Tucheng

BL03/LG11 土城
Taipei Metro
Tucheng station platform
Chinese name
Chinese土城
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTǔchéng
Bopomofoㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThú-sàng
Southern Min
Tâi-lôThóo-siânn
General information
LocationB1F, No. 105, Sec. 1, Jincheng Rd.
Tucheng, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated byTaipei Metro
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure type
  • Underground (Bannan Line)
  • Elevated (Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin Line)
History
Opened31 May 2006
Passengers
daily (December 2020)[1]
RankUndetermined
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Yongning
towards Dingpu
 Bannan line Haishan
towards Nangang Exhib Center
Qingshui
towards Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
 Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line
Future Service
 Pitang
towards Huilong

The Tucheng Station of the Taipei Metro is a station on the Bannan line located in Tucheng District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2] It will soon be a transfer station with the Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line in 2028.

Station layout

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, automatic ticket dispensing machine, information desk, one-way faregates
Restrooms (North side, outside fare zone near exit 3)
B2 Platform 1 ← Bannan line towards Nangang Exhib Center (BL04 Haishan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Bannan line towards Dingpu (BL02 Yongning) →
Tucheng station exit 1.

The two-level, underground station with an island platform configuration and has three exits. The station is located underneath Jincheng Rd. at its intersection with Heping Rd.

It will be a transfer station with the Wanda-Shulin Line, scheduled to open in 2028.

History

  • 31 May 2006: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Fuzhong to Yongning.
  • 28 September 2018: Automatic platform gates were installed on Blue Line, as last batch of installation make all stations on Taipei Metro have a form of platform doors.
  • 2028: The Wanda-Shulin Line became a transfer line.

Public art

Public art for the station consists of a faux archeological piece titled "The Legend of Gold Town". Produced through high-tech means, the piece is displayed similarly to how excavated artifacts are displayed. It depicts historical diversity and the development of the Tucheng area and represent the creativity and local characteristics of Tucheng.[3]

Exits

  • Exit 1: Jincheng Rd. Sec. 1 Accessibility elevator
  • Exit 2: Intersection of Jincheng Rd. Sec. 1 and Heping Rd.
  • Exit 3: Jingcheng Rd. Sec. 1

Around the station

Parks

  • Jincheng Park
  • Tucheng Tung Blossom Park
  • Zhanlongshanyizhi Cultural Park

Libraries

  • Tucheng District Library
  • New Taipei City Library Tucheng Branch

Schools and Universities

Government Offices

  • Tucheng District Office

Banks

Museums and Gallaries

  • Tucheng Art Hall

Shopping Malls

  • ASE WeMall

Hospitals

  • New Taipei City Tucheng Hospital

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tucheng Station (New Taipei).
  1. ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Route Map: Tucheng".
  3. ↑ "Public Art on the Tucheng Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-09.

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