Banqiao Station
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Banqiao Station 板橋車站 | |
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| Banqiao Station | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | New Taipei |
| District(s) | Banqiao |
| 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) Taiwan High Speed Rail (BAC/03) Circular Line (Y15) |
| Daily Ridership | MRT: 59,342 (2011)[2] (Ranked 10th of 89) TRA: 35,010 (2010)[3] HSR: 16,042 (2012)[4] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan Railway Administration Taipei Rapid Transit System Taiwan High Speed Rail |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 板桥车站 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 板橋車站 | ||||||||||
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Banqiao Station (Chinese: 板橋車站; pinyin: Bǎnqiáo Chēzhàn)[5][6][7] is a railway 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.
Station overview
Taiwan Railway Administration information board
Taiwan High Speed Rail platform
Taipei Metro Platform 1
Banqiao Station entrance
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) |
| Platform 1B | →TRA Western Line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua) | |
| Platform 2A | →TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin) | |
| Platform 2B | →TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin) | |
| Platform 1A | →THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan) | |
| 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) |
| Platform 2 | → Banqiao Line toward Yongning/ Far Eastern Hospital (Fuzhong) → | |
| Platform 2A | →THSR toward Taipei (Terminus) | |
| Platform 2B | →THSR toward Taipei (Terminus) | |
Around the station
- Intercity Bus Station
- Local Bus Station
- New Taipei City Hall
- Banqiao Stadium
- Xianmin (County Resident) Plaza
- Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau, Banqiao Branch
- Far Eastern Department Store
- Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC
- Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC
- Hsiao Chung-Cheng Hospital
- New Taipei Municipal Banqiao High School (between this station and Fuzhong Station)
- New Taipei Municipal Haishan High School
- New Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Junior High School
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Keelung |
Western Line | toward Kaohsiung |
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| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
toward Yongning |
Blue Line Banqiao Line |
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| Preceding station | Taiwan High Speed Rail | Following station | ||
Taipei Terminus |
Taiwan High Speed Rail | toward Zuoying |
See also
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Banqiao Station. |
- ↑ "Route Map: Banqiao". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic". Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Table 2-9 Passenger Traffic of High-Speed Rail Stations". Ministry of Transportation and Communications. April 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ 臺灣鐵路站名英譯對照表 (Table of English translations of station names on the Taiwanese railways) (in Chinese), Taiwan Railway Administration
- ↑ Banqiao, TRTS
- ↑ Banqiao Station, THSR
- ↑ "Public Art on the Banqiao Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
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Coordinates: 25°0′51.41″N 121°27′49.23″E / 25.0142806°N 121.4636750°E
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