Taipei Zoo Station
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Taipei Zoo Station
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Location | No. 32, Sec. 2, Xinguang Rd. Wenshan, Taipei Taiwan |
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Connections | Bus stop |
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Structure type | Elevated |
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Opened | March 28, 1996 |
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Passengers | 14,671 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 64th of 89) |
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Traditional Chinese | 動物園站 | ||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 动物园站 | ||||||||
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The Taipei Metro Taipei Zoo Station is a terminus on the Wenshan Line, Maokong Gondola Line, and the planned Circular Line of the Taipei Metro. It is located in the Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.[2]
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Station overview
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Taipei Zoo Station platform
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Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo station
This elevated station features two side platforms and a single exit. It is located on Xinguang Rd., Sec. 2. In order to deal with patronage to the zoo, an underground parking lot was constructed.
It is a planned transfer station and terminus with the Circular Line.
History
Taipei Metro
- March 28, 1996: The Wenshan Line begins operation. The station commences service.
- November 2001: To deal with increasing patronage, construction begins on a second exit.
- November 2002: The second exit opens.
- March 20, 2010: The underground parking lot opens.[3]
- March 2010: A bus transfer station opens.
Maokong Gondola
- July 4, 2007: The Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo Station opens.
- October 1, 2008: Due to structural problems resulting from typhoons, the station is closed along with the gondola system.
- March 23–27, 2010: The Maokong Gondola reopens to free test rides.
- March 30, 2010: The Maokong Gondola officially re-opens.
Station layout
4F | Connecting Level | Platforms-connecting Overpass |
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Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates | ||
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Platform 1 | ← Line 1 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Muzha) | |
Platform 2 | → Line 1 termination platform → | |
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2F | Mezzanine | Transitlink floor for stairs and escalators, Restrooms |
1F | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
Exits
- Exit 1: No.32, Xinguang Rd. Sec. 2, near the entrance of Taipei Zoo
- Exit 2: No.32, Xinguang Rd. Sec. 2, near the entrance of Zoo Mall
Around the station
- Taipei Zoo
- Maokong Gondola
- Taipei Children's Recreation Center, Wenshan Park
- Zoo Mall
- Taipei Metro Muzha Depot
- Riverside Park
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Line 1 | Terminus | |||
Terminus | Maokong Gondola |
toward Maokong
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toward Jiannan Rd.
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Yellow Line | Terminus |
References
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