西門站
Ximen Station
Simen Station

Code	BL6 / G13
Operator	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line	Blue Line (Nangang Line, Banqiao Line) Green Line (Xindian Line, Songshan Line
Location	Zhongzheng District and Wanhua District, Taipei City
Type	Underground
Opened	December 24, 1999

Ximen Station is located between the Zhongzheng District and Wanhua District in Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a major transfer station on the Nangang Line, Banqiao Line, Xindian Line, and Songshan Line.

[edit] Station overview

The station is situated under Zhonghua Road, at the intersection of Chengdu Road, Hengyang Road, and Baoqing Road. The address of the station is No.32-1, Baoqing Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. The station is a 3-floored underground structure with two island platforms and six exits, the size of the station is larger than most other stations on the Nangang Line. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. The station is also connected to the Ximen Underground Mall (not yet open for revenue service but allowed for passageway).

Exit 6 is heavily used by young people accessing Ximending. The exit opening is set at the top of the pedestrian zone, even though many cars are travelling madly on the road. The station is often crowded on weekends, especially in the afternoon.

[edit] Station Layout

L1	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
B1	Concourse	Lobby, toilets, one-way ticket machine, information desk
B2	Platform 1	Nangang Line towards Nangang (→)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	Xiaonanmen Branch towards CKS Memorial Hall (←)
B3	Platform 3	Banqiao Line towards Yongning (←)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	Xiaonanmen Branch towards CKS Memorial Hall (←)

[edit] Around the Station

• Ximen Pathway
• BoAi Road Camera Shops
• Far Eastern Department Store FE21' (Baoqing Branch)
• Eslite 116
• Executive Yuan, Environmental Agency
• Taipei City Police Station
• Taipei Library (Ximen Smart Library)
• Red House Theater
• Taipei Zhongshan Hall
• National Taipei College of Nursing^[1].

[edit] References

[edit] Neighbouring stations

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