Guandu metro station
![]() Guandu station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 關渡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 关渡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | No. 51, Lane 296, Dadu Road, Sec. 3 Beitou, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°07′33″N 121°28′02″E / 25.125805°N 121.467338°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Taipei Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 28 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Kuantu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25,956 daily (December 2020)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 61 out of 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Taipei Metro Guandu station (formerly transliterated as 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.
Station overview
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Taipei_MRT_rolling_stock_into_Platform_2%2C_Guandu_Station_20090129.jpg/220px-Taipei_MRT_rolling_stock_into_Platform_2%2C_Guandu_Station_20090129.jpg)
The at-grade, station structure with two side platforms and two exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.[2] The station is situated southwest of Guandu Elementary School, between Zhongyang North Road, Dadu Road and Ligong Street.
History
[edit]The station was originally opened on 25 December 1901 with the opening of the Tamsui Railroad Line (as "Kantau Station" (Japanese: 江頭停車場). After the war it was renamed to Kuantu. On 15 July 1988, this service was discontinued and station was closed, and was re-opened on 28 March 1997.
The five millionth EasyCard was sold at Guandu station on 7 February 2005.[3]
Station layout
[edit]2F | Connecting Level | Skyway for Platform Connection |
Street Level | ||
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 1 | ← ![]() | |
Platform 2 | → ![]() | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Concourse (to Platform 2) | ||
Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms, shops |
First and Last Train Timing
[edit]The first and last train timing at Guandu station [4] is as follows:
Destination | First Train | Last Train | |
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Mon − Fri | Sat − Sun and P.H. | Daily | |
R28 Tamsui | 06:04
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06:04
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01:07
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R02 Xiangshan | 06:08
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06:08
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00:08
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Around the station
[edit]References
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Route Map: Guandu". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Over 5 million Easy Cards sold". The China Post. 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.