Mingde metro station

Mingde R18 明德
Mingde station platform
Chinese name
Chinese	明德
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Míngdé Bopomofo ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ Wade–Giles Ming^2-tê^2 Tongyong Pinyin Míngdé Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Mìn-tet Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bêng-tek Tâi-lô Bîng-tik
General information
Location	No. 95, Mingde Rd. Beitou, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Tamsui–Xinyi line (R18)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	28 March 1997
Passengers
25,140 daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank	64 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Zhishan towards Xiangshan or Daan Tamsui–Xinyi line Shipai towards Tamsui or Beitou

The Taipei Metro Mingde station (formerly transliterated as Mingte Station until 2003, traditional Chinese: 捷運明德站) is located in the Beitou District (北投區) of Taipei, Taiwan. The station is on the Tamsui–Xinyi line, otherwise known as "the Red line" by locals. It is also a minor bus transfer point for connections to Tianmu (天母) and Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山).

Station overview

Mingde station exterior.

The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and one exit,[2] situated between Donghua Street (東華街) and Xi'an Street (西安街) at the midsection of Mingde Road (明德路).

Originally, it was planned to be called "Tianmu Station," but was changed before the station opened on 28 March 1997.

Station layout

2F	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R19 Shipai)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R17 Zhishan) →
Street Level	Concourse	Exits to several schools, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms

First and Last Train Timing

The first and last train timing at Mingde station [3] is as follows:

Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Mon − Fri	Sat − Sun and P.H.	Daily
Tamsui–Xinyi line
R28 Tamsui	06:05	06:05	00:52
R02 Xiangshan	06:01	06:01	00:24

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
2. "Route Map: Mingde". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
3. "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.

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