Tucheng metro station
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| Chinese | 土城 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | B1F, No. 105, Sec. 1, Jincheng Rd. Tucheng, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Taipei Metro | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Undetermined | ||||||||||||||||
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The Tucheng Station of the Taipei Metro is a station on the Bannan line located in Tucheng District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2] It will soon be a transfer station with the Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line in 2028.
Station layout
[edit]| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, automatic ticket dispensing machine, information desk, one-way faregates Restrooms (North side, outside fare zone near exit 3) |
| B2 | Platform 1 | ←  Bannan line towards Nangang Exhib Center (BL04 Haishan)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Bannan line towards Dingpu (BL02 Yongning) →
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The two-level, underground station with an island platform configuration and has three exits. The station is located underneath Jincheng Rd. at its intersection with Heping Rd.
It will be a transfer station with the Wanda-Shulin Line, scheduled to open in 2028.
History
[edit]- 31 May 2006: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Fuzhong to Yongning.
- 28 September 2018: Automatic platform gates were installed on Blue Line, as last batch of installation make all stations on Taipei Metro have a form of platform doors.
- 2028: The Wanda-Shulin Line became a transfer line.
Public art
[edit]Public art for the station consists of a faux archeological piece titled "The Legend of Gold Town". Produced through high-tech means, the piece is displayed similarly to how excavated artifacts are displayed. It depicts historical diversity and the development of the Tucheng area and represent the creativity and local characteristics of Tucheng.[3]
Exits
[edit]- Exit 1: Jincheng Rd. Sec. 1
- Exit 2: Intersection of Jincheng Rd. Sec. 1 and Heping Rd.
- Exit 3: Jingcheng Rd. Sec. 1
Around the station
[edit]Parks
- Jincheng Park
- Tucheng Tung Blossom Park
- Zhanlongshanyizhi Cultural Park
Libraries
- Tucheng District Library
- New Taipei City Library Tucheng Branch
Schools and Universities
- De Lin Institute of Technology
- Tucheng Elementary School
Government Offices
- Tucheng District Office
Banks
- Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd. (between this station and Yongning station)
Museums and Gallaries
- Tucheng Art Hall
Shopping Malls
- ASE WeMall
Hospitals
- New Taipei City Tucheng Hospital
References
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- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Route Map: Tucheng".
- ^ "Public Art on the Tucheng Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
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