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...

 Donghu 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, three exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level. It is located on on Kangning Road, Sec. 3.

The station is 83 meters long and 21.5 meters wide, while the platform is 93.5 meters long. Because of the station needed to go over the Wufen Road footbridge, the station height is 20 meters (the equivalent of a six-story building). It has thus been called the "Zenith Station" and is the highest station on the Taipei Metro.

Design

The station design theme is "Music". Surface designs in the station square represent a dancing musical staff. Silk fabric is printed on enamel slab art walls at the concourse level to represent romantic urban music.

Located next to the entrance, public art for the station is titled "The Rippling Lake". Porcelain and celadon are used to create ripples on the art piece.

History

• December 2007: Station structure reaches completion.
• February 22, 2009: Donghu Station construction is completed.
• July 4, 2009: Begins service with the opening of the Neihu Line.

Station layout

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	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...  (Nangang Software Park Nangang Software Park Station The Taipei Metro Nangang Software Park Station is located in the Nangang District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Neihu Line.-Station overview:... )
	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:...  (Huzhou Huzhou Station The Taipei Metro Huzhou 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 east and west sides of the concourse level.The station is... )→
	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

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	Lobby Concourse	Main lobby, information counter, automatic ticket dispensing matchines, one-way faregates, restrooms

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	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Around the station

• Ankang Park
• Nanhu Senior High School
• Minghu Junior High School
• Nanhu Elementary School
• Minghu Elementary School
• Donghu Elementary School
• Taipei Public Library, Donghu Branch
• Donghu Police Station
• Donghu Fire Department
• Halar Cinemas