Chang Gung Memorial Hospital metro station

25°3′37.8″N 121°22′14.7″E

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital A8 長庚醫院
Station platform
General information
Location	6 Wenhua 1st Rd Guishan, Taoyuan City Taiwan
Operated by	Taoyuan Metro Corporation
Line(s)	Taoyuan Airport MRT (A8)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	A8
History
Opened	2017-03-02
Services
Preceding station Taoyuan Metro Following station Airport Terminal 1 towards Airport Terminal 2 or Huanbei Taoyuan Airport MRT Express New Taipei Industrial Park towards Taipei Main Station Linkou towards Laojie River Taoyuan Airport MRT Commuter National Taiwan Sport University towards Taipei Main Station

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Chinese: 長庚醫院站; pinyin: Chánggēng Yīyuàn Zhàn) is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1] The station is served by both all-stops Commuter services and limited-stop Express services.[2]

Station overview

This elevated station has two island platforms with 4 tracks for Commuter and Express services.[3] The station is 92.3 metres (303 ft) long and 38.6 metres (127 ft) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.[4][2]

Land adjacent to the station was developed as a joint development project between government and private enterprises.[5] The project included construction of a shopping district, hotel, and private residences and encompassed an area of 12,011 square metres (2.968 acres).[6]

History

• 2017-03-02: The station opened for commercial service with the opening of the Taipei-Huanbei section of the Airport MRT.[7]

Station layout

Information counter and faregates

Entry escalators

3F	Platform 1	←   Airport MRT commuter toward Huanbei (Linkou)
	Island platform, doors will open on the right/left
	Platform 2	←   Airport MRT express toward Airport / Huanbei (Airport Terminal 1)
	Platform 3	→  Airport MRT express toward Taipei (New Taipei Industrial Park) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right/left
	Platform 4	→  Airport MRT commuter toward Taipei (National Taiwan Sport University) →
2F	Connecting Level	Station lobby, information counter, automatic ticket machines, faregates, restrooms
Street Level	Lobby	Entrance/Exit

Exits

• Exit 1: Southeast side of intersection of Wenhua 1st Rd. and Fuxing 1st Rd.

Around the station

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
• Wenxin Elementary School
• Da Gang Junior High School

See also

• Taoyuan Metro

References

1. "Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station". Taoyuan Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
2. "Airport MRT begins commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
3. "A8車站立體圖 Floor Plan". Taoyuan Metro. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
4. "Airport MRT to begin commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
5. "Land Development Plan for Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station A8". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
6. "BOHSR Signs the Land Development Contract for Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station (A8) of TIAA MRT Project". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
7. Shan, Shelley (2 March 2017). "Airport MRT to officially launch today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

External links

• Media related to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station at Wikimedia Commons