Wende Station
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The Taipei Metro
Taipei Rapid Transit System
The Taipei Metro, more commonly known as the MRT or formally as the Taipei Rapid Transit System, is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei in Taiwan. The system is built and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and consists of 89 stations and of revenue track...

 Wende Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. It is a station on the Neihu Line
Neihu Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Neihu Line is a medium-capacity rapid transit system and runs on an elevated corridor except near Songshan Airport and Dazhi. The line's service length is and it is joined to the Wenshan Line at Zhongshan Junior High School Station, providing direct service through Neihu, Nangang,...

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Station overview

This elevated station features two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level.

Public art for the station consists of a piece titled "Dancing Birds". It comprises one of the station walls and depicts dancing egrets in Bihu Park with the use of digital images and mosaic inlaying.

Two mechanical parking towers behind the station allow for over 300 parking spaces. The towers are a type of elevator parking system; vehicles can be parked and retrieved on the same rotating lift table.

History

  • February 22, 2009: Wende Station construction is completed.
  • July 4, 2009: Begins operations with the opening of the Neihu Line.

Station layout

3F Connecting Level Overhead Bridge
2F
South Concourse Information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates
restrooms, Escalator towards Exit 2
Side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

, Doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station
The Taipei Metro Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station is located in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan at the south end of Nangang Business Park...

 (Neihu
Neihu Station
The Taipei Metro Neihu Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Neihu Line.-Station overview:This elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and platform elevators located on the north and south sides of the concourse level.-History:*February...

)
Platform 2 toward Taipei Zoo
Taipei Zoo Station
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.-Station overview:...

 (Gangqian
Gangqian Station
The Taipei Metro Gangqian Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Neihu Line.-Station overview:...

)
Side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

, Doors will open on the right
North Concourse Information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates
restrooms, Escalator towards Exit 1
1F
Street Level Entrance/Exit

Around the station

  • Neihu High School
    Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Senior High School
    Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Senior High School is a public 3-year high school in Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.-Introduction:Nei-Hu Senior High School is the first senior high school...

  • Neihu Junior High School
  • Neihu Elementary School
  • National Taiwan College of Performing Arts
  • Guo Family Estate
  • Liuzhongyuan Community
  • Bihu Park
  • Yangguan Park
  • Wende Park No. 2
  • Ronald McDonald House
    Ronald McDonald House Charities
    Ronald McDonald House Charities is an independent 501c3 organization whose mission is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children across the world...

     Taiwan
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