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...

 Xihu 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,...

 and opened on July 4, 2009.

Station overview

This elevated station features an island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the east side of the concourse level. Unlike other stations on the Wenshan/Neihu Line, the concourse of this station is located above the platform level.

On the eastern and northern walls of the station is a public art display. Titled "Crossing-Transformation", the aluminum and pottery brick piece can be perceived differently if viewed from different angles.

History

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

Station layout

4F	Connecting Level	Lobby, information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, restrooms Toward Xihu Market, Xihu Day Care Center for the Elderly station maintenance space
3F
	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...  (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:... )
	Island platform Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... , Doors will open on the left
	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:...  (Jiannan Road Jiannan Road Station The Taipei Metro Jiannan Road Station is located in the Zhongshan District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Neihu Line and on the planned Circular Line.-Station overview:... ) →

2F	Middle level	Stairs, escalators
1F
	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

B1

Basement

Basement car garage, station machinery

Nearby Places

• Xihu Market
• Takming University of Science and Technology
• Xihu Elementary School
• Xihu Junior High School
• Neihu Technology Park