Banqiao station
Banqiao (Chinese: 板橋)[12][13][14] is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, TRA and Taipei Metro. With the exception of the Circular Line, all other tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series.
Banqiao 板橋 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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THSR and TRA railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 板橋 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 板桥 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 7 Sec 2 Xianmin Blvd Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25.0144°N 121.4635°E[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等) (TRA)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 25 August 1901[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 21 July 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 9 January 1978[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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20 January 1996 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 January 2007 | THSR opened[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 | 8.320 million per year[9] 5.56% (THSR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 7 out of 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 15.852 million per year[4] 0.66% (TRA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 6 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Banqiao Location within Taiwan |
Banqiao BL07/Y16 板橋 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 板橋 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 板桥 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Location | B1F 5 Zhanqian Rd Banqiao District, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground (BL07) Elevated (Y16) | ||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Access available (BL) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | BL07 / Y16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 31 May 2006[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 29.959 million per year[11] 2.28% | ||||||||||||||||||
Rank | (Ranked 5th of 109) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The current station building opened in 1999 for TRA, 2006 for Taipei Metro, and 2007 for HSR. The station currently handles over 77 million entries and exits per year. The elevated metro station of the Circular line opened on 31 January 2020.
Station overview
The three-level consists of a 25-story building above ground and 5 underground station 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.
Station layout
24F-25F | Fitness Center | Global Sports |
3F-23F | Offices | Financial Supervisory Commission
Intellectual Property Court Ministry of Transportation and Communications - Bureau of High Speed Rail Ministry of Transportation and Communications - Railway Reconstruction Bureau New Taipei City Vocational Training Center |
4F | Circular Line Platforms-connecting Overpass |
Overpass Out-of-station Overpass(toward HSR station) |
3F | ||
Circular Line Concourse |
Lobby, Information Desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, restrooms | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 1 | ← Circular line toward New Taipei Industrial Park (Y17 Xinpu Minsheng) | |
Platform 2 | Circular line toward Dapinglin (Y15 Banxin) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
2F | Shopping Area
Restaurants |
Global Mall Banqiao Store Connecting overpass (toward Circular line Banqiao station/Banqiao bus station) |
Street Level | Lobby Shopping Area | Entrance/Exit, TRA Ticketing, Information Counter
Global Mall Banqiao Store |
B1 | TRA/THSR Lobby
Shopping Area Food Court |
THSR Ticketing/Faregates TRA Ticket Gate Travel Information Counter Global Mall Banqiao Store Underground Walkway |
Underground Walkway (Connects with Metro) | ||
Metro Lobby | Underground Walkway (Connects with TRA/THSR) | |
B2 | Platform 1A | West Coast line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua) |
Island platform | ||
Platform 1B | West Coast line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua) | |
No Platform | Through track (Freight/Passing/Train parking...) | |
Platform 2A | West Coast line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin) | |
Island platform | ||
Platform 2B | West Coast line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin) | |
Platform 1A | THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan) | |
Island platform | ||
Platform 1B | THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan) | |
Metro Lobby | Information desk, Restrooms (Outside fare zone), Automatic ticket dispensing machines One-way faregates | |
B3 | Platform 1 | ← Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL08 Xinpu) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Platform 2 | Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL06 Fuzhong) → | |
Platform 2A | THSR toward Nangang (Taipei) | |
Island platform | ||
Platform 2B | THSR toward Nangang (Taipei) |
HSR services
HSR services 1xx, (1)2xx[lower-alpha 1], (1)3xx[lower-alpha 2], (1)5xx[lower-alpha 3], (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.
Around the station
Transport Stations
- Intercity Bus Station (next to the station)
- Local Bus Station (next to the station)
Government Offices
- New Taipei City Hall (500m to the southeast)
- Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC (inside the station)
- Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (inside the station)
Stadiums and Parks
- Banqiao Stadium (950m to the west)
- Xianmin[lower-alpha 4] Plaza (100m to the southeast)
Schools
- New Taipei Municipal Banqiao High School (between this station and Fuzhong Station)
- New Taipei Municipal Haishan High School (850m to the southeast)
- New Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Junior High School (750m to the northeast)
Shopping Malls
- Far Eastern Department Store (350m to the south)
Medical Facilities
- Hsiao Chung-Cheng Hospital (near Fuzhong Station)
See also
References
- Services 295 and 1202 skip Banqiao.
- Beginning July 1, 2018, all services (1)3xx skip Banqiao, and call at Taoyuan instead.
- Only Nangang - Taichung local train
- Xianmin means "County Resident," this refers to Taipei County before its upgrade to city status in 2010, however the name of the plaza has remain unchanged.
- "車站基本資料集". Taiwan Railways Administration. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- 高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料. data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- 計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵. Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- 交通部統計查詢網. stat.motc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- 臺北市交通統計查詢系統. dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- 臺灣鐵路站名英譯對照表 [Table of English translations of station names on the Taiwanese railways] (in Chinese), Taiwan Railways, archived from the original on 30 August 2009
- Banqiao, TRTS, archived from the original on 21 January 2010, retrieved 18 March 2010
- Banqiao Station, THSR
- "Public Art on the Banqiao line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- "公共藝術之旅系列報導6 南港線(二)、板橋線". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
External links
- THSR Banqiao Station(in Chinese, English, and Japanese)
- TRA Banqiao Station(in Chinese)
- Taiwan Railway Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
- TRTC Route Map & Timetables(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)