Jiantan Station
Jiantan Station 劍潭站 | |
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| Jiantan Station | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Shilin |
| Address | No. 65, Sec. 5, Zhongshan N. Rd. |
| Info | |
| Type | Elevated |
| History | |
| Opened | March 28, 1997 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Tamsui Line (R18A) |
| Daily Ridership | 70,556 (2011)[1] (Ranked 8th of 89) |
| Operator(s) | Taipei Rapid Transit System |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 劍潭站 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 剑潭站 | ||||||||||||||||
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The Taipei Metro Jiantan Station (Chinese: 劍潭站) is a station on Tamsui Line (Red Line), located in the Jiantan (劍潭) area of Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line, however the position was different; the TRA station was further south.
Station overview
The station is an elevated structure with one island platform and two side exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.[2]
This station is well known for its architecture, which is based on a dragon boat. The station is also next to the Shilin Night Market[3] and experiences heavy traffic during the evening hours.
Due to its unique dragon boat architecture, it was awarded the 19th Annual Taiwan Architecture Award in 1997.[4]
History
TRA Station
- August 17, 1915: Opened for service as "Miyanoshita Station" (宮ノ下乘降場). It was for passengers looking to visit Taiwan Grand Shrine on Jiantan Mountain. (The shrine no longer exits; its former location is where the Grand Hotel currently stands.)
- After the war, the name was changed to "Jiantan Station". The station was closed in the 1950s. The station location was where the Jiantan Youth Activity Center currently stands.
Taipei Metro Station
The station was originally going to be constructed as two stations: one at the old TRA station location (R18) and another one called Mingchuan Station (R19). However, residents around the proposed Mingchuan Station opposed the station. Thus, a station was constructed at the midpoint of the two proposed stations (hence the current station number R18A).
Station layout
| 2F | Platform 1 | ← Tamsui Line toward Tamsui/ Beitou (Shilin) |
| Platform 2 | → Tamsui Line toward Xiangshan/ Daan (Yuanshan) → | |
| Street Level | Lobby | Entrance/Exit, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms |
Exits
- Exit 1: Jihe Rd., Zhongshan N. Rd.
- Exit 2: Zhongshan N. Rd., Chien Tan Overseas Chinese Center
Around the station
- Shilin Night Market
- National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine
- Jiantan Youth Activity Center
- Yuanshan Children's Entertainment Center
- Jiantan Park
- Ming Chuan University
- Jiantan Elementary School
- Bailing Senior High School
- Yuanshan Bowling Center
- Jiantan Elementary School
- Shilin Market
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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toward Tamsui | Red Line Tamsui Line | toward |
External links
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jiantan Station. |
- ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Route Map: Jiantan".
- ↑ "Three days in Taipei". Stars and Stripes. 2009-02-15.
- ↑ "建築師雜誌獎（1979-1998）". Taiwan Architect Magazine.
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Coordinates: 25°05′04″N 121°31′30″E / 25.0844°N 121.5250°E