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[102] [103] The Airport offers free admission to Taoyuan Airport MRT stations A12 (Airport Terminal 1), A13 (Airport Terminal 2), and A14a (Airport Hotel) with an electronic ticket and a credit card. [104] [105] Express train: 38-minute link between the airport and downtown Taipei.
Airport Terminal 2 (Chinese: 機場第二航廈站) is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Dayuan, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. [1] The station is located directly under Terminal 2 of Taoyuan International Airport and opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017. [2] This underground station has two side platforms and two tracks. [3]
Airport Hotel (Chinese: 機場旅館) is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. [1] The station is located under the Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport and opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017. [2] This underground station has one island platform and two tracks. [3]
The Taoyuan Airport MRT portion of the station consists of island platforms with 4 tracks as it was designed for service by both Commuter and Express trains. [3] The station is 132 metres (433 ft 1 in) long and 32 metres (105 ft 0 in) wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017.
The airport section consists of four underground stations (Airport Terminal 1, Airport Terminal 2, Airport Hotel, and the future Airport Terminal 3 station) and is 6.85 km (4.26 mi) long. [16] Both cut-and-cover and shield tunneling were used for tunnel construction. [7]
Taoyuan is located approximately 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Taipei, in northern Taiwan, and occupies 1,220 km 2 (470 sq mi). It is made up of low-lying plains, interconnected mountains and plateaus .
Taipei Workshop, a Grade 3 historical monument constructed during the era of Japanese rule, was exactly where the future Beimen station would be located. Thus, a removal project commenced on 20 October 2006 to temporarily move the structure until construction of both the Songshan line and the Taoyuan Airport MRT are completed.
An extension is underway towards the future third terminal building, at which time the skytrain service will be limited to airport staff and passport-checked passengers only. The Taoyuan Airport MRT is to serve general public access between the terminals, the Airport Hotel, and the Taoyuan-Taipei area.