Songshan station

Songshan

/ Y39 松山
Songshan; / Y39 松山
	Taipei metro exit 4
Chinese name
Chinese	松山
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sōngshān
Bopomofo	ㄙㄨㄥㄕㄢ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Chhiùng-sân
Southern Min
Tâi-lô	Siông-san
General information
Location	742 Sec 4 Bade Rd; Songshan District, Taipei; Taiwan
System	Taipei Metro station
Lines	Songshan–Xindian line; Circular line (under construction)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Cycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	, Y39
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=G19-111
History
Opened	15 November 2014; 11 years ago
Passengers
2017	16.330 million per year 7.98%
Rank	(Ranked 30 of 119)
Services
Future services
Location
Location

Location
	Songshan Location within Taiwan

Songshan

松山
Songshan; 松山
Chinese name
Chinese	松山
Literal meaning	Pine mountain
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sōngshān
Bopomofo	ㄙㄨㄥㄕㄢ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Chhiùng-sân
Southern Min
Tâi-lô	Siông-san
General information
Location	11 Songshan Rd; Xinyi District, Taipei; Taiwan
Coordinates	25°02′57″N 121°34′41″E / 25.0493°N 121.5780°E
System	TR railway station
Line	Western Trunk line
Distance	21.9 km to Keelung
Connections	Rapid transit; Local bus; Coach;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	98 (three-digit); 1007 (four-digit); A08 (statistical);
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等)
History
Opened	1 November 1891
Rebuilt	21 September 2008
Electrified	9 January 1978
Former names	Xikou (Chinese: 錫口); Matsuyama (Japanese: 松山);
Key dates
1940	Rebuilt
1986	Rebuilt
2003	Rebuilt
29 December 2009	Station building complete
Passengers
	35,794 daily (2024)
Services
Location
Location
	Songshan Location within Taiwan

Songshan (Chinese: 松山; pinyin: Sōngshān) is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan, served by Taiwan Railway and Taipei Metro. This station connects to the shopping centre at basement 1 and level 1. It is a planned transfer for the Circular line.

Station overview

Songshan Station became the principal south-bound origin and north-bound terminus for the Western Trunk line starting in 1986, after the reconstruction of Taipei Main Station began in 1985. These functions were moved to Qidu in Keelung shortly before the reconstruction. The former Songshan Station was at-grade and operated by the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA). It opened as a temporary station in July 2003 as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project. All railway lines and platforms have been moved underground (from at-grade) since 21 September 2008, in a move to improve safety and area development. A 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) tunnel was constructed between this station and neighboring Nangang Station at a cost of NT$76.5 billion.

The current station building opened for service in 2008. Built by Ruentex Development Company, the new station building was constructed via a NT$3.3 billion build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract. The Taiwan Railways Administration section consists of two island platforms (four tracks), while the Taipei Metro station has an island platform and five exits. They are connected via an underground passage.

The new Taipei Metro station has a "Halo of City" theme with an egg-shaped hall and columns forming a ring structure. The station is 21 m (69 ft) deep, 390 m (1,280 ft) long, and 24 m (79 ft) wide. It has six exits, four vent shafts, and two accessibility elevators. The north side of the station is land for a joint development project.

Public art

The Taipei Metro station features a theme of "Festivities of Light" to reflect the mix of traditional and modern culture, local religion, and administration. It enhances the night activity in the area.

Bicycle accessibility

Songshan Station is the 0-kilometre (0 mi) starting point for the Taiwan Cycling Route No. 1, and the station features a bicycle accessibility stair ramp.^{[citation needed]}

History

The area around Songshan Station was originally part of a vast field which was maintained for deer hunting.

On 20 October 1891, it was opened as "Sekkhao Train Wharf" (錫口火車碼頭). Then, it was renamed to Seikō Station (錫口停車場) in 1895, and in 1920 the station became known as Matsuyama Station.^{[citation needed]}

On 30 March 1936, the Matsuyama Airport Line [ja] (later renamed Songshan Power Station Line, until 1 May 1966) began operation from Matsuyama Station to Matsuyama Airport. On 1 January 1955, it was upgraded to a second-class train station. Songshan Airport Line stopped operating in 1976 and freight services ceased on 15 August 1985. The new station building opened on 15 July 1986, and on 1 July 1987 it became a first-class train station. Freight cargo services were shifted to Nangang on 20 September 1991. The station moved underground on 21 September 2008, and the temporary station was present from 28 July 2003 to 29 December 2009.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 November 2014, the Songshan Line terminus opened for service.^{[citation needed]}

On 7 July 2016, an explosion occurred on a train arriving to Songshan Station; an incident known as the Taiwan Railways bombing. A broken metal tube filled with explosive material was found on the scene, and an investigation named one of the injured passengers, Lin Ying-chang, as the main suspect. Lin was later detained and admitted to carrying out the bombing.

Station layout

Street level	Entrance/exit	Entrance/exit
B1	Concourse	Ticket gates, waiting area, TRA ticketing, automatic ticket dispensing machines, restrooms
B2	Platform 1A	West Coast Line toward Taichung TRA station, Kaohsiung (Taipei)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	toward Shulin (Taipei)
	Platform 2A	toward Keelung (Nangang)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	West Coast Line toward Yilan, Hualien, Taitung (Nangang)
	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, restrooms
B3	Platform 1	→ Songshan–Xindian line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G18 Nanjing Sanmin) →
	Island platform, doors open on the left, right
	Platform 2	→ Songshan–Xindian line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G18 Nanjing Sanmin) →

Track layout of original at-grade station
Track layout of temporary station used 2003–2009
Track layout of new underground station

Around the station

Songshan Market (next to the station)
Raohe Street Night Market (50m to the north)
Nangang Sports Center (200m to the east)
Rainbow Bridge (300m to the northwest)
Wufenpu Park (300m to the south)
Wuchang Park (350m to the southwest)
Wufenpu Shopping District (400m to the south)
Houshanpi metro station (550m to the southeast)
Nansong Market (600m to the west)
Yongji Market (650m to the south)
Yongchun Market (700m to the south)
Yongji Park (800m to the south)
Yongchun Park (850m to the south)
Chengmei Left Bank Riverside Park (1km to the northeast)
Yongchun metro station (1km to the south)

References

1 2 3 4 "車站基本資料集". Taiwan Railways Administration. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
↑ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
↑ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
↑ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
1 2 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 38. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
↑ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
↑ Taiwan Railway Corporation (May 2025). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國113年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2024- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
↑ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
↑ 臺北市交通統計查詢系統. dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ "Songshan Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
↑ "Underground railway to help local economy". The China Post. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
↑ "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel will aid development: Ma". Taiwan News. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
↑ "Ruentex secures Songshan Railway Station project bid". Taipei Times. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
1 2 3 "捷運系統松山線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
↑ "連繫捷運松山站與臺鐵的城市光環". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
↑ "How to cycle around Taiwan in 12 days". Cnn.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ Cheung, Han (9 May 2021). "Taiwan in Time: Reviving Raohe Street". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
↑ "Many injured in Taiwan train blast". BBC. 8 July 2016.
↑ "台鐵爆炸案 15小時鎖定主嫌 55歲男自殺式犯案" [Taiwan Railway bombing: Prime suspect identified within 15 hours; 55-year-old man carried out suicide-style attack.]. Yahoo News (in Chinese). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
↑ 中央通訊社 (8 July 2016). "台鐵火車爆炸案 55歲林姓傷者涉重嫌 | 社會" [Taiwan Railways train bombing: 55-year-old injured man named as prime suspect.]. 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
↑ 自由時報電子報 (19 July 2016). "台鐵爆炸案主嫌林英昌裁定收押 - 社會 - 自由時報電子報" [Main suspect in Taiwan Railway bombing case, Lin Ying-chang, ordered detained.]. news.ltn.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
↑ "Songshan Station Information Map" (PDF). Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 15 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

External links

TRA Songshan station (in Chinese)
Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
TRTC route map & timetables (in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)

[TRA_station_info-1] 1 2 3 4 "車站基本資料集". Taiwan Railways Administration. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[2] 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[TRA_stats-3] 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[4] 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.

[su-5] 1 2 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 38. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.

[6] 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[traridership-7] Taiwan Railway Corporation (May 2025). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國113年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2024- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.

[8] "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[9] 臺北市交通統計查詢系統. dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[rrb-s-10] "Songshan Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Retrieved 28 February 2011.

[11] "Underground railway to help local economy". The China Post. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[12] "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel will aid development: Ma". Taiwan News. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[13] "Ruentex secures Songshan Railway Station project bid". Taipei Times. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[songshan-14] 1 2 3 "捷運系統松山線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

[15] "連繫捷運松山站與臺鐵的城市光環". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[cnn.com-16] "How to cycle around Taiwan in 12 days". Cnn.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[17] Cheung, Han (9 May 2021). "Taiwan in Time: Reviving Raohe Street". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[18] "Many injured in Taiwan train blast". BBC. 8 July 2016.

[19] "台鐵爆炸案 15小時鎖定主嫌 55歲男自殺式犯案" [Taiwan Railway bombing: Prime suspect identified within 15 hours; 55-year-old man carried out suicide-style attack.]. Yahoo News (in Chinese). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2026.

[20] 中央通訊社 (8 July 2016). "台鐵火車爆炸案 55歲林姓傷者涉重嫌 | 社會" [Taiwan Railways train bombing: 55-year-old injured man named as prime suspect.]. 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.

[21] 自由時報電子報 (19 July 2016). "台鐵爆炸案主嫌林英昌裁定收押 - 社會 - 自由時報電子報" [Main suspect in Taiwan Railway bombing case, Lin Ying-chang, ordered detained.]. news.ltn.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 11 October 2026.

[22] "Songshan Station Information Map" (PDF). Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 15 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.