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Metro station in Taipei, Taiwan For the station on the Shanghai Metro, see Xiaonanmen station (Shanghai Metro).

Xiaonanmen
小南門
Taipei Metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese小南門
Simplified Chinese小南门
Literal meaningLittle South Gate
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiǎonánmén
Bopomofoㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
Wade–GilesHsiao³ Nan²-men²
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳSéu-nàm-mùn
Southern Min
Tâi-lôSió-lâm-mn̂g
General information
LocationB1F., No. 22, Aiguo W. Rd.
Zhongzheng, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated byTaipei Metro
Line(s) Songshan–Xindian line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeG11
History
Opened31 August 2000; 24 years ago (31 August 2000)
Passengers
20,362 daily (December 2020)
Rank71 out of 109 and 5 others
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
CKS Memorial Halltowards Xindian or Taipower Building Songshan–Xindian line Ximentowards Songshan

The Taipei Metro Xiaonanmen station (formerly transliterated as Hsiao Nanmen Station until 2003) is an underground station on the Songshan–Xindian line located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Station overview

Xiaonanmen station concourse.
An unused platform at Xiaonanmen station prior to the opening of Xinyi Line.

This two-level, underground station has an island platform and four exits. The station is surrounded by government buildings and educational institutions, serving mainly students and civil servants, therefore it remains relatively quiet for most of the day.

In 2010, the station was used for the filming of a scene for a Taiwanese romantic comedy film, Au Revoir Taipei (一頁台北). The station was emptied for filming and a train was arranged specifically for shooting.

History

  • 31 August 2000: The station opened for revenue service.
  • March 2006: The station was a target of serial vandalism where three of its exits were found to have had their glass panels smashed.

Operations

The station was formerly served by a shuttle service between Ximen and CKS Memorial Hall. Platform 1 and 2 would switch service every 6 months under that operation. Upon the opening of the Xinyi Line in November 2013, the shuttle was extended south to Taipower Building. Upon the opening of the Songshan Line in November 2014, the shuttle was replaced by trains running the full-length Songshan–Xindian line service between Songshan and Xindian.

Station layout

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse
Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (Outside fare zone)
B2 Platform 1 ← Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G12 Ximen)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Songshan–Xindian line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G10 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) →

Exits

  • Exit 1: North side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd., adjacent to the Ministry of National Defense
  • Exit 2: South side of Aiguo W. Rd., near Yanping S. Rd.
  • Exit 3: Southeast side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Boai Rd. Accessibility elevator.
  • Exit 4: Southwest side of the intersection of Aiguo W. Rd. and Chongqing S. Rd.

Around the station

References

  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. January 15, 2021.
  2. "Route Map: Xiaonanmen". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  3. "Taipei Film Commission is a breath of fresh air". The China Post. Taiwan (ROC). February 27, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  4. 小南門站鋼彈襲窗 4出入口3掛彩, Liberty Times, 23 March 2006

25°02′08″N 121°30′39″E / 25.035637°N 121.510787°E / 25.035637; 121.510787

Songshan–Xindian line
Stations
Songshan section
Xiaonanmen section
Xindian section
Xiaobitan branch line
Rolling stock
Present rolling stock
Former rolling stock
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