Taipei Zoo station
Taipei Zoo BR01/Y01 動物園 Tâi-lô | Tōng-bu̍t-hn̂g |
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Wenshan, Taipei
Taiwan
- Wenhu line (BR01)
- Maokong Gondola
- Circular line (Y01)
30 March 2010 (reopening)
Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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Muzha towards Nangang Exhib Center
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Wenhu line | Terminus | ||
Terminus | Maokong Gondola | Taipei Zoo South towards Maokong
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Future service | ||||
Terminus | Circular line | National Chengchi University towards Jiannan Road
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The
Station overview
This three-level, elevated station features two side platforms and two exits. It is located on Xinguang Rd., Sec. 2. In order to deal with patronage to the zoo, an underground parking lot was constructed. It connects to the Maokong Gondola and Taipei Zoo.
It will be a transfer station and terminus with
History
It was opened on 28 March 1996. To deal with the increasing patronage, construction began on a second exit in November 2001 before the opening in November 2002. On 20 March 2010, the underground parking lot and bus transfer station opened.[3]
On 4 July 2007, the Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo Station opened.
Due to structural problems resulting from typhoons, the station was closed along with the gondola system on 1 October 2008; and it officially reopened on 30 March 2010.
Station layout
4F | Connecting Level | Platforms-connecting Overpass |
3F | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 1 | ← Wenhu line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR02 Muzha) | |
Platform 2 | → Wenhu line termination platform → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
2F | Mezzanine | Transitlink floor for stairs and escalators, Restrooms |
1F | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
B2 | Platform 1 | Circular line toward Jiannan Road (Y02 National Chengchi University) |
Island platform, Under Construction | ||
Platform 2 | Circular line toward Jiannan Road (Y02 National Chengchi University) |
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Taipei Zoo Station platform
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Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo station
Around the station
- Taipei Zoo
- Jingmei River
- Daonan Riverside Park
- National Chengchi University
References
- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Route Map: Taipei Zoo". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "動物園站地下停車場 99年3月20日起正式啟用". 臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司網站. 2010-03-21.