Linkou metro station

Linkou A9 林口
Station platform
General information
Location	290 Bade Rd Linkou, New Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taoyuan Metro Corporation
Line(s)	Taoyuan Airport MRT (A9)
Platforms	Side
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	A9
History
Opened	2017-03-02
Services
Preceding station Taoyuan Metro Following station Shanbi towards Laojie River Taoyuan Airport MRT Commuter Chang Gung Memorial Hospital towards Taipei Main Station

Linkou (Chinese: 林口站; pinyin: Línkǒu Zhàn) is a station on the Taoyuan International Airport MRT located in Linkou District, New Taipei, Taiwan.^[1] The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017.^[2]

Station overview

Through tracks for Express train bypass

This elevated station has two side platforms and four tracks, with the two middle tracks used for limited-stop Express services to pass through without stopping, making it the only station thought entire Airport MRT line with this type of track layout.^[3] The station is 90.4 metres (297 ft) long and 32.8 metres (108 ft) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.^[4][2]

The station is located on the New Taipei side of Linkou Plateau, near the border with Taoyuan. Both adjacent stations are in Taoyuan. Land nearby the station was developed as a joint development project between government and private enterprises.^[5] The project construction of a 16-story incorporating residential, commercial, hotel, and public transportation functions. The project covered an area of 4,914 square metres (1.214 acres).^[6][7]

History

• 2017-03-02: The station opened for commercial service with the opening of the Taipei-Huanbei section of the Airport MRT.^[8]

Station layout

Skybridge to the adjacent joint development building

4F	Connecting Level	Bridge above platform
3F	Station lobby	Station lobby, information counter, automatic ticketing machines, faregates
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	←   Airport MRT toward Huanbei (Shanbi)
	Passing track	← Express Train through service
	Passing track	Express Train through service →
	Platform 2	→   Airport MRT toward Taipei (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

2F

Connecting Level

Faregates, waiting area, nursing room

Street Level

Lobby

Entrance/Exit, information counter automatic ticketing machines, faregates, restrooms Tourism information counter, parking, bus stops, taxi stand

Exits

• Exit 1: Northwest side of intersection of Wenhua 3rd Rd and Bade Rd.

Around the station

• Mitsui Outlet Park Linkou
• Carrefour (Linkou Branch)
• Hsing Wu University
• National Taiwan Normal University - Linkou Campus
• New Taipei Municipal Lin-kou High School
• Hsing Wu High School
• Linkou Zhulinshan Temple (林口竹林山寺)
• Global Mall Linkou A9

See also

• Taoyuan Metro

References

1. "Linkou Station". Taoyuan Metro. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
2. "Airport MRT begins commercial operations". The China Post. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
3. "A9車站立體圖 Floor Plan". Taoyuan Metro. 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 Linkou Station A9". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
6. "Hand-Over Inspection of the Co-Develop Buildings and Co-Construct MRT Facilities for the TIAA MRT Linkou Station (A9) Land Development Project" (PDF). Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
7. "Advertisement Marketing and Onsite Training in the Co-developed Building at TIAA MRT Linkou Station (A9)". Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
8. Shan, Shelley (2 March 2017). "Airport MRT to officially launch today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

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