Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (), secondary station name Nanmen (), is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station for the Tamsui–Xinyi line and Songshan–Xindian line. While the memorial for which the station is named was embroiled in a controversial renaming in 2007, the name of the station has remained unchanged due to the Taipei City Council being controlled by the then-opposition Kuomintang.
Station overview
The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and seven exits. The two platforms are stacked on top of one another, allowing for cross-platform interchange between the Tamsui–Xinyi line and the Songshan–Xindian line. The washrooms are outside the entrance area. The station is situated under Roosevelt Road, between Nanhai Road, Linsen South Road, and Aiguo East Road. It also connects to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and some government agencies located around the area.
From 15 November 2014, the station became a transfer station with the Songshan–Xindian line. The Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line will serve as the terminus of this station, scheduled to open in June 2027.
Public art The station is home to several public art pieces. By the escalators connecting the two platform levels, a piece titled "Metamorphosis" displays a holographic flight trajectory of a paper plane. Along some of the entrance hallways, "Musical Skies" shows light boxes with images clouds in a blue sky. On the upper platform in "Platform, Stage", elements from Taiwanese folk arts and Chinese opera have been transformed into abstract elements and minimized into two curtains of lines and flat surfaces.
Station layout Street levelExit/entranceExit/entranceB1Northern ConcourseLobby, one-way ticket machine, information desktoiletsSouthern ConcourseLobby, one-way ticket machine, information desktoiletsB2Platform 1← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R09 NTU Hospital)Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tamsui–Xinyi Line, right for Songshan–Xindian LinePlatform 2← Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G11 Xiaonanmen)Platform 1→ Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line toward Juguang (LG02 Taipei Botanical Garden)Platform 2→ Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line toward Juguang (LG02 Taipei Botanical Garden)B3Platform 3→ Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R07 Dongmen) →Island platform, doors will open on the right for Tamsui–Xinyi line, left for Songshan–Xindian linePlatform 4→ Songshan–Xindian line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G09 Guting) →
Around the station Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Liberty Square Nanmen Market Taipei South Gate National Concert Hall
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