Nangang station
Nangang 南港    | |
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 Nangang Station Building | |
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| Location | No. 380, Sec.7, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Nangang, Taipei Taiwan |
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| Distance | 19.1 km from Keelung |
| Connections | Bus stop |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-Grade/Underground |
| Other information | |
| Classification | 一等 (Taiwan Railways Administration level) |
| History | |
| Opened | TRA: July 20, 1899 (original) September 21, 2008 (underground) Metro: December 25, 2008 THSR: July 1, 2016 |
| Passengers | |
| Metro: daily (December 2020)[1] TRA: 13,809 daily (2014)[2] THSR: Template:THSR ridership (HSR) | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 南港車站 | ||||||||||||||||
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Nangang Station (Chinese: 南港車站; pinyin: Nángǎng Chēzhàn) (formerly transliterated as Nankang Station until 2003) is a major railway station located in Nangang, Taipei, Taiwan, parallel to Zhongxiao East Road. The station serves several modes of public transportation, including the bus system, Taiwan Railway Administration, and Taipei Metro (Nangang Line).[3] The station is also the northern terminus of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.
History
Nangang Station was originally built by the Japanese during Japanese rule of Taiwan in 1899 to support local industries and the growing population. Since then, the station has been upgraded three times to support tremendous growth: in 1905, in 1966 (due to the KMT moving the ROC government to Taiwan), and in 1986-1987 (to accommodate increased passenger traffic and new cargo traffic).
Expansion
As with most urban train stations in Taipei, Nangang Station was converted from a surface station to an underground station as part of the TRA's Taipei Railway Underground Project, an effort to move existing surface railways from Songshan Station to east of Nangang Station underground to accommodate growing traffic and economic development in Nankang Software Park. Existing TRA platforms were successfully moved underground on September 21, 2008. The 7.6-km tunnel project cost NT$76.5 billion.[4] The high-speed rail extension to the station opened for service in 2016.[5]
The new station is similar to the then-new Banqiao Station in New Taipei, which was reconstructed to accommodate underground platforms and mixed-use development on the existing station site. The two-level, underground station levels accommodate expanded TRA platforms, new THSR platforms, and new MRT platforms for the Nangang Line which was opened on December 25, 2008. On January 3, 2010, Exits 3 and 4 for metro station were closed for construction of a passageway with the TRA station.[6] The entire project was completed in February 2011. Platform screen doors were installed on the Nangang Line platforms in August 2015.
Public art
The design of the Taipei Metro portion of the station centers around a "Nostalgia and Technology" theme with aqua green selected to signify an image of a fish pond. Paintings by artist Jimmy Liao are displayed around the station including on the platform walls. Many areas have sandblasted glass installed.[7] On the platform, a piece titled "Rapid Transit Platform, the Transport Dock" displays images on benches to evoke memories of former industries in Nangang.[8]
Platform layout
| TRA | 1, 2 | 1A, 1B | ■ West Coast Line (northbound) | toward Qidu, Keelung | |
| ■ West Coast Line (southbound) | toward Yilan, Su-ao, Hualien, Taitung | ||||
| 3, 4 | 2A, 2B | ■ West Coast Line (southbound) | toward Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Fangliao | ||
| ■ West Coast Line (northbound) | toward Shulin | ||||
| 5, 6 | 3A, 3B | ■ Reserved for the Taipei-Yilan Direct Line | Currently not in use | ||
| 7 | 7 | ■Reserved Platform | Reserved for internal use | ||
| Taipei Metro | 1 | ■Blue Line (westbound) | toward [[Template:S-line/TRTS right/5 Station|Template:S-line/TRTS right/5]] | ||
| 2 | ■Blue Line (eastbound) | toward Dingpu/ Far Eastern Hospital | |||
Station layout
| 20F-2F | New development | Under construction |
| Street Level | Street level | Entrance/Exit, Accessibility Elevator  , Security, Taxi Stand
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| B1 | Concourse Level | Concourse, Restrooms |
| THSR Platform Level | (Under construction) | |
| B2 | Lobby | TRA Ticketing, Automatic Ticketing, Ticket Gate, Waiting Area Restrooms, Travel Information Counter TRA Counter, TRA Manager's Office |
| 3F | TRA Platforms | TRA Control and Traffic Room, Offices |
| Platform 1A | West Coast Line toward Keelung through service Yilan Line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 1B | West Coast Line toward Keelung through service Yilan Line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike) | |
| Platform 2A | West Coast Line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung through service Yilan Line toward Shulin (Songshan Station) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 2B | West Coast Line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung through service Yilan Line toward Shulin (Songshan Station) | |
| Platform 3A | Taipei-Yilan Direct Line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 3B | Taipei-Yilan Direct Line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi) | |
| 7th track | Public works use | |
| Administration use Side platform | ||
- Taipei Metro Nangang Station
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Lobby | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Restrooms(inside ticketed area) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ←  Bannan Line toward [[Template:S-line/TRTS right/5 Station|Template:S-line/TRTS right/5]] (Terminus)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Bannan Line toward Dingpu/ Far Eastern Hospital (Kunyang)→
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Around the station
- Nanxing Park
- Nangang Software Park
- Carrefour Nangang Branch
- Nangang Senior High School
- Yucheng Junior High School
- Nangang Elementary School
- Dongxin Elementary School
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railways Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Template:TRA stations | Template:TRA lines | toward Template:TRA stations |
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| Taipei Metro | ||||
toward Template:TRTS stations | Template:TRTS lines | toward Template:TRTS stations |
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| Taiwan High Speed Rail | ||||
| Terminus | Template:THSR lines | toward Template:THSR stations |
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See also
References
- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ "Route Map: Nangang".
- ^ "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel to help local development: Ma". Taiwan News. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ Wang, Shu-fen; Wu, Lillian (2015-03-03). "High speed rail system to have three more stops by year-end". Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ 陳志豪 (2011-01-03). "捷運南港站 3、4號口封閉". 聯合報. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "南港線東延段南港站建築裝修藝術". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Public Art on the Nangang Eastern Extension". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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