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Guandu Station

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Line(s)
  
Line 2 (R25)

Structure type
  
At-Grade

Connections
  
Bus stop

Opened
  
28 March 1997


Location
  
No. 51, Lane 296, Dadu Road, Sec. 3 Beitou, Taipei Taiwan

Operated by
  
Taipei Rapid Transit System

Passengers
  
23,214 daily (2015) (Ranked 60th of 109)

Address
  
112, Taiwan, Taipei City, Beitou District

Similar
  
Zhuwei Station, Guandu Temple, Zhongyi Station, Hongshulin Station, GuanDu Park

The Taipei Metro Guandu Station (formerly Kuantu Station until 2003) 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.

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Station overview

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

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.

    • 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

    • References

    Guandu Station Wikipedia
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