Taipei Arena Station

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File:Taipei Arena Station Platform 1.JPG
Location	Songshan, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 3 (G19)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	November 15, 2014

The Taipei Metro Taipei Arena Station is a station on the Songshan Line located in Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan. The station opened on November 15, 2014.

Station overview

This three-level, underground station has an island platform. It is located beneath Nanjing East Rd. to the west of Beining Rd. It opened in November 2014 with the opening of the Songshan Line.

Originally, the station was to be named "Taipei Stadium Station". However, the area was renamed to "Taipei City Sports Park", no longer using the original station name. Thus, on July 22, 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei Arena Station, using Taipei Arena to signify the park.

Construction

Excavation depth for this station is around 26 m (85 ft). It is219 m (719 ft) in length and 21 m (69 ft) wide. It has five exits, two vent shafts, and two accessibility elevators.

Public Art

The theme for this station is "Energy, Movement, Light, Tracks". The design aims to reflect the station's liveliness, spirit, and power. It has public art designs.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse Level	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms
B2	Platform 1	←   Line 3 toward Songshan (Nanjing Sanmin)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→   Line 3 toward Xindian/ Taipower Building (Nanjing Fuxing) →

Around the station

• Taipei Arena
• Taipei Gymnasium
• Huanya Living Plaza
• Sunworld Dynasty Hotel
• Yu Da High School of Commerce and Home Economics

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Nanjing Sanmin toward Songshan		Line 3 Songshan		Nanjing Fuxing toward Xindian