Wende metro station

Wende BR18 文德
Wende station
Chinese name
Chinese	文德
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wéndé Bopomofo ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Vùn-tet Southern Min Tâi-lô Bûn-tik
General information
Location	No. 214, Wende Rd. Neihu, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Wenhu line (BR18)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	4 July 2009
Passengers
11,501 daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank	97 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Neihu towards Nangang Exhib Center Wenhu line Gangqian towards Taipei Zoo

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

Station overview

Wende station escalator and platform

Wende station platform

This two-level, 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

• 22 February 2009: Wende station construction is completed.
• 4 July 2009: Begins operations with the opening of the Brown Line.

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	← Wenhu line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR19 Neihu)
	Platform 2	→ Wenhu line toward Taipei Zoo (BR17 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 Ziyi Memorial Hall
• Liuzhongyuan Community
• Bihu Park
• Yangguan Park
• Wende Park No. 2
• Ronald McDonald House Taiwan
• Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
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.

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