National Taiwan University Hospital Station

National Taiwan University Hospital 台大醫院
NTU Hospital Station Platform
Other names	NTU Hospital Station
Location	B1F., No. 52, Gongyuan Rd. Zhongzheng, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 2 (R12)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	December 24, 1998
Traffic
Passengers	46,978 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 21st of 89)

National Taiwan University Hospital Station
Traditional Chinese	台大醫院站
Simplified Chinese	台大医院站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Taídà Yīyuàn Zhàn Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄚˋ 一 ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄢˋ

The Taipei Metro National Taiwan University Hospital Station (signed NTU Hospital) is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line) located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Station overview

NTU Hospital Station Exit 1

NTU Hospital Station platform level

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform. It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators.^[2] It is named for the nearby National Taiwan University Hospital.

Public art

Several pieces of public art are located on the platform, titled "The Suite of Hands" consisting of "Lotus Holding Hand", "Lotus in Heartful Hands", and "Small Park".^[3] These bronze and/or granite sculptures depict how hands, through gestures, can express human affection.

History

• December 24, 1998: Opened for service when the segment between Taipei Main Station began running.
• October 10, 2004: A man placed a bomb in the station. No injuries were reported.^[4]

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket-dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms (South side outside paid area, near Exit 1)
B2	Platform 1	←   Line 2 toward Tamsui/ Beitou (Taipei Main Station)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Platform 2	→  Line 2 toward Xiangshan/ Daan (Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Gongyuan Rd. (228 Peace Memorial Park)
• Exit 2: Changde St. (National Taiwan University Hospital)
• Exit 3: Gongyuan Rd.
• Exit 4: Intersection of Gongyuan Rd. and Xiangyang Rd.

Around the station

• 228 Peace Memorial Park
• Office of the President of the Republic of China
• National Taiwan University Hospital (old and new campus)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• National Development Council
• National Taiwan Museum (between this station and Taipei Main Station)
• Taipei Guest House
• Taipei First Girls' High School
• Ketagalan Boulevard
• University of Taipei
• Jieshou Park

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Taipei toward Tamsui		Line 2 Tamsui		Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall toward Xiangshan

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: NTU Hospital". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-14.
3. "Public Art on the Tamsui Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
4. "Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office bombing suspect nabbed". The China Post. 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2010-06-22.

Coordinates: 25°02′32″N 121°30′59″E / 25.042142°N 121.516366°E