Gongguan Station

Gongguan (National Taiwan University) 公館 (台灣大學)
Gongguan Station Platform
Location	B1F., No. 74, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd. Zhongzheng and Daan, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 3 (G7)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	November 11, 1999
Traffic
Passengers	56,969 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 11th of 89)

Gongguan Station
Traditional Chinese	公館站
Simplified Chinese	公馆站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gōng'gǔan Station

The Taipei Metro Gongguan Station is located in the Gongguan area, between the Zhongzheng and Daan districts, in Taipei City, Taiwan. National Taiwan University, the highest academy of Taiwan, is close to the station.

Station overview

Gongguan Station Exit 3

Gongguan Station Platform

The two-level, underground station has an island platform and four exits.

The washrooms are outside the entrance area.

History

Originally, two separate stations were planned: one to serve National Taiwan University and the other (to be named Gongguan Station) at the junction of Roosevelt Road and Keelung Road. The two stations were later combined as one and moved to the present position.^[2][3]

• November 11, 1999: Begins service with the opening of the Xindian Line.
• June 17, 2010: Another accessibility elevator is opened at Exit 2 to serve the National Taiwan University community.^[4] It was completed after a year of construction.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms(South side, outside fare zone, near Exits 1&2), Gongguan Post Office
B2	Platform 1	←   Line 3 toward Songshan (Taipower Building)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→   Line 3 toward Xindian (Wanlong) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Intersection of Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4 (Near the Traffic Adjudication Office)
• Exit 2: Intersection of Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4, adjacent to Zhoushan Rd.
• Exit 3: Intersection of Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4, adjacent to Xinsheng S. Rd. (National Taiwan University)
• Exit 4: Intersection of Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4, adjacent to Siyuan St.

Around the station

• National Taiwan University
  • Workshop of Advanced Academy of Agronomy and Forestry
• Gongguan Night Market
• Mingchuan Elementary School
• Taiwan Power Company Headquarters (between this station and Taipower Building Station)
• National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
• National Taiwan Normal University
• Taipei Water Park
• Fanglan Mansion
• Shuiyuan Market
• Museum of Drinking Water
• Wellspring Theater
• Treasure Hill

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Taipower Building toward Songshan		Line 3 Xindian		Wanlong toward Xindian

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
2. "Route Map: Gongguan". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
3. "第二章 站場規劃". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
4. 陳志豪 (2010-06-16). "公館捷運2號口 無障礙電梯啟用". Retrieved 2010-06-16.

Coordinates: 25°00′53″N 121°32′03″E / 25.014772°N 121.534254°E