Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro)

For the nearby Taipei Metro station with the same name, see Taipei Main Station.

25°02′55″N 121°30′51″E / 25.04861°N 121.51417°E / 25.04861; 121.51417

Taipei Main Station A1 台北車站
Express platform
General information
Location	8 Zhengzhou Rd Zhongzheng District, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taoyuan Metro Corporation
Line(s)	Taoyuan Airport MRT (A1)
Connections	300 m: Tamsui–Xinyi line (R10 Taipei) Bannan line (BL12 Taipei) Songshan–Xindian line (G13 Beimen) 200 m:   Western Trunk (100 Taipei)   THSR (02/TPE Taipei)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	A1
History
Opened	2017-03-02
Services
Preceding station Taoyuan Metro Following station New Taipei Industrial Park towards Airport Terminal 2 or Huanbei Taoyuan Airport MRT Express Terminus Sanchong towards Laojie River Taoyuan Airport MRT Commuter

Taipei Main Station is the eastern terminus of the Taoyuan Airport MRT in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. Located roughly 250 metres (820 ft 3 in) west of Taipei railway station and 200 metres (656 ft 2 in) east of Beimen metro station, the station is connected to the Taipei railway station through a 115 metres (377 ft 4 in) long underground walkway,^[1] and to Beimen station through another underground walkway. It is the busiest station of the Taoyuan Airport MRT.^[2] The station is served by both express and commuter trains, and provides in-town check in services for outbound flights. Currently, four airlines offer this service.^[3]

Overview

This three-level, underground station has two island platforms with four tracks.^[4] It is equipped with eight accessible elevators and seven exits.^[5] The station is 328 metres (1,076 ft 1 in) long and 44 metres (144 ft 4 in) to 102 metres (334 ft 8 in) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.^[6][7] It is located directly underneath the future Taipei Twin Towers.

Layout

 

Entrance hall

 

Faregates and information desk

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Station Entrance
B1	Lobby	Station lobby, information counter, automatic ticket machines, faregates, airline check-in
B2	Platform 1	←   Airport MRT toward Airport / Huanbei (New Taipei Industrial Park)
	Island platform, doors will open on the right/left
	Platform 2	←   Airport MRT toward Airport / Huanbei (New Taipei Industrial Park)
	Platform 3	←   Airport MRT toward Huanbei (Sanchong)
	Island platform, doors will open on the right/left
	Platform 4	←   Airport MRT toward Huanbei (Sanchong)

Around the Station

• Taipei City Mall
• Taipei Travel Plaza
• Shin Kong Life Tower
• Taipei Twin Towers (future)
• National Taiwan Museum

See also

• Gate of Taipei
• Taipei Bus Station
• Taipei Main Station
• Beimen Station

References

 

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1. 注意！桃園機捷台北車站唔喺台北車站 (in Chinese). AM730. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. "Airport MRT ridership to reach 10 million milestone in August". Taiwan News. 2017-08-04.
3. 首月半價 機場出台北僅20元 桃園機捷今通車. AM370 (in Chinese). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
4. A1車站立體圖 [Floor Plan]. Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
5. "A1 Taipei Main Station". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
6. "Airport MRT to begin commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
7. "Airport MRT begins commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.