Songshan Line in November 2014, the shuttle was replaced by trains running the full-length Green Line service between Songshan and Xindian.

Station layout

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse
Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (Outside fare zone), shops, ATM
B2 Platform 1 Songshan–Xindian Line toward Songshan (G12 Ximen)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G10 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall)

Exits

  • Exit 1: North side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd., adjacent to the Ministry of National Defense
  • Exit 2: South side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd.
  • Exit 3: Southeast side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Boai Rd.
  • Exit 4: Southwest side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Chongqing S. Rd.

Around the station

References

  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. "Route Map: Xiaonanmen". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  3. "Taipei Film Commission is a breath of fresh air". The China Post. Taiwan (ROC). February 27, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  4. 小南門站鋼彈襲窗 4出入口3掛彩, Liberty Times, 23 March 2006

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