Ximen Station

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西門站
Ximen Station
Code BL6 / G13
Operating System Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line Blue Line (Nangang Line, Banqiao Line)
Green Line (Xindian Line, Songshan Line
Area Taipei City
Type of station Underground
Opened December 24, 1999
Ximen Station
Traditional Chinese: 西門站

Ximen Station is located between the Zhongzheng District and Wanhua District in Taipei City. It is a major transfer station on the Nangang Line, Banqiao Line, Xindian Line, and Songshan Line.

[edit] Station Overview

The station is situated under Zhonghua Road, at the intersection of Chengdu Road, Hengyang Road, and Baoqing Road. The address of the station is No.32-1, Baoqing Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. The station is a 3-floored underground structure with two island platforms and six exits, the size of the station is larger than most other stations on the Nangang Line. The washrooms are located within the poll area of the station. The station is also connected to the Ximen Underground Mall (not yet open for revenue service but allowed for passageway).

Exit 6 is heavily used by young people accessing Ximending. The exit opening is at the top of the pedestrian zone, although many cars still travel through the roads. The station is often crowded on weekends, especially in the afternoon.

[edit] Around the Station

  • Ximen Pathway
  • BoAi Road Camera Shops
  • Zhongshang Theatre
  • Far Eastern Department Store FE21' (Baoqing Branch)
  • Eslite 116
  • Executive Yuan, Environmental Agency
  • Taipei City Police Station
  • Taipei Library (Ximen Smart Library)

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   TRTS   Following station
toward Kunyang
 Blue Line
toward Yongning
Terminus Green Line
Xiaonanmen
v • d • e
TRTS Blue Line (Nangang Line, Banqiao Line, Tucheng Line)
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center - Nangang - Kunyang - Houshanpi - Yongchun - Taipei City Hall - Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall - Zhongxiao Dunhua - Zhongxiao Fuxing - Zhongxiao Xinsheng - Shandao Temple - Taipei Main Station - Ximen - Longshan Temple - Jiangzicui - Xinpu - Banqiao - Fuzhong - Far Eastern Hospital - Haishan - Tucheng - Yongning - Dingpu
v • d • e
TRTS Green Line (Songshan Line, Xiaonanmen Line, Xindian Line)
Songshan - Nanjing Sanmin - Taipei Stadium - Nanjing East Road - Songjiang Nanjing - Zhongshan - Beimen - Ximen - Xiaonanmen - Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - Guting - Taipower Building - Gongguan - Wanlong - Jingmei - Dapinglin - Qizhang - Xindian City Hall - Xindian
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