National Taiwan University Hospital Station


National Taiwan University Hospital Station (NTU Hospital Station) 台大醫院站
NTU Hospital Station Platform
Location
Municipality	Taipei
District(s)	Zhongzheng
Address	B1F., No. 52, Gongyuan Rd.
Info
Type	Underground
History
Opened	December 24, 1998
Rail services
Line(s)	■ Tamsui Line (R12)
Daily Ridership	46,741 (Jul. 2011)^[1] (Ranked 21^st of 89)
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.

Traditional Chinese

台大醫院站

Simplified Chinese

台大医院站

Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	Taídà Yīyuàn Zhàn
- Bopomofo	ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄚˋ 一ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄢˋ

The Taipei Metro National Taiwan University Hospital Station (signed NTU Hospital) is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line) located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.

1 Station overview
- 1.1 Public art
- 1.2 History
2 Station layout
- 2.1 Exits
3 Around the station
4 References

Station overview

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform. It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators.^[2] It is named for the nearby National Taiwan University Hospital.

Public art

Several pieces of public art are located on the platform, titled "The Suite of Hands" consisting of "Lotus Holding Hand", "Lotus in Heartful Hands", and "Small Park".^[3] These bronze and/or granite sculptures depict how hands, through gestures, can express human affection.

History

December 24, 1998: Opened for service when the segment between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Taipei Main Station began running.
October 10, 2004: A man placed a bomb in the station. No injuries were reported.^[4]

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information counter, automatic ticket-dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms (South side outside paid area, near Exit 1)
B2	Platform 1	← Tamsui Line toward Tamsui/Beitou (Taipei Main Station)
	Island platform, Doors open on the left
	Platform 2	→Tamsui Line toward Xindian/Nanshijiao (CKS Memorial Hall) →