Ximen metro station

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Ximen 西門 Tâi-lô		Se-mn̂g

General informationLocationB1F 32-1 Baoqing Rd
Zhongzheng and Wanhua, Taipei
TaiwanCoordinates25°02′32″N 121°30′30″E / 25.0422°N 121.5083°E / 25.0422; 121.5083Line(s) Songshan–Xindian line
Bannan lineConstructionStructure typeUndergroundBicycle facilitiesAccess availableOther informationStation codeG12, BL11Websiteenglish.metro.taipei/cp.aspx?n=1BE0AF76C79F9A38HistoryOpened24 December 1999^[1]Key dates31 August 2000Service to CKS Memorial Hall opened15 November 2014Songshan–Xindian line addedPassengers2016131,836 daily (December 2020)^[2]  2.2%Rank(Ranked 2nd of 109) Services

Preceding station	Taipei Metro			Following station
Xiaonanmen towards Xindian or Taipower Building		Songshan–Xindian line		Beimen towards Songshan
Longshan Temple towards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital		Bannan line		Taipei Main Station towards Nangang Exhib Center or Kunyang

Ximen (Chinese: 西門, formerly transliterated as Hsimen Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.^[3] The station is named after the former west gate of the city, whose location is roughly where the current station is located.

Station overview

The station is a three-level,

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It is situated under Zhonghua Rd, at the intersection of Chengdu Rd, Hengyang Rd, and Baoqing Rd. The station is also connected to the Ximen Intelligent Library (an unmanned branch of the Taipei Public Library).

Exit 6 is heavily used by those accessing the Ximending shopping area. The exit opening is set at the top of the pedestrian zone, although there is still vehicular traffic in that area. The station is often crowded on weekends, especially in the afternoon.

Station layout

Street Level	Ground Level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, toilets, one-way ticket machine, information desk
		shops, ATM
B2	Platform 1	Bannan Line toward Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL12 Taipei Main Station) →
	Island platform, doors open on the right for Bannan Line, left for Songshan-Xindian Line
	Platform 2	Songshan–Xindian Line toward Songshan (G13 Beimen) →
B3	Platform 3	← Bannan Line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL10 Longshan Temple)
	Island platform, doors open on the left for Bannan Line, right for Songshan-Xindian Line
	Platform 4	← Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G11 Xiaonanmen)

History

During Japanese rule, a railway station at the current site was called Shinkichō Station (新起町乘降場) and opened on 5 November 1930. It was specifically for refueling and its location was roughly where the current MRT station is today.^{[citation needed]}

After the war during post-war rebuilding, the station's name was changed to the current "Ximen". It was later closed due to illegal construction. An underground emergency station opened on 2 September 1987 as part of the

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Ximen railway station used to be a station on the

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Construction of Ximen MRT station started in 1995, and the station opened on 24 December 1999 for the Blue line. On 30 August 2000, a service to CKS Memorial Hall opened. Under that operation, only 3 platforms were used so platforms 2 and 4 would switch service every 6 months. After the Xinyi Line opened, the shuttle service was extended to Taipower Building until the Songshan–Xindian line opened on 15 November 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Around the Station

• Ximending
• Zhongshan Hall
• The Red House
• Nishi Honganji Relics
• Supreme Court

References