Beimen Station (Taipei Metro)
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Datong, Taipei Taiwan |
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| Structure type | Underground |
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| Opened | November 15, 2014 |
The Taipei Metro Beimen Station is a station on the Songshan Line located in Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Station overview
This four-level, underground station has two side platforms.[1] It is located beneath Tacheng St. beneath Civic Blvd. and Zhongxiao West Rd.[2] It was scheduled to open in December 2013 with the launch of the Songshan Line. However, the opening of Beimen Station was delayed until November 15, 2014.[3]
The southeastern part of the station connects to the Taipei City Mall, which connects through to Taipei Main Station.
Public Art
The theme for this station is "Bearing Grace and Inaugurating Vision".[2] It uses silhouette carvings to represent historical images of Old Taipei, Beimen Station, and the history of railway transportation. Artworks include "The Gate of Taipei City", "Bearing Grace" series, "Locomotives" in the "Inaugurating Vision" series, and historical photos of Taipei.
History
TRA Station
- August 17, 1916: As Hokumon Station (北門駅 Hokumon-eki), opened east of the old Taiwan Railway Administration Building. It was a terminus for the Tamsui Line. It was an at-grade station with side platforms.
- March 6, 1923: The station closed.
Taipei Metro Station
- November 15, 2014: The station is opened along with the Songshan Line.
Construction
Excavation depth for this station is around 32 m (105 ft). It is 171 m (561 ft) in length and 32 m (105 ft) wide. It has four exits, one of which is integrated with the South Wing of the National Taiwan Museum.[2]
Taipei Workshop, a Grade 3 historical monument constructed during the era of Japanese rule, was exactly where the future Beimen Station would be located. Thus, a removal project commenced on October 20, 2006 to temporarily move the structure until construction of both the Songshan Line and the Taoyuan International Airport MRT are completed.[4][5] The building was moved 30 meters to the southeast, and was moved back when construction was completed.[6]
Station layout
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Underground Level | Interlinked Taipei Underground Market、Taipei Main Station、Taoyuan International Airport MRT |
| B2 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Restrooms | ||
| B4 | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Line 3 toward Songshan (Zhongshan) | |
| Platform 2 | → Line 3 toward Xindian/ Taipower Building (Ximen) → | |
Around the station
- Taipei Old North Gate
- Taipei Beimen Post Office
- Taiwan Railway Administration Old Building (Ministry of Railways Office Building)
- Ministry of Finance Directorate General of Customs
- Taipei City Hospital (Zhongxing Campus)
- Department of Health Taipei Hospital (Chengqu Campus)
- Customs Museum
- Taipei National Tax Administration
- Tacheng Park
- Yucheng Park
- Zhongxiao Junior High School
Underground
| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
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toward Songshan | Line 3 | toward Xindian |
References
- ↑ "捷運松山線工程特色". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- 1 2 3 "捷運系統松山線簡介" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ↑ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Lines)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ↑ "工程線上 Status Report: 松山線北門站臺北工場古蹟挪移工程". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ↑ "松山線北門站臺北工場古蹟挪移工程施工前之舊地坪及基礎探挖". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ↑ "工程線上 Status Report: 松山線北門站臺北工場古蹟挪移工程". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.