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Taipei 101–World Trade Center (Chinese: 台北101·世貿; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī–Shìhmào) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the Tamsui–Xinyi line and began revenue service on 24 November 2013 with the opening of the CKS Memorial Hall–Xiangshan route section.[3]

Taipei 101–World Trade Center 台北101·世貿
Taipei metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	台北101·世貿
Simplified Chinese	台北101·世贸
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táiběi Yīlíngyī–Shìhmào Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄇㄠˋ Wade–Giles Taipei Yilingyi–Shihmao Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Thòi-pet Yit-làng-yit–Sṳ-meu Southern Min Tâi-lô Tâi-pak It-khòng-it–Sè-bōo
General information
Location	B1F 20 Sec 5 Xinyi Rd Xinyi District, Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25.0330°N 121.5628°E / 25.0330; 121.5628
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	R03
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R03-100
History
Opened	24 November 2013[1]
Passengers
2017	23.175 million per year[2]  1.86%
Rank	(Ranked 14th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Xinyi Anhe towards Tamsui Tamsui–Xinyi line Xiangshan Terminus

Station overview

The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road.[4] The two-level, underground station structure with one island platform and five exits. The northeast exit directly connects to the basement of Taipei 101.

Originally, the station was to be named just "World Trade Center". However, since both Taipei 101 and the Taipei World Trade Center represent national landmarks, on 22 July 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei 101–World Trade Center.[5]

Construction

The station is 185 m (607 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide. Excavation depth is at 22 m (72 ft). The station has a 154 m (505 ft)-long crossover section. It has five entrances, three elevators for the disabled and two vent shafts.[4]

Public Art

The theme for this station is "Modern melody - creation of a spatial atmosphere for dialoguing with the world". The district represents an international exchange between Taiwan and the world. Public art will represent the rapid broadcast of information and the crowd's busy interaction.[4]

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 5)
		Exit 4 passageway toward Taipei 101 basement
B2	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui (R04 Xinyi Anhe)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan (R02 Terminus) →

Notable landmarks

• Taipei 101 (exit 4)
• Taipei World Trade Center (exit 1)
  • Taipei World Trade Center International Trade Building
  • Taipei International Convention Center
• Grand Hyatt Taipei
• Taipei Medical University
• Xinyi Sports Center
• Xinyi Elementary School (exit 3)

First and last train timing

The first and last train timing at Taipei 101-World Trade Center station [6] is as follows:

Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Mon − Fri	Sat − Sun and P.H.	Daily
Tamsui–Xinyi Line
R28 Tamsui	06:02	06:02	00:02
R02 Xiangshan	06:04	06:04	00:56

References

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