Xingtian Temple metro station

Xingtian Temple 行天宮
Taipei metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	行天宮
Simplified Chinese	行天宫
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xíngtiān Gōng Bopomofo ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ Wade–Giles Hsing²-t'ien¹ Kung¹ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Hàng-thiên-kiûng Southern Min Tâi-lô Hîng-thian-kiong
General information
Location	B1F 316 Songjiang Rd Zhongshan District, Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25.0597°N 121.5332°E / 25.0597; 121.5332
Line(s)	Zhonghe–Xinlu line Minsheng–Xizhi line (Planning)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	O09, SB03
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=O09-131
History
Opened	3 November 2010 (2010-11-03)
Passengers
2017	19.061 million per year  1.61%
Rank	(Ranked 24th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Zhongshan Elementary School towards Huilong or Luzhou Zhonghe–Xinlu line Songjiang Nanjing towards Nanshijiao Shuanglian towards Dadaocheng Minsheng–Xizhi line NTPU Taipei Campus towards Xizhi

Xingtian Temple (Chinese: 行天宮; pinyin: Xíngtiān Gōng) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. The station opened on 3 November 2010. This station is named after the Xingtian Temple, but other places near the station such as the Xingtian Temple Market and Songjiang Market are also notable. The station will be a planned transfer for the Minsheng–Xizhi line.

Station overview

This three-level, underground station has an island platform and has four exits. It is located beneath the intersection of Minsheng East Rd. and Jinzhou Street, and opened on 3 November 2010 with the opening of the Luzhou Branch Line and the Taipei City section of the Xinzhuang Line. The station serves over 15,000 passengers per day and is the busiest station on the Xinzhuang Line.

Construction

Excavation depth for this station is around 25 meters. It is 157 meters in length and 25 meters wide. It has four entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts. Three of the entrances are integrated with joint development buildings, while the other is connected with an existing sidewalk. Following Dapinglin, Xingtian Temple is only the second station to have three joint development sites. The station is equipped with platform screen doors.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, ticket machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near Exit 1)
B3	Platform 1	← Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Luzhou / Huilong (O10 Zhongshan Elementary School)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Nanshijiao (O08 Songjiang Nanjing) →

Exits

The station has four exits.

Around the station

• Xingtian Temple
• Broadcasting Corporation of China Songjiang Building
• Zhongshan District Administrative Center
• Songjiang Market
• The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (between this station and Songjiang Nanjing Station)
• Taipei Municipal Datong High School
• Central News Agency
• Evergreen Marine Corporation Building
• Evergreen Chinese Medicine Clinic

Public Art

Taking into account the nearby Xingtian Temple, the station has the "Eight Generals" (八家將; bajiajiang) masks and tiles as public art displays. Due to the anticipated passenger traffic through the station, the art displays were constructed out of ceramics for easier maintenance and protection from accidents.