Yuanshan metro station

25°04′11″N 121°31′13″E / 25.0697°N 121.5202°E / 25.0697; 121.5202ConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesAccess availableOther informationStation codeR14Websiteweb.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R14-056HistoryOpened1997-03-28^[1]Passengers201719.468 million per year^[2]  2.55%Rank(Ranked 22nd of 109) Services

Preceding station	Taipei Metro			Following station
Jiantan towards Tamsui or Beitou		Tamsui–Xinyi line		Minquan West Road towards Xiangshan or Daan

Yuanshan metro station
Traditional Chinese	圓山
Simplified Chinese	圆山
Literal meaning	Round mountain
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuánshān Bopomofo ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄢ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Yèn-sân
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	圓山仔
Simplified Chinese	圆山仔
Transcriptions Southern Min Tâi-lô Înn-suann-á

Yuanshan (Chinese: 圓山; pinyin: Yuánshān) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the Tamsui–Xinyi line. There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line.

Station overview

The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two exits.^[3] The station is situated on the West of Yumen Street, between Kulun Street and Jiuquan Street. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. Notable landmarks are Taipei Expo Park, Chungshan Soccer Stadium, The Grand Hotel, Republic of China Military Police Headquarters, Yuanshan Park and Keelung River.

In anticipation of the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, this station became the first elevated, high-capacity station in the system with automatic platform gates installed.^[4][5]

History

This station was opened on 25 October 1901 along the Tamsui Railway Line as "Maruyama Station" (Japanese: 圓山停車場). South of the former station was a branch line to the Tatung Steel Factory. Now, it is the site of Tatung Company. It was however, closed on 15 July 1988. The Taipei Metro station opened on 28 March 1997.

Station layout

2F	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R15 Jiantan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R13 Minquan West Road) →
Street Level	Concourse	Exit to Taipei Expo Park, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms

Around the station

• Linji Huguo Chan Temple
• Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum
• Tatung University

References

Wenhu Tamsui–Xinyi

Xinbeitou Branch	Xinbeitou Beitou

Songshan–Xindian

Xiaobitan Branch	Qizhang Xiaobitan

Zhonghe–Xinlu

Services to Luzhou	Luzhou Sanmin Senior High School St. Ignatius High School ■ Sanhe Junior High School Sanchong Elementary School Daqiaotou
Services to Huilong	Huilong ■ Danfeng Fu Jen University Xinzhuang Touqianzhuang ■ Xianse Temple Sanchong Cailiao Taipei Bridge Daqiaotou

Bannan Circular Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin

Juguang Branch	Zhonghe Senior High School Juguang