Daan metro station

Daan BR09/R05 大安
Taipei metro station
Exterior
Chinese name
Chinese	大安
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dà'ān Bopomofo ㄉㄚˋ ㄢ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Thai-ôn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tāi-an
General information
Location	2 Sec 4 Xinyi Rd Da’an, Taipei (BR) Taiwan
Coordinates	25.0330°N 121.5436°E / 25.0330; 121.5436
Line(s)	Wenhu line Tamsui–Xinyi line
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (BR) Underground (R)
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	BR09, R05
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R05+BR09-011
History
Opened	28 March 1996; 28 years ago (28 March 1996) (Wenhu Line)[1] 24 November 2013; 11 years ago (24 November 2013) (Tamsui-Xinyi Line)
Previous names	Ta'An (until 2003)
Passengers
2017	16.465 million per year[2]  3.9%
Rank	(Ranked 33rd of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Zhongxiao Fuxing towards Nangang Exhib Center Wenhu line Technology Building towards Taipei Zoo Daan Park towards Tamsui or Beitou Tamsui–Xinyi line Xinyi Anhe towards Xiangshan Terminus

Daan^[3] (Chinese: 大安; pinyin: Dà'ān, formerly transliterated as Ta’An Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.^[4][5] It is a terminus of short turn services on the Tamsui–Xinyi line.

Station overview

Daan station Red Line platform

This station is a five-level, elevated and underground station and has two side platforms, an island platform^[6] and six exits. It is located at the intersection of Fuxing South Rd. and Xinyi Rd. Four more exits have been constructed with the opening of Red Line. Red Line trains from Beitou terminate here during non-rush hours.

Construction

The Red Line station is 347 m (1,138 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide. Excavation depth is at 25 m (82 ft). It also has a 319 m (1,047 ft) pocket track, four entrances, two accessibility elevators, and three vent shafts.^[6] One of the entrances and one of the vent shafts is integrated into a new joint development building. Another entrance and vent shaft is integrated into the existing joint development building on Brown Line.

Public Art

The Red Line station has a theme of "The meeting of light and shadow - a dialogue between ground level and underground". A combination of a horizontal passage which links the space and special illumination and lighting design on the escalators strengthens the directionality of the passage space.^[6]

Station layout

4F	Connecting Level	Platforms-connecting Overpass
3F
	Concourse
		Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, restrooms
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← Wenhu line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR10 Zhongxiao Fuxing)
	Platform 2	→ Wenhu line toward Taipei Zoo (BR08 Technology Building) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
2F	Mezzanine	Transitlink floor for stairs and escalators
1F	Street Level	Exit/Entrance, Transitlink floor for stairs and escalators
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (Inside fare zone)
B2	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R06 Daan Park)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan (R04 Xinyi Anhe) → → Tamsui–Xinyi line termination platform →

Exits

• Exit 1: North side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 3, near Lane 147
• Exit 2: North side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 3, near the Affiliated Senior High School of NTNU
• Exit 3: South side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 3, near Lane 166
• Exit 4: Southeast side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 4 and Fuxing S. Rd. Sec. 2
• Exit 5: Southeast side of Xinyi Rd. Sec. 4 and Fuxing S. Rd. Sec. 2
• Exit 6: East side of Fuxing S. Rd. Sec. 1, in front of Park Taipei Hotel

Around the station

• Bureau of National Health Insurance
• American Institute in Taiwan
• Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University
• Taipei Municipal Da-An Vocational High School
• Daan Junior High School
• Taipei Hakka Culture Hall
• Taipei Farmers Association
• Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association
• Daan Forest Park

First and Last Train Timing

The first and last train timing at Daan station ^[7] is as follows:

Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Mon − Fri	Sat − Sun and P.H.	Daily
Tamsui–Xinyi line
R28 Tamsui	06:00	06:00	00:25
R02 Xiangshan	06:00	06:00	00:52
Wenhu line
BR24 Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center	06:01	06:01	00:33
BR01 Taipei Zoo	06:05	06:05	00:37

References

1. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
2. "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
3. 怪 北捷景安站 英譯如「金幹站」. Apple Daily (Taiwan). 23 December 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2019. 北市捷運局指出，目前有7大捷運站名英譯沒有隔音符號，常讓外國人問路鬧烏龍，如大安站「Daan」被誤唸為丹站、景安站「Jingan」變成金幹站等，捷運局擬加撇號「'」或橫線「-」，以利分辨音節。
4. "Route Map: Daan". Archived from the original on 2010-08-09.
5. "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
6. "捷運系統信義線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government. 2007-12-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
7. "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.