Jiantan Station

Jiantan
劍潭
Taipei Metro

Jiantan Station
Location No. 65, Sec. 5, Zhongshan N. Rd.
Shilin, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened March 28, 1997
Traffic
Passengers 70,556 daily (2011)[1]
(Ranked 8th of 89)
Jiantan Station
Traditional Chinese 劍潭站
Simplified Chinese 剑潭站

The Taipei Metro Jiantan Station (Chinese: 劍潭站) is a station on Tamsui Line (Red Line), located in the Jiantan (劍潭) area of Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line, however the position was different; the TRA station was further south.

Station overview

Jiantan Station platform.
Exit 2 of Jiantan Station

The station is an elevated structure with one island platform and two side exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.[2]

This station is well known for its architecture, which is based on a dragon boat. The station is also next to the Shilin Night Market[3] and experiences heavy traffic during the evening hours.

Due to its unique dragon boat architecture, it was awarded the 19th Annual Taiwan Architecture Award in 1997.[4]

History

TRA Station

Taipei Metro Station

The station was originally going to be constructed as two stations: one at the old TRA station location (R18) and another one called Mingchuan Station (R19). However, residents around the proposed Mingchuan Station opposed the station. Thus, a station was constructed at the midpoint of the two proposed stations (hence the current station number R18A).

Station layout

2F Platform 1   Line 2 toward Tamsui/ Beitou (Shilin)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2   Line 2 toward Xiangshan/ Daan (Yuanshan)
Street Level Lobby Entrance/Exit, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms

Exits

Around the station

ShihLin Market
Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
toward Tamsui
Line 2
toward Xiangshan

External links

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jiantan Station.
  1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  2. "Route Map: Jiantan".
  3. "Three days in Taipei". Stars and Stripes. 2009-02-15.
  4. "建築師雜誌獎(1979-1998)". Taiwan Architect Magazine.

Coordinates: 25°05′04″N 121°31′30″E / 25.0844°N 121.5250°E / 25.0844; 121.5250


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