Xinbeitou Station
Xinbeitou
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 Xinbeitou Station exterior | |
| Location |
No. 700, Daye Rd. Beitou, Taipei Taiwan |
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| Connections | Bus stop |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Elevated |
| History | |
| Opened | March 28, 1997 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers |
11,493 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 76th of 89) |
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| Chinese | 新北投站 | ||||||
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The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou Station (formerly transliterated as Hsin Peitou Station from 1997 until 2003) is the terminal station on the Xinbeitou Branch Line located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The location of the station used to be the terminal station for the now-defunct TRA Xinbeitou Line.
Station overview
Xinbeitou Station Concourse
Xinbeitou Station Platform
Former TRA Xinbeitou Station building
The elevated station features an island platform and one exit.[2] The station is known for being the closest to the Beitou hot springs.
History
TRA Station
- April 1, 1916: The station opens as the terminus for the Xinbeitou Line as "Xinbeitou Parking Station".
- 1937: Re-opens after renovation. The station and the tracks form a unique "T" configuration.
- July 15, 1988: Service ceases with the discontinuation of service of the TRA Tamsui Line.
Taipei Metro Station
- 28 March 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the Xinbeitou Branch Line.
- 29 March 2016: Knife attack injuring 1 police officer.[3]
Station layout
| 2F | Platform 2 | ← Line 2 toward Beitou (terminus) (not in use) |
| Platform 1 | ← Line 2 toward Beitou (terminus) | |
| Street Level | Concourse | Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms |
Note: Since this station is the terminus of the branch line, one platform is designated as the arrival platform and the other as the departure platform. However, in actual service only one platform is used at any given time.
Exits
- Single Exit: Intersection of Daye Rd. and Guangming Rd.
Around the station
- Beitou Hot Springs
- Beitou Park
- Weigo Private Senior High School
- Weigo Elementary School
- Beitou Jr. High School
- Xinmin Jr. High School
- Yixian Elementary School
- Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch
- Beitou Hot Spring Museum
- Ketagalan Culture Center
- Armed Forces Beitou Hospital
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Line 2 | Terminus |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xinbeitou Station. |
- ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Route Map: Xinbeitou". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/03/29/462046/Taipei-Metro.htm
Coordinates: 25°08′13″N 121°30′09″E / 25.136956°N 121.502368°E
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