Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall metro station

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (Chinese: 中正紀念堂; pinyin: Zhōngzhèng Jìniàntáng), secondary station name Nanmen (Chinese: 南門), is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro.[3] It is a transfer station for the Tamsui–Xinyi line and Songshan–Xindian line. While the memorial for which the station is named was embroiled in a naming dispute,[4] the name of the station has remained unchanged.

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (Nanmen)

中正紀念堂(南門)
Taipei Metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese中正紀念堂
(南門)
Simplified Chinese中正纪念堂
(南门)
Literal meaningChiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
(South Gate)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngzhèng Jìniàntáng
(Nánmén)
Bopomofoㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄤˊ
(ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ)
Wade–GilesChung¹-cheng⁴ Chi⁴-nien⁴-t'ang²
(Nan¹-men²)
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳChûng-chṳn Ki-ngiam-thòng
(Nàm-mùn)
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTiong-tsìng Kì-liām-tn̂g
(Lâm-mn̂g)
General information
LocationB1F 119-3 Sec 1 Roosevelt Rd
Zhongzheng, Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates25°01′58″N 121°31′06″E / 25.0327°N 121.5183°E / 25.0327; 121.5183
Line(s) Songshan–Xindian line
Tamsui–Xinyi line
Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesAccess available
Other information
Station codeR08, G10, LG01
Websiteweb.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=G10+R08-042
History
Opened24 December 1998 (1998-12-24)[1]
Key dates
31 August 2000 (2000-08-31)Service to Ximen added
15 November 2014 (2014-11-15)Songshan–Xindian line added
2025Wanda–Shulin line expected to add
Passengers
201720.976 million per year[2]Decrease 1.12%
Rank(Ranked 17th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei MetroFollowing station
NTU Hospital
towards Tamsui or Beitou
Tamsui–Xinyi lineDongmen
towards Xiangshan or Daan
GutingSongshan–Xindian lineXiaonanmen
towards Songshan
TerminusWanda–Zhonghe–Shulin lineTaipei Botanical Garden
towards Juguang

Station overview

Exit 5
Art gallery in a hallway connecting exit 5 and the station lobby

The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and seven exits.[5] The two platforms are stacked on top of one another, allowing for cross-platform interchange between the Tamsui–Xinyi line and the Songshan–Xindian line. The washrooms are outside the entrance area. The station is situated under Roosevelt Road, between Nanhai Road, Linsen South Road, and Aiguo East Road. It also connects to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and some government agencies located around the area.

From 15 November 2014, the station became a transfer station with the Songshan–Xindian line.[6][7] The Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin line will serve as the terminus of this station, scheduled to open in 2025.

Public art

The station is home to several public art pieces. By the escalators connecting the two platform levels, a piece titled "Metamorphosis" displays a holographic flight trajectory of a paper plane.[8] Along some of the entrance hallways, "Musical Skies" shows light boxes with images clouds in a blue sky.[8] On the upper platform in "Platform, Stage", elements from Taiwanese folk arts and Chinese opera have been transformed into abstract elements and minimized into two curtains of lines and flat surfaces.[8]

Station layout

Street LevelExit/EntranceExit/Entrance
B1Northern ConcourseLobby, one-way ticket machine, information desk
toilets
Southern ConcourseLobby, one-way ticket machine, information desk
toilets
B2Platform 1 Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R09 NTU Hospital)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tamsui–Xinyi Line, right for Songshan–Xindian Line
Platform 2 Songshan–Xindian Line toward Songshan (G11 Xiaonanmen)
Platform 1 Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin Line toward Juguang (LG02 Taipei Botanical Garden)
Island platform, Under Construction
Platform 2 Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin Line toward Juguang (LG02 Taipei Botanical Garden)
B3Platform 3 Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R07 Dongmen)
Island platform, doors will open on the right for Tamsui–Xinyi Line, left for Songshan–Xindian line
Platform 4 Songshan–Xindian Line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G09 Guting)

Around the station

References