Songshan Airport metro station

Songshan Airport

BR13 松山機場
Songshan Airport; BR13 松山機場 ;
	Songshan Airport station platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	松山機場
Simplified Chinese	松山机场
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sōngshān Jīchǎng
Bopomofo	ㄙㄨㄥㄕㄢㄐㄧㄔㄤˇ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Chhiùng-sân Kî-chhòng
Southern Min
Tâi-lô	Siông-san ki-tiûnn
General information
Location	No. 338, Dunhua N. Road,; Songshan, Taipei ; Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Wenhu line (BR13)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	4 July 2009
Passengers
	daily (December 2020)
Rank	96 out of 109
Services

Last updated November 08, 2023

The Taipei Metro Songshan Airport station is located in Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Wenhu line and serves as a transportation gateway to Taipei Songshan Airport.

Station overview

This four-level, underground station features an island platform and three exits.^[2]^[3] The station is 150 meters long, 20 meters wide, and is accessible from Songshan Airport via a 42-meter long underground cross passage.^[3]^[4] This station is one of the only two underground stations on the Wenhu line, the other being Dazhi station. They are also the first underground stations in the system to have platform doors.

In addition to developing food facilities in the underground passage connecting the station to the airport, an "airport library" will also be opened.^[5]

From 30 March 1936 until 1976, there was also a Songshan Airport station located on the now-defunct TRA Songshan Airport Line [ zh; ja ] which was linked to Songshan Station by an intermediate station (Songshan Power Plant Station), but the TRA station was built at a different location from the present Metro station.

History

15 April 2003: Construction of the station begins.^[3]
December 2005: Work on the underground cross passage to Taipei Songshan Airport begins.^[4]
28 July 2008: Construction of the station is completed.^[3]
4 July 2009: Begins operations with the opening of Brown Line.

Station layout

1F	Street Level	Entrance/exit
B1	Connecting Level	Moving walkway toward the Songshan Airport terminal, CAA subsidiary space
B2	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, restrooms
B3	Connecting Level	Stairs and escalators to platform
B4	Platform 1	← Wenhu Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR14 Dazhi)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Wenhu Line toward Taipei Zoo (BR12 Zhongshan Junior High School) →

Station exits

All exits are accessible by escalator, elevator, and stairs.^[2]

Exit 1: East side of Taipei Songshan Airport
Exit 2: West side of Taipei Songshan Airport
Exit 3: 40 meters in front of Taipei Songshan Airport

Public art

Because of the station's proximity to Songshan Airport, many of the public art works in the station revolve around flight and travel.^[3] The overall theme for the station is "The Story of Flight".^[6] The artworks were selected as part of a contest, with the open selection process beginning in July 2006 and winners announced in December 2006.

Grand Tour
Materials: Glass (clear), matte steel (white)
Location: Exit 3 Square
Description: In this age, travel is no longer a dream but something you can do at any time. This piece features a large glass and metal suitcase.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Flying Projects
Materials: Black steel, LED lights, glass, matte stainless steel
Location: Ticketing area wall, concourse level
Description: To mankind, flight brings about freedom. This piece represents mankind's enthusiasm for flight.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Dreams of Flying
Materials: Stainless steel, aluminum, canvas flame retardants, steel gears
Location: Ceiling, platform level
Description: In order to realize dreams of flying, mankind created different machines to achieve it. These pieces all represent man-powered machines and were made from everyday objects.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Around the station

Taipei Songshan Airport
Civil Aeronautics Administration, MOTC
Institute of Transportation
Aviation Police Office, Taipei Branch
Minzu Elementary School
Dunhua Park

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[info-2] 1 2 "Route Map: Songshan Airport". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

[overview-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "Route Map: 松山機場站". East District Project Office, Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-06.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[5] "松山機場有麵包店，桃園機場超商進駐招標中始". 中國時報. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-23.^{[ dead link ]}

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