Taipei: A new station on the southeast end of the Taipei Metro Xinyi Line will open on August 30, extending service 1.4 kilometers past the current terminal station, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an announced on Thursday.
According to Focus Taiwan, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications issued an operating license for the new Guangci/Fengtian Temple Station in the Xinyi District on Tuesday, following required inspections by the city government. The opening of the new station will allow passengers to travel on the MRT Red Line beyond Xiangshan Station to the Fude Street and Zhongpo South Road area, near Guangci Charity Park and the Four Beasts Mountain.
Construction of the new Guangci/Fengtian Temple Station began in 2016. The extension of the Red Line, which runs 1.4 kilometers beneath Section 6 of Xinyi Road, connects the Xiangshan and Hushan areas. Chiang noted that it was "one of the most difficult metro sections" to construct due to the station being built approximately 10 stories underground, passing through layers from soft clay near the surface to hard bedrock deeper below.
The new terminus will enhance accessibility to Guangci Charity Park, a social housing complex that opened in 2022, Songshan High School of Commerce and Home Economics, and Fengtian Temple. The Taipei MRT Red Line, also known as the Tamsui-Xinyi Line, currently spans 29 kilometers, with 28 stations extending from Tamsui in New Taipei on the northwest end to Xiangshan in southeast Taipei.