Cailiao metro station

Metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan

Cailiao

O14 菜寮

Cailiao station platform level

Chinese name
Chinese| 菜寮
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Càiliáo
Bopomofo| ㄘㄞˋㄌㄧㄠˊ
Wade–Giles| Ts'ai⁴-liao²
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ| Chhoi-liàu
Southern Min
Tâi-lô| Tshài-liâu
General information
Other names| New Taipei City Hospital; 新北巿立醫院
Location| B1, No. 150, Sec. 3, Chongxin Rd.
Sanchong, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by| Taipei Metro
Line(s)|  Zhonghe–Xinlu line (O14)
Connections| Bus stop
Construction
Structure type| Underground
History
Opened| 5 January 2012
Passengers
20,833 daily (December 2024)[1]
Rank| 80 out of 109
Services
| Preceding station  |  Taipei Metro | Following station

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Taipei Bridge

towards Nanshijiao

|  | Zhonghe–Xinlu line |  | Sanchong

towards Huilong

Location

The Taipei Metro Cailiao station (Chinese: 菜寮站; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai⁴-liao² Chan⁴) is a station on the Zhonghe–Xinlu Line located in Sanchong District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[2] The station is opened for service on 5 January 2012.[3]

## Station overview

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Cailiao station platform

This two-level, underground station has an island platform.[4] It is located beneath Chongxin Rd, Sec. 3 between Guangming Rd. and Renhua St. It was scheduled to open in March 2012 along with most of the Xinzhuang Line,[5] but opened for service earlier on 5 January 2012.[3]

### Construction

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Excavation depth for this station was 19 m (62 ft). It is 222.85 m (731.1 ft) in length and 21.15 m (69.4 ft) wide.[6] It has three entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts.[4] One of the entrances is integrated with a joint development building.

### Design

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The theme for the station focuses on the simplicity, neatness, and order of a modern city.[7] Glass, aluminum, and enamel are used in the roofs, ceilings, pillars, and walls.

## Station layout

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Street Level | Entrance/Exit  | Entrance/Exit

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B1 | Concourse  | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (Inside fare zone, outside fare zone near exit 3)
B2 | Platform 1 | ←  Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Huilong (O15 Sanchong)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 | → Zhonghe–Xinlu line toward Nanshijiao (O13 Taipei Bridge) →

### Exits

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* Exit 1: Beside Lane 115, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 1
* Exit 2: No. 150, Chongxin Rd. Sec. 3, near Guangmin Rd.
* Exit 3: Chongxin Rd. Sec. 3, near Zhongshan Rd.

## Around the station

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* Sanchong Zhongshan Rd. Post Office
* Sanchong District Office
* New Taipei City Police Agency, Sanchong Branch
* New Taipei City Hospital, Sanchong Branch
* Lin Rong-San cultural and public service foundation (between this station and Taipei Bridge station)
* Banqiao District Court, Sanchong Court
* Sanchong Comprehensive Sports Field
* Kuo-Kuang Co. Sanchong station

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cailiao Station.

1. ^ "Ridership Counts". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2025-03-25.
2. ^ "Cailiao Station". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
3. ^ a b "MRT Xinzhuang line begins commercial service". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
4. ^ a b "Introduction to Xinzhuang MRT Line" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-03-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
5. ^ 黃村杉 (2010-03-18). "北縣／捷運新莊線搶先通 市民「樂」官員「愁」". NOWnews. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
6. ^ "捷運車站建築設計 後續路網 新莊線-縣轄段各車站透視圖說明". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
7. ^ "( O6 ) Cailiao". Comprehensive Planning Division, Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Division. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

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Zhonghe–Xinlu line

Stations|

| Luzhou branch|

* Luzhou
* Sanmin Senior High School
* St. Ignatius High School
* Sanhe Junior High School
* Sanchong Elementary School

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Huilong branch|

* Huilong
* Danfeng
* Fu Jen University
* Xinzhuang
* Touqianzhuang
* Xianse Temple
* Sanchong
* Cailiao
* Taipei Bridge

Main section|

* Daqiaotou
* Minquan West Road
* Zhongshan Elementary School
* Xingtian Temple
* Songjiang Nanjing
* Zhongxiao Xinsheng
* Dongmen
* Guting
* Dingxi
* Yongan Market
* Jingan
* Nanshijiao

Rolling stock|

| Present rolling stock|

* C371

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Former rolling stock|

* C321

* Taipei Metro

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