Banqiao Station

Banqiao Station / Banciao Station
板橋車站 / 板橋站
Banqiao Station
Location
Municipality New Taipei
District(s) Banciao
Address MRT: B1F, No. 5, Zhanqian Rd.[1]
Info
Type Underground
History
Opened July 21, 1999
Rail services
Line(s) ■ Banqiao Line (BL2)
■ Western Line (102/A13)
■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (BAC/03)
■ Circular Line (Y15)
Daily Ridership MRT: 61,129 (Jul. 2011)[2]
(Ranked 10th of 89)
TRA: 35,010 (2010)[3]
HSR: 13,706 (2010)[4]
Operator(s) Taiwan Railway Administration
Taipei Rapid Transit System
Taiwan High Speed Rail
There is a bus stop near this station.
Banqiao Station
Traditional Chinese 板橋車站
Simplified Chinese 板桥车站

Banqiao Station[5][6] or Banciao Station (THSR)[7] is a train station located in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station serves high-speed rail, conventional rail, and metro trains. All tracks and platforms in the station are located underground.

The new station building opened on July 19, 1999 for TRA trains, May 31, 2006 for the Taipei Metro, and on January 5, 2007 for Taiwan High Speed Rail. The station currently handles over 106,000 passengers per day.[2][3][4] It is due to accommodate trains for the elevated Taipei Metro Circular Line by the end of 2015.

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Station overview

The station consists of a 25-story building above ground and 5 underground stories; it is Taiwan's tallest station building. It includes platforms for the TRA, THSR, and Taipei Metro. The new station building was built as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project to move railway lines in the city underground.

Public Art

Titled "Evolution Orbit", the Taipei Metro platform has artwork consisting of 12 colorful rings affixed to columns on the platform.[8] These rings complete a cycle every hour and also move whenever a train enters the station.[9]

Station layout

25F Observation Floor (Kingdom Construction Global Shopping Center) (Not operational)
22F-3F Offices Ministry of Transportation and Communications offices, Financial Supervisory Commission offices
2F Shopping Area Global Banqiao Store
Street Level Lobby Entrance/Exit, TRA Ticketing, Information Counter
B1 TRA/THSR
Lobby		 THSR Ticketing/Faregates
TRA Ticket Gate
Travel Information Counter, Underground shopping mall and walkway
Restrooms, Infant room, Global Banqiao Store
New Taipei City Low-Carbon Library
Underground walkway (Connects with Metro)
Metro Lobby Underground walkway (Connects with TRA/THSR)
B2 Platform 1A →TRA Western Line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua)
Island platform
Platform 1B →TRA Western Line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua)
Platform 2A →TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin)
Island platform
Platform 2B →TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin)
Platform 1A →THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)
Island platform
Platform 1B →THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)
Metro Lobby Information Counter, Restrooms, Automatic ticket dispensing machines
One-way faregates
B3 Platform 1 ← Banqiao Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Xinpu)
Island platform, Doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Banqiao Line toward Yongning (Fuzhong) →
Platform 2A →THSR toward Taipei (Terminus)
Island platform
Platform 2B →THSR toward Taipei (Terminus)

Around the station

Preceding station   Taiwan Railway Administration   Following station
toward Keelung
 Western Line
toward Kaohsiung
Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
toward Yongning
 Blue Line
Preceding station   Taiwan High Speed Rail   Following station
Terminus
 Taiwan High Speed Rail
toward Zuoying

References

  1. ^ "Route Map: Banqiao". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=082. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
  2. ^ a b "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2011-08-24. http://tcgwww.taipei.gov.tw/site/tcg/public/MMO/dot/m17.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-24. 
  3. ^ a b "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic". Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. http://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/intro/file/99Year/pdf/t11.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 
  4. ^ a b "Table 2-9 Passenger Traffic of High-Speed Rail Stations". Ministry of Transportation and Communications. January 2011. http://www.motc.gov.tw/motchypage/monthly_eng/c2090.xls. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 
  5. ^ (in Chinese) 臺灣鐵路站名英譯對照表 (Table of English translations of station names on the Taiwanese railways), Taiwan Railway Administration, http://service.tra.gov.tw/tw/CP/11731/interpret.aspx 
  6. ^ Banqiao, TRTS, http://english.trtc.com.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1056373&CtNode=27496&mp=122032 
  7. ^ Taiwan High Speed Rail Website retrieved on 17th January, 2010
  8. ^ "Public Art on the Banqiao Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/english/Humanity/PublicArt/Guide_Banqiao.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-09. 
  9. ^ "公共藝術之旅系列報導6 南港線（二）、板橋線". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-06-01. http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns244/rp244_08.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
Taiwan Trunk Line
Northern Section
Keelung · Sankeng · Badu (→ Yilan Line) · Qidu · Baifu · Wudu · Xizhi · Xike · Nangang · Songshan · Taipei · Wanhua · Banqiao · Shulin · Shanjia · Yingge · Taoyuan (→ Linkou Line) · Neili · Zhongli · Puxin · Yangmei · Fugang · Hukou · Xinfeng · Zhubei · Hsinchu (→ Neiwan Line) · Xiangshan · Qiding · Zhunan
Mountain Line
(Taichung Line)
Zhunan · Zaoqiao · Fengfu · Miaoli · Nanshi · Tongluo · Sanyi · Tai-an Station · Houli · Fengyuan · Tanzi · Taiyuan · Taichung · Daqing · Wuri · Xinwuri · Chenggong (→ Chengzhui Line) · Changhua
Coastal Line
Zhunan · Tanwen · Dashan · Houlong · Longgang · Baishatun · Xinpu · Tongxiao · Yuanli · Rinan · Dajia · Taichung Port · Qingshui · Shalu · Longjing · Dadu · Zhuifen (→ Chengzhui Line) · Changhua
Southern Section
Changhua · Huatan · Dacun · Yuanlin · Yongjing · Shetou · Tianzhong · Ershui (→ Jiji Line) · Linnei · Shiliu · Douliu · Dounan · Shigui · Dalin · Minxiong · Jiabei · Chiayi · Shuishang · Nanjing · Houbi · Xinying · Liuying · Linfengying · Longtian · Balin · Shanhua · Nanke · Xinshi · Yongkang · Daqiao · Tainan · Bao'an · Zhongzhou (→ Shalun Line) · Dahu · Luzhu · Gangshan · Qiaotou · Nanzi · Xinzuoying · Zuoying · Gushan · Kaohsiung
Pingtung Line
Kaohsiung · Fengshan · Houzhuang · Jiuqutang · Liukuaicuo · Pingtung · Guilai · Linluo · Xishi · Zhutian · Chaozhou · Kanding · Nanzhou · Zhen'an · Linbian · Jiadong · Donghai · Fangliao（→ South-Link Line）

Nangang - Taipei - Banciao - Taoyuan - Hsinchu - Miaoli - Taichung - Changhua - Yunlin - Chiayi - Tainan - Zuoying - Kaohsiung

Italics indicate stations under construction. Grey text indicates planned stations.
Xiulang Bridge - (Under planning) - Jiannan Road - (Under planning) - New Taipei Industrial Park - Xingfu - Touqianzhuang - Xinpu Minsheng - Banqiao - Banxin - Zhongyuan - Qiaohe - Huazhong Bridge - Jingan - Jingping - Xiulang Bridge - Shisizhang - Dapinglin - (Under planning) - Taipei Zoo