Wende Station

Wende 文德
Wende Station
Location	No. 214, Wende Rd. Neihu, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 1 (BR18)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	July 4, 2009
Traffic
Passengers	8,260 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 80th of 89)

Wende Station
Chinese	文德站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Bopomofo ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄢˋ

The Taipei Metro Wende Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Line 1.

Station overview

Wende Station Escalator and Platform

Wende Station Platform

This elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and a platform elevator located on the north side of the concourse level.^[2]

Public art for the station consists of a piece titled "Dancing Birds". It comprises one of the station walls and depicts dancing egrets in Bihu Park with the use of digital images and mosaic inlaying.^[3]

Two mechanical parking towers behind the station allow for over 300 parking spaces.^[4] The towers are a type of elevator parking system; vehicles can be parked and retrieved on the same rotating lift table.

History

• February 22, 2009: Wende Station construction is completed.
• July 4, 2009: Begins operations with the opening of the Line 1.

Station layout

3F	Connecting Level	Overhead Bridge
2F
	South Concourse	Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates restrooms, Escalator towards Exit 2
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	←   Line 1 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Neihu)
	Platform 2	→   Line 1 toward Taipei Zoo (Gangqian) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	North Concourse	Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates restrooms, Escalator towards Exit 1

1F
	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Around the station

• Neihu High School
• Neihu Junior High School
• Neihu Elementary School
• National Taiwan College of Performing Arts
• Guo Family Estate
• Liuzhongyuan Community
• Bihu Park
• Yangguan Park
• Wende Park No. 2
• Ronald McDonald House Taiwan
• Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Neihu toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center		Line 1 Neihu		Gangqian toward Taipei Zoo

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
2. "Route Map: Wende". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
3. "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
4. "捷運櫥窗 Information Platform: 內湖線文德站停車塔工程". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

Coordinates: 25°04′43″N 121°35′05″E / 25.078734°N 121.584754°E