Banqiao station

Banqiao station
Banqiao station
Traditional Chinese	板橋車站
Simplified Chinese	板桥车站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bǎnqiáo Chēzhàn
Bopomofo	ㄅㄢˇ ㄑ一ㄠˊ ㄔㄜㄓㄢˋ
Tongyong Pinyin	Bǎnciáo Chejhàn
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	枋橋車站
Simplified Chinese	枋桥车站
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
Transcriptions
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Piông-khièu Chhâ-cham

Banqiao

板橋
Banqiao; 板橋 ;
	Banqiao Station
General information
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)	Bannan Line (BL07); West Coast (102); HSR (BAC/03); Circular Line (Y15);
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	TRA: August 25, 1901; July 21, 1999 (present building); Metro: May 31, 2006; THSR: November 16, 2006
Passengers
	MRT: daily (December 2020); (Ranked of 109); TRA: 45,983 daily (2023) ; HSR: Template:THSR ridership

Banqiao Station (Chinese: 板橋車站; pinyin: Bǎnqiáo Chēzhàn)^[4]^[5]^[6] 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.

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.^[7]^[3]^[8] It is due to accommodate trains for the elevated Taipei Metro Circular Line by the end of 2018.

Station overview

TRA Train Tracks Layout

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.

Public art

Titled "Evolution Orbit", the Taipei Metro platform has artwork consisting of 12 colorful rings affixed to columns on the platform.^[9] These rings complete a cycle every hour and also move whenever a train enters the station.^[10]

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
2F	Shopping Area Restaurants	Global Mall Banqiao Store
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 Restrooms, Infant room New Taipei City Low-Carbon Library
	TRA/THSR Lobby Shopping Area Food Court	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 [[Template:S-line/TRTS right/5 Station\|Template:S-line/TRTS right/5]] (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)

Around the station

Intercity Bus Station
Local Bus Station
New Taipei City Hall
Banqiao Stadium
Xianmin (County Resident) Plaza
Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau, Banqiao Branch
Far Eastern Department Store
Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC
Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC
Hsiao Chung-Cheng Hospital
New Taipei Municipal Banqiao High School (between this station and Fuzhong Station)
New Taipei Municipal Haishan High School
New Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Junior High School

Preceding station		Taiwan Railways Administration	Following station
Template:TRA stations toward Template:TRA stations		Template:TRA lines	Template:TRA stations toward Template:TRA stations
Taipei Metro
Template:TRTS stations toward Template:TRTS stations		Template:TRTS lines BLf	Template:TRTS stations toward Template:TRTS stations
Template:TRTS stations toward Template:TRTS stations		Template:TRTS lines BLp	Template:TRTS stations toward Template:TRTS stations
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Template:THSR stations toward Template:THSR stations		Template:THSR lines	Template:THSR stations toward Template:THSR stations
	Future service
Preceding station		Taipei Metro	Following station
Template:TRTS stations toward Template:TRTS stations		Template:TRTS lines Circular	Template:TRTS stations toward Template:TRTS stations

References

^ "Route Map: Banqiao". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-17.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
^ ^a ^b Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
^ 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 Railway Administration, archived from the original on 2009-08-30 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Banqiao, TRTS
^ Banqiao Station, THSR
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^ "Public Art on the Banqiao Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
^ "公共藝術之旅系列報導6 南港線（二）、板橋線". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

Template:West Coast Line

25°0′51.41″N 121°27′49.23″E / 25.0142806°N 121.4636750°E / 25.0142806; 121.4636750

[1] "Route Map: Banqiao". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-17.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Taipei_Transportation_Authority-2] "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.

[traridership-3] Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-16.

[4] 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 Railway Administration, archived from the original on 2009-08-30 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] Banqiao, TRTS

[6] Banqiao Station, THSR

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[9] "Public Art on the Banqiao Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-09.

[10] "公共藝術之旅系列報導6 南港線（二）、板橋線". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

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Station overview

Public art

Station layout

Around the station

See also

References