Shuanglian Station

Shuanglian 雙連 18x18px
File:Platform in Shuanglian Station.JPG Shuanglian Station Platform
Location	No. 47, Minsheng W. Rd. Zhongshan and Datong, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 2 (R15)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Traffic
Passengers	42,405 daily (2011) (Ranked 25th of 89)

Shuanglian Station
Traditional Chinese	雙連站
Simplified Chinese	双连站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shuānglián-Zhàn Tongyong Pinyin Shuanglián-Jhàn Wade–Giles Shuang1-lien2-Chan4 Bopomofo ㄕㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ Southern Min Hokkien POJ Siang-liân-Chām

The Taipei Metro Shuanglian Station is located between the Zhongshan and Datong districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station of the Tamsui Line (Red Line).

Station overview

File:TaipeiMetro-FareGate-Paid.JPG

Shuanglian Station faregates.

File:Shuanglian Station Exit2.JPG

Exit 2 of Shuanglian Station.

The station is located underneath the metro park, near Minsheng West Road and Zhongshan North Road. The station is a two-level, underground structure with one island platform and two exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.

Public art in the station consists of a mural titled "Dawning Sail". Composed of porcelain enamel, the mural reflects Shuanglian's rich historical past from its role as a once-prosperous trading post on the Tamsui River to new developments in the area.

The station is a planned transfer station with the Minsheng-Xizhi Line.

History

TRA Station

• August 17, 1916: Opened for service on the Tamsui Railroad Line as "Shuanglian Parking Station".
• 1943: The station re-opened after renovation.
• In the past, there was a goods loading center near the station. Thus, it became a major transfer center on the Tamsui Line.
• July 15, 1988: Closed along with the TRA Tamsui Line.

Taipei Metro Station

• July 1993: DORTS decided to use the station as one of the trial stations for public art installations.
• March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Tamsui to Zhongshan.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit, Metro Park
B1	Lobby	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Zhongshan Metro Mall (south side of the station), Restrooms (in the underground mall)
B2	Platform 1	←   Line 2 toward Tamsui/ Beitou (Minquan West Road)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→   Line 2 toward Xiangshan/ Daan (Zhongshan) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Minsheng W. Rd.
• Exit 2: Minsheng W. Rd.

Other metro services

The station is an entrance to the Zhongshan Underground Metro Mall, connecting (between this station and Zhongshan Station).

Around the station

• Mackay Commemorative Hospital
• Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation Headquarters
• Tatong District Main Office
• Taipei Imperial Hotel
• Minxiang Park
• Taipei City Archives
• Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum
• Ministry of Labor

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Minquan West Road toward Tamsui		Line 2 Tamsui		Zhongshan toward Xiangshan