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...

 Elephant Mountain Station is a planned station on the Xinyi Line

Xinyi Line (TRTS)

The Taipei Metro Xinyi Line is a high-capacity, rapid transit line currently under construction. It is the extension of the Tamsui Line and part of the Red Line. Upon completion, the line will alleviate congestion on the Nangang Line by providing another east-west route through the Xinyi District...

 located in Xinyi, 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...

. The station is scheduled to open at the end of 2012.

Station overview

The station will be a two-level, underground station with 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...

. It will be located beneath Xinyi Rd., Sec. 5 east of Songren Rd. and near the north end of Zhongqiang Park and the Xinyi Expressway. It is the planned eastern terminus of the Xinyi Line when it initially opens for service. The Xinyi Eastern Extension, when completed, will extend eastward from this station.

Construction

The station will be 220 m (721.8 ft) long and 22 m (72.2 ft) wide. Excavation depth will be at 22 m (72.2 ft). It will have three entrances, two elevators for the disabled, and two vent shafts.

Due to space limitations caused by the Xinyi Expressway, a vehicle overpass, and Taiwan Power Company

Taiwan Power Company

The Taiwan Power Company is a state-owned electric power utility providing electric power to Taiwan and off-shore islands of Republic of China. In 1994 a measure which allowed independent power producers to provide up to 20 percent of Taiwan's electricity should have ended the monopoly.- See...

 culvert

Culvert

A culvert is a device used to channel water. It may be used to allow water to pass underneath a road, railway, or embankment. Culverts can be made of many different materials; steel, polyvinyl chloride and concrete are the most common...

s, the station was constructed using the pipe jacking

Pipe ramming

Pipe ramming is a trenchless method for installation of steel pipes and casings. Distances up to 30m up long and up to 1,500mm in diameter are feasible, although the method can be used for much longer and larger installations...

 method instead of the usual cut-and-cover method.

Public Art

The design theme for the station is "Song of tree frogs - presentation of geographical features dialoguing with nature". Due to the station's proximity to Elephant Mountain Civil Forest Park, it is close to the protected habitat of Taipei tree frogs. Artwork will present natural features and various poses of tree frogs.

Station layout

1F	Street Level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregates (Under construction) Restrooms (Under construction)
B2	Platform	toward Tamsui (Taipei 101/World Trade Center)
	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... , Under Construction
	Platform	toward Tamsui (Taipei 101/World Trade Center)

Around the station

• Elephant Mountain
• Vieshow Cinemas
• Xinyi District Administrative Center
• Taipei World Trade Center Hall 2
• Zhongqiang Park
• Xinyi High Speed Tunnel