Jiantan Station
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Jiantan Station
劍潭站
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| Jiantan Station | |
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| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Shilin |
| Address | No. 65, Sec. 5, Zhongshan N. Rd. |
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| Type | Elevated |
| History | |
| Opened | March 28, 1997 |
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| 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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The Taipei Metro Jiantan Station 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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] History
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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).
[edit] Station layout
| 2F | Platform 1 | ← Tamsui Line toward Tamsui/Beitou (Shilin) |
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| Platform 2 | → Tamsui Line toward Xindian/Nanshijiao (Yuanshan) → | |
| Street Level | Lobby | Entrance/Exit, information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms |
[edit] Exits
- Exit 1: Jihe Rd., Zhongshan N. Rd.
- Exit 2: Zhongshan N. Rd., Chien Tan Overseas Chinese Center
[edit] Around the station
- Shilin Night Market
- Jiantan Youth Activity Center
- Yuanshan Children's Entertainment Center
- Jiantan Park
- Ming Chuan University
- Jiantan Elementary School
- Bailing Senior High School
- Shilin Community College
- Yuanshan Bowling Center
- Jiantan Elementary School
- Keelung River
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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| Red Line |
toward Xindian/ Nanshijiao
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jiantan Station |
- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. http://tcgwww.taipei.gov.tw/site/tcg/public/MMO/dot/m17.pdf. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ "Route Map: Jiantan". http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=057.
- ^ "Three days in Taipei". Stars and Stripes. 2009-02-15. http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=103&article=60729.
- ^ "建築師雜誌獎（1979-1998）". Taiwan Architect Magazine. http://www.twarchitect.org.tw/menu/up6-2.htm.
Coordinates: 25°05′04″N 121°31′30″E / 25.0844°N 121.5250°E
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