Connections Bus stop | Structure type Underground | |
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Location MRT: B1F, No. 5, Zhanqian Rd.
Banqiao, New Taipei
Taiwan Operated by Taiwan Railway Administration
Taipei Rapid Transit System
Taiwan High Speed Rail Line(s) Line 5 (BL07)
West Coast (102)
HSR (BAC/03)
Circular Line (Y15) Opened TRA: August 25, 1901
July 21, 1999 (present building)
Metro: May 31, 2006
THSR: November 16, 2006 Address 220, Taiwan, New Taipei City, Banqiao District Similar Fuzhong Station, Xinpu Station, Taipei Railway Station, Jiangzicui Station, Longshan Temple Station | ||
Banqiao station area
Banqiao Station (Chinese: 板橋車站; pinyin: Bǎnqiáo Chēzhàn) 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.
Contents
- Banqiao station area
- Taiwan bullet train drops passengers at banqiao station
- Station overview
- Public Art
- Around the station
- References
The new station building opened on July 21, 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. It is due to accommodate trains for the elevated Taipei Metro Circular Line by the end of 2018.
Taiwan bullet train drops passengers at banqiao station
Station overview
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. These rings complete a cycle every hour and also move whenever a train enters the station.