Guandu Station

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Guandu Station
關渡站
Guandu Station
Location
Municipality Taipei
District(s) Beitou
Address No. 51, Lane 296, Dadu Road, Sec. 3
Info
Type At-Grade
History
Opened March 28, 1997
Rail services
Line(s)      Tamsui Line (R30)
Daily Ridership 21,334 (2011)[1]
(Ranked 51st of 89)
Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System
There is a bus stop near this station.
Guandu Station
Simplified Chinese 关渡站
Traditional Chinese 關渡站

The Taipei Metro Guandu Station is located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.

Station overview

A train arriving at Guandu Station.
Guandu Station concourse.

The station is an at-grade structure with two side platforms and two exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.[2] The station is situated southwest of Guandu Elementary School, between Zhongyang North Road, Dadu Road and Ligong Street.

History

TRA Station

  • December 25, 1901: Opens for service with the opening of the Tamsui Railroad Line (as "Jiangtou Parking Station").
  • After the war, the station was renamed "Guandu Station".
  • July 15, 1988: Service ceases with the discontinuation of service of the TRA Tamsui Line.

Taipei Metro Station

  • March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the Tamsui to Zhongshan segment.
  • February 7, 2005: The five millionth EasyCard was sold at Guandu Station.[3]

Station layout

2F Connecting Level Skyway for Platform Connection
Street Level
Side platform, Doors will open on the right
Platform 1      Tamsui Line toward Tamsui (Zhuwei)
Platform 2      Tamsui Line toward Xindian (Zhongyi)
Side platform, Doors will open on the right
Concourse
(to Platform 2)
Entrance/Exit, lobby, information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms, shops

Exits

  • Exit 1: Lane 296, Dadu Rd. Sec. 3
  • Exit 2: Zhongyang N. Rd. Sec. 4, beside the Guandu Elementary School

Around the station

Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
toward Tamsui
Red Line
Tamsui Line
toward Xindian

References

  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05. 
  2. "Route Map: Guandu". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  3. "Over 5 million Easy Cards sold". The China Post. 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 

Coordinates: 25°07′33″N 121°28′02″E / 25.125805°N 121.467338°E / 25.125805; 121.467338


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