The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017 with the commencement of operations of the Taoyuan Airport MRT and is served by both Commuter and Express trains on that line.[1] Separate platforms opened with the commencement of operations of the first phase of the Taipei Metro Circular line on 31 January 2020.[2]
Station interviews
Both the Taoyuan Metro and Taipei Metro portions of the station are elevated; it is the only station in Taiwan serving two elevated rapid transit lines.
The Taoyuan Airport MRT portion of the station consists of island platforms with 4 tracks as it was designed for service by both Commuter and Express trains.[3] The station is 132 metres (433 ft 1 in) long and 32 metres (105 ft 0 in) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.[4][1] The station began offering in-town check-in and luggage handling services in January 2020.[2]
The Taipei Metro Circular line portion of the station features side platforms.[5] The station is about 87 metres (285 ft 5 in) long, 23 metres (75 ft 6 in) wide, and 33.5 metres (109 ft 11 in) high, and connected to an integrated development building. The theme will be "flight".
As the Taipei Metro and the Taoyuan Metro are different systems, transfer passengers exit one system and then enter the other via the respective fare gates. An elevated transfer bridge approximately 40 metres (131 ft 3 in) long connects the two platform areas.
History
2 March 2017: The station opened for commercial service with the opening of the Taipei-Huanbei section of the Airport MRT.
31 January 2020: Taipei Metro’s Yellow line began service.