Guandu Station
Guandu Station 關渡站 | |
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| 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. | |
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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 | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Tamsui Line toward Tamsui (Zhuwei) | |
| Platform 2 | → Tamsui Line toward Xiangshan (Zhongyi) → | |
| Concourse (to Platform 2) | ||
| Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, 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
- Kuan-du Temple
- Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts
- Guandu Nature Park
- Guandu Bridge
- Tamsui Riverside Bicycle Path
- Tittot Glass Art Museum
- ASUSTEK Factory
- Tzu Chi Foundation, Guandu
- Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center
- Taipei National University of the Arts
- Technology & Science Institute of Northern Taiwan
- Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College
- Guandu Elementary School
- Zheren Home Economics & Commercial High School
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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toward Tamsui | Red Line Tamsui Line | toward |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guandu Station. |
- ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Route Map: Guandu". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ↑ "Over 5 million Easy Cards sold". The China Post. 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
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Coordinates: 25°07′33″N 121°28′02″E / 25.125805°N 121.467338°E