Taipei 101/World Trade Center () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the . Near this station are Taipei 101, Taipei World Trade Center and Taipei International Convention Center. It is part of the city center of the capital Taipei. The station number is R03.
Station overview The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road. It is a 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.
Construction The station is long and wide. Excavation depth is at . The station has a -long crossover section. It has five entrances, three elevators for the disabled and two vent shafts.
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.
Station layout Street levelEntrance/exitEntrance/exitB1ConcourseLobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregatesRestrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 5)Exit 4 passageway toward Taipei 101 basementB2Platform 1← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui (R04 Xinyi Anhe)Island platform, doors will open on the leftPlatform 2→ Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Guangci/Fengtian Temple (R02 Xiangshan) →
Notable landmarks Taipei 101 (exit 4) Taipei World Trade Center (exit 1) TWTC 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 timings The first and last train timings at Taipei 101/World Trade Center station are as follows:
DestinationFirst trainLast trainMon − FriSat − Sun and P.H.DailyR28 TamsuiR01 Guangci/Fengtian Temple
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