Banqiao Station
Banqiao () is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR), TRA, Taipei Metro and New Taipei Metro. With the exception of the Circular Line, all other tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the ''1 series''. The current station building opened in 1999 for TRA, 2006 for Taipei Metro, and 2007 for HSR. The station currently handles over 77 million entries and exits per year. The elevated metro station of the Circular line (New Taipei Metro) opened on 31 January 2020. Station overview The three-level consists of a 25-story building above ground and 5 underground station stories; it is Taiwan's tallest station building. It includes platforms for the TRA, THSR, Taipei Metro and New Taipei Metro. The new station building was built as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project to move railway lines in the city underground. Public art Titled " ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is a high-speed railway network in Taiwan, which consists of a single line that runs approximately along the western coast of the island, from the capital Taipei in the north to the southern city of Kaohsiung. Its construction was managed by a private company, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC), which also operates the line. The total cost of the project was billion in 1998. The system's technology is based primarily on Japan's Shinkansen. The railway opened for service on 5 January 2007, with trains running at a top speed of . Trains make the trip from Nangang station, Nangang to Zuoying HSR station, Zuoying in as little as 1 hour and 45 minutes. Most intermediate stations on the line lie outside the cities served; however, a variety of transfer options, such as free shuttle buses, conventional rail, and metros have been constructed to facilitate transport connections. Ridership initially fell short of forecasts, but grew from fewer than 4 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shulin Station
Shulin () is a railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Overview The station has two island platforms and a side platform. The side platform opened on 3 May 2007, but is only rarely used for terminating trains. The cross station-type building allows passengers to buy tickets on the second floor with connections to platforms at ground level. The station is also the origin station for most eastbound trains to , , and . History *1901-08-25: Opened as "Shulin Dropping Station" *1902-06-01: Name changed to "Shulin Stopping Station" *1940-12: Name changed to "Shulin Station" *1955-01-01: Designated as a 2nd level (2nd) station *1966-01-01: Designated as a 2nd level (1st) station *1985-07-01: Designated as a 1st level station *1994-07-26: The old station was demolished. The station was moved into a temporary structure. *1997-03-14: Shulin Yard begins operations. The Eastern line terminus is shifted from to Shulin. *1997-09-27: The new cross ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Island Platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are sometimes used between the opposite-direction tracks on twin-track route stations as they are cheaper and occupy less area than other arrangements. They are also useful within larger stations, where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be accessed from opposite sides of the same platform instead of side platforms on either side of the tracks, simplifying and speeding transfers between the two tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms on twin-track routes is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Banxin Metro Station
Banxin station is a station on the New Taipei Metro's Circular line. The station was opened on 31 January 2020. It is located in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea .... Station layout Around the station * Banqiao First Stadium (850m southwest of the station) * Minsheng Park (500m southeast of the station) * Bu Qian Market (650m east of the station) References Circular line stations (Taipei Metro) Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2020 {{Taiwan-metro-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dapinglin Metro Station
The Taipei Metro and New Taipei Metro Dapinglin station (formerly transliterated as Ta Pinglin Station until 2003) is located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Songshan–Xindian line and the Circular line. __NOTOC__ Circular Line construction at the station began on 8 October 2010. Station overview This four-level, underground station, has two island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...s and five exits. Due to the plans for the Circular line being unknown during construction of the Xindian line, there was no space reserved for the transfer to the future Circular line. This can be noted in today's transfer route at Dapinglin station, where passengers from the Songshan–Xindian line (B2) transferring to the Circular line (B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xinpu Minsheng Metro Station
Xinpu Minsheng station is a station on the New Taipei Metro's Circular line. The station was opened on 31 January 2020. It is located in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. An out-of-station transfer to the Bannan line is available through Xinpu metro station. The two stations are roughly 250 m apart. Station layout Exits *Single Exit: Section 3, Minsheng Rd. Around the station * Banqiao Siwei Park (300m southwest of the station) * Chihlee University of Technology (700m south of the station) * Zhaoyang Vegetable Market (朝陽菜市場) (800m northwest of the station) * Yumin Night Market (裕民夜市) (850m northwest of the station) * Banqiao Civil Sports Center (1.3km southwest of the station) * Xinhai Man-made Wetlands (新海第一期人工濕地) (1.5km northwest of the station) * Rose Park (1.5km west of the station) * Banqiao 435 Art Zone The Banqiao 435 Art Zone () is an art center in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The area used to be o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Taipei Industrial Park Metro Station
New Taipei Industrial Park () is a metro station in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan, served by both the Taoyuan Metro and the Taipei Metro. The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017 with the commencement of operations of the Taoyuan Airport MRT and is served by both Commuter and Express trains on that line. Separate platforms opened with the commencement of operations of the first phase of the Taipei Metro Circular line on 31 January 2020. Station interviews Both the Taoyuan Metro and Taipei Metro portions of the station are elevated; it is the only station in Taiwan serving two elevated rapid transit lines. The Taoyuan Airport MRT portion of the station consists of island platforms with 4 tracks as it was designed for service by both Commuter and Express trains. The station is long and wide. It opened for trial service on 2 February 2017, and for commercial service 2 March 2017. The station began offering in-town check-in and luggage handling services ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Side Platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform, where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient (trains are usually only boarded from one side) for a single-track line. Layout Where the station is close to a level crossing (g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Railway Bureau (Taiwan)
The Railway Bureau (RB; ) is the government agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan responsible for the public works construction, supervision, management and other related affairs of railway, MRT and other railway transportation systems. History The bureau was established on 11 June 2018, in accordance with the ''Organization Act of the Railway Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications''. It was established under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). The bureau was formed by a merger between two bureaus under the MOTC, the Bureau of High Speed Rail and the Railway Reconstruction Bureau. In 2021, the Railway Bureau established the Railway Technology Research and Certification Center (RTRCC). The center is tasked with increasing the proportion of locally made railway components used by the Taiwan Railways Administration and light-rail systems from 42 percent to 70 percent within 10 years. About 15 percent of the c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ministry Of Transportation And Communications (Republic Of China)
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC; ) is a cabinet-level governmental body of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) in charge of all policy and regulation of transportation and communications networks and administration of all transportation and communications operations and enterprises in Taiwan. History The Ministry of Transportation and Communications in its current form can be traced back to the post-WWII merger of two earlier ministries, namely the earlier iteration of the Ministry of Communications of the ROC (founded in 1912 by the Beiyang government to succeed the former Ministry of Posts and Communications of the later Qing dynasty, Qing Dynasty), and the Communications Department of the Transportation Bureau of the Governor-General of Taiwan. Until 2006, the MOTC was also responsible for regulating Taiwan's broadcasting and telecommunications sector, as well as said country's frequency allocations and spectrum management, when that function was split of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |