The Taipei Metro

Taipei Rapid Transit System

The Taipei Metro, more commonly known as the MRT or formally as the Taipei Rapid Transit System, is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei in Taiwan. The system is built and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and consists of 89 stations and of revenue track...

 Zhongyi Station is located in Beitou District, Taipei

Taipei

Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

. Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA

Taiwan Railway Administration

The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

 Tamsui Line.

Station overview

The station is an at-grade structure with two side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s and a single exit. It is located on the south of Zhongyiang North Road. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.

TRA Station

• November 1, 1961: A simple station is constructed. Its location is approximately 900 meters west of the current station.
• July 1, 1979: The station is upgraded from a simple station to a request station.
• July 15, 1988: Service ceases with the discontinuation of service of the TRA
  Taiwan Railway Administration
  The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
  
   Tamsui Line.

Taipei Metro Station

• March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the Tamsui to Zhongshan
  Zhongshan Station
  The Taipei Metro Zhongshan Station is a station on the Tamsui Line, located in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall.-Station overview:...
  
   segment.

Station layout

2F	Connecting Level	Skyway Skyway In an urban setting, a skyway, catwalk, sky bridge, or skywalk is a type of pedway consisting of an enclosed or covered bridge between two buildings. This protects pedestrians from the weather. These skyways are usually owned by businesses, and are therefore not public spaces...  for Platform Connection
Street Level
	Concourse (toward Platform 1)
		Lobby, information counter, entrance/exit, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms
	Side platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... , Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← toward Tamsui (Guandu Guandu Station The Taipei Metro Guandu Station is located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:... )
	Platform 2	→ toward Xindian Xindian Station The Taipei Metro Xindian Station is the southern terminus of the Xindian Line located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan.-Station overview:... (Fuxinggang Fuxinggang Station The Taipei Metro Fuxinggang Station is located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:... ) →
	Side platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... Doors will open on the right

Exits

• Single Exit: Zhongyang N. Rd. Sec. 4
  

Around the station

• Hsing Tian Temple (Beitou Branch)
  • Hsing Tian Temple Library
• Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center
• ASUSTEK
  ASUS
  ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated is a multinational computer technology and consumer electronics product manufacturer headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Its product range includes motherboards, desktops, laptops, monitors, tablet PCs, servers and mobile phones...