Gangqian metro station

Gangqian metro station
Gangqian metro station
Chinese	港墘站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gǎngqián zhàn
Bopomofo	ㄍㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ

Gangqian

港墘
Gangqian; 港墘
	Gangqian Station
General information
Location	No. 663, Sec. 1, Neihu Rd.; Neihu, Taipei; Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System;
Line(s)	Line 1 (BR17);
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	July 4, 2009
Passengers
	31,750 daily (December 2020); (Ranked 59th of 109)

The Taipei Metro Gangqian Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Line 1.

Station overview

This elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and platform elevators located on the north and south sides of the concourse level.^[2]

Public art for the station is situated on the wall above the escalators. The piece, titled "The Paradise of Neihu", is a large-scale mixed media artwork consisting of needlepoint created with the help of 83 artists and volunteers.^[3]

History

February 22, 2009: Gangqian Station construction is completed.
July 4, 2009: Begins service with the opening of Line 1.

Station layout

3F	Connecting Level	Overhead Bridge
2F
	South Concourse	Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine one-way faregates, Escalator towards Exit 2
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← Line 1 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Wende)
	Platform 2	→ Line 1 toward Taipei Zoo (Xihu) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	North Concourse	Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates Restrooms, escalator towards Exit 1

1F
	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Gallery

Gangqian Station public art
Gangqian Station platform 1 (to Taipei Zoo)
Gangqian Station Gateway 1

Nearby Places

Guanshan Riverside Park
Neihu Technology Park
Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Vocational High School
Neihu Community College
Taipei Flower Market
Lishan Elementary School
Lishan Junior High School
Lishan High School
Neihu Sports Center

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Template:TRTS stations toward Template:TRTS stations		Template:TRTS lines Neihu		Template:TRTS stations toward Template:TRTS stations

References

^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
^ "Route Map: Gangqian". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

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[Taipei_Transportation_Authority-1] "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.

[info-2] "Route Map: Gangqian". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

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