Taipei Zoo station

Taipei Zoo

BR01/Y01 動物園
Taipei Zoo; BR01/Y01 動物園 ;
	Taipei Zoo Station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	動物園
Simplified Chinese	动物园
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dòngwùyuán
Bopomofo	ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Thung-vu̍t-yèn
Southern Min
Tâi-lô	Tōng-bu̍t-hn̂g
General information
Location	No. 32, Sec. 2, Xinguang Rd.; Wenshan, Taipei ; Taiwan
Coordinates	24°59′54″N121°34′46″E / 24.998447°N 121.579519°E
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Wenhu line (BR01); Maokong Gondola ; Circular line (Y01);
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated ( ); Underground ( );
History
Opened	28 March 1996 ; 30 March 2010 (reopening)
Closed	1 October 2008 (structural repairs)
Passengers
	daily (December 2020)
Rank	78 out of 109 and 7 others
Services
Future service

Last updated October 25, 2023

The Taipei Metro Taipei Zoo Station is a terminus on Wenhu line, Maokong Gondola Line, and the planned Circular Line of the Taipei Metro. It is located in the Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.^[2]

Station overview

This three-level, elevated station features two side platforms and two exits. It is located on Xinguang Rd., Sec. 2. In order to deal with patronage to the zoo, an underground parking lot was constructed. It connects to the Maokong Gondola and Taipei Zoo.

It will be a transfer station and terminus with Circular Line in 2029, which is expected to bring a lot of convenience to districts in outer Taipei and New Taipei by saving a lot of commuting time. Currently, a trip from Taipei Zoo to Dapinglin requires 40 minutes and two transfers, while a trip from Taipei Zoo to Jingan requires 36 minutes and also two transfers. However, after the opening of phase 2 of the Circular line, a trip to Dapinglin will only take 11 minutes without requiring any transfers, and a trip to Jingan will only take 20 minutes, which also won't require any transfers.

History

It was opened on 28 March 1996. To deal with the increasing patronage, construction began on a second exit in November 2001 before the opening in November 2002. On 20 March 2010, the underground parking lot and bus transfer station opened.^[3]

On 4 July 2007, the Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo Station opened.

Due to structural problems resulting from typhoons, the station was closed along with the gondola system on 1 October 2008; and it officially reopened on 30 March 2010.

Station layout

4F	Connecting Level	Platforms-connecting Overpass
3F	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← Wenhu line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR02 Muzha)
	Platform 2	→ Wenhu line termination platform →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
2F	Mezzanine	Transitlink floor for stairs and escalators, Restrooms
1F	Street Level	Exit/Entrance

B2	Platform 1	Circular line toward Jiannan Road (Y02 National Chengchi University)
	Island platform, Under Construction
	Platform 2	Circular line toward Jiannan Road (Y02 National Chengchi University)

Taipei Zoo Station platform
Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo station

Around the station

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References

↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
↑ "Route Map: Taipei Zoo". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
↑ "動物園站地下停車場 99年3月20日起正式啟用". 臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司網站. 2010-03-21.

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[Taipei_Transportation_Authority-1] "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.

[2] "Route Map: Taipei Zoo". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2010-06-11.

[3] "動物園站地下停車場 99年3月20日起正式啟用". 臺北大眾捷運股份有限公司網站. 2010-03-21.

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