Xiaonanmen Station

Infobox_Taiwan_Station
Title=小南門站
EngTitle=Xiaonanmen Station
Siaonanmen
ImageName=Xiaonanmen-Station.jpg
ImageSize=270px
Operator=Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line=Green Line (Xiaonanmen Line)
Code=G12
Place=Zhongzheng District, Taipei
StartDate=31 August 2000
Style=Underground

Xiaonanmen Station is an underground station on the Xiaonanmen Line of the Taipei Rapid Transit System, located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was first opened on 31 August 2000.

Although the station consists of two island platforms, it is currently served by a single train shuttling between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station and Ximen Station, even though it is theoretically possible to operate a through service all the way to Xindian Station. It is labeled as light green colour on Taipei Metro maps, though it shares the same colour livery as other stations on the Xindian Line. The station is generally surrounded by governmental buildings and education institutions, serving mainly students and civil servants and remains relatively quiet for most of the day.

The shuttle service operates at a 8 to 10 minutes headway, and LED displays are installed on both platforms to inform passengers of the direction in which the train is travelling towards. To ensure that all tracks on the line remain in serviceable condition, the passenger shuttle service alternates the platform it serves for every four months, while maintenance works are performed on the inoperative platform and track. [ [http://www.nownews.com/2005/11/03/327-1864924.htm 配合維修作業　台北捷運小南門線　11月6日起換軌行駛] , ETtoday, 3 November 2005] [ [http://www.trtc.com.tw/e/shownews1.asp?id=1310 Maintenance Work on Xiaonanmen Line (April 1) Requires Platform Change] , Taipei Rapid Transit System, 30 March 2007]

The station has four exits. In March 2006, the station was a target of serial vandalism where three of its exits were found to have had their glass panels smashed. [ [http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2006/new/mar/23/today-taipei2.htm 小南門站鋼彈襲窗 4出入口3掛彩] , Liberty Times, 23 March 2006]

The shuttle service is expected to come to an end in 2013, when the Songshan Line is completed and trains begin to run the full-length Green Line service between Songshan Station and Xindian Station.

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