Zhongxiao Xinsheng (, formerly transliterated as Chunghsiao Hsinsheng Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between the Zhonghe–Xinlu line and Bannan line.
Station overview
This is a three-level, underground station with two island platforms and seven exits. It is located at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Road and Xinsheng South Road, hence the name of the station. Because space was reserved for the Xinzhuang line (B3) during construction of the Nangang line (B2), there is a direct transfer between the two lines using the pathway between B2 and B3.
Construction The Xinzhuang Line station is 317.6 meters long, 16.5-32.65 meters wide, and 25.5 meters deep.
The station is centered on a theme of "Modernization and High-tech", with glass and metallic materials utilized in the station design.
History 24 December 1999: Opens for service with the opening of the segment from to . 3 November 2010: Service of the Xinzhuang line segment to begins. 30 September 2012: The Xinzhuang Line section from Zhongxiao Xinsheng to is opened for service, allowing for through service to the Zhonghe Line.
Station layout L1Street levelEntrance/exitB1ConcourseLobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregatesRestrooms (inside fare zone, middle of the station; outside fare zone, near exit 2), shops, ATM B2Platform 1← Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL15 Zhongxiao Fuxing)Island platform, doors will open on the leftPlatform 2 Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL13 Shandao Temple) →B3Platform 3← Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O08 Songjiang Nanjing)Island platform, doors will open on the leftPlatform 4 Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Nanshijiao (O06 Dongmen) →
Exits Exit 1: Zhongxiao Elementary School Exit 2: Zhongxiao Park Exit 3: Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 3 Exit 4: National Taipei University of Technology Exit 5: Intersection of Xinsheng S. Rd. and Jinan Rd. Exit 6: Taipei Methodist Church Exit 7: Xinsheng S. Rd. Sec. 1, in front of the Securities and Futures Building
Around the station Guang Hua Digital Plaza Huashan 1914 Creative Park Kwoh-ting Li's Residence National Taipei University of Technology Qidong Street Japanese Houses (Taipei Qin Hall) Securities and Futures Bureau Suho Memorial Paper Museum Syntrend Creative Park Lianyun Park (between this station and Dongmen metro station) Zhongxiao Elementary School Securities and Futures Bureau Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. Taipei Academy of Banking and Finance
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