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Xiaobitan metro station

Coordinates: 24°58′23″N 121°31′48″E / 24.973065°N 121.529987°E / 24.973065; 121.529987
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Xiaobitan

G03A 小碧潭
Xiaobitan station
Chinese name
Chinese小碧潭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiǎobìtán
Bopomofoㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄊㄢˊ
Wade–GilesHsiao³ Pi⁴-t'an²
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳSéu-pit-thàm
Southern Min
Tâi-lôSió-phik-thâm
General information
Other namesXindian Senior High School; 新店高中
Location4F., No.151, Zhongyang Rd.
Xindian, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated byTaipei Metro
Line(s) Songshan–Xindian line
( Xiaobitan branch line)
Platforms1 side platform
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeG03A
History
Opened29 September 2004; 20 years ago (2004-09-29)
Passengers
7,561 daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank108 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Terminus Xiaobitan branch line Qizhang
Terminus

The Taipei Metro Xiaobitan station is a terminal station on the Xiaobitan branch line located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Station overview

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Inside Xiaobitan station
MRT Xiaobitan station

The station is an elevated station with four levels, elevated station has a side platform and two exits.[2] Its platform length allows for a three-car, high capacity train. The station location is right next to the Xindian Depot, above the maintenance workshop and near Freeway 3[3][4]

The entrance to the station and platform are situated on the fourth floor of the depot. The station covers an area of 3,000 square meters (32,292 sq ft), while the platform is 70.5 meters (231 ft 4 in) long.[4] Two escalators are located at the two entrances and are 14.45 meters (47 ft 5 in) high and 16.52 meters (54 ft 2 in) high; they are the second longest escalators in the system after those at Zhongxiao Fuxing.[4]

Public Art

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Public art at the station is themed "The Way to the Very Joyance", where the station design includes many elements designed to embrace nature.[5] Pieces include "Time Jelly", a bronze piece shaped like melting toffee over a station wall, and "The Dancing Cloud", a plastic and steel piece situated on top of platform columns. Additional pieces include those in adjacent public squares around the station.

History

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Construction began on 2 April 2001, and after four years of construction was completed on 30 September 2004. When the line first opened, some people complained about noise problems.[4][6] Thus, sound-muffling walls were built along the tracks coming into the station.

Although the station platform only allows room for a three-car trainset, when the station was first opened a six-car trainset was used on the line. In this case, only the first three train cars' doors opened at this station (selective door operation). It was not until 22 July 2006 that a dedicated three-car trainset began service on the line.

Station layout

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4F Platform 1 Xiaobitan branch line toward Qizhang (G03 Terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Concourse Market, lobby, information counter, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (inside fare zone)
3F Parking lot Elevator, escalator connecting platform
2F Parking lot Elevator, escalator connecting platform
Street Level Entrance/Exit, lobby Entrance/Exit, Market, Xindian Depot
Lobby, information counter, Restrooms (inside fare zone)

Xindian Depot

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The Xindian Line Depot is part of this station. A joint development project to construct an artificial ground area for commercial, residential, and office buildings is under construction.[7] The completion of the project would reduce noise pollution from passing trains and would allow for recreation, entertainment, and work through mixed-use architecture.

Around the station

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  • Xiaobitan Park
  • Sunshine Sports Park
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References

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  1. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ "Route Map: Xiaobitan". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ^ "Xiaobitan line to be halted temporarily in off-peak". The China Times. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  4. ^ a b c d "( G1A ) Xiaobitan". Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  5. ^ "Public Art on the Xindian Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  6. ^ "Small protest mars opening of MRT branch". Taipei Times. 2004-09-30. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  7. ^ "新店機廠聯合開發案人工地盤鋼構吊裝作業". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-11-01. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

24°58′23″N 121°31′48″E / 24.973065°N 121.529987°E / 24.973065; 121.529987