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Beimen Metro Station
The Taipei Metro Beimen station is a station on the Songshan–Xindian line located in Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan. Station overview This four-level, underground station has two side platforms. It is located beneath Tacheng St. beneath Civic Blvd. and Zhongxiao West Rd. It was scheduled to open in December 2013 with the launch of the Songshan Line. However, the opening of Beimen station was delayed until 15 November 2014. 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". 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 Beimen Station was originally known as , and opened east of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datong District, Taipei
Datong District or Tatung is a district of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is located between the Taipei Metro Red Line and eastern shore of the Tamsui River, and between Civic Boulevard and the Sun Yat-sen Freeway. The southern part of this district is known as Twatutia, one of the first settlements in what is now Taipei and once the commercial center. Taipei's commercial center has since shifted southeast to Zhongzheng, Da'an and Xinyi, and Datong is far less important economically. Some of the last vestiges of Twatutia's commercial importance is preserved on Dihua Street. The old town of Daronpon is in the northern part of the district. History During the Qing dynasty, the district was named ''Daronpon'' (), ''Paronpon'', and other variants, but was renamed ''Toaliongtong'' () in 1844. Following the Second Opium War, a port was opened in Twatutia for international trade. Foreign trade resulted in the economic development of the district. In 1946, the district's name was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Underground Market
Taipei City Mall () is a shopping center located at the intersection of the Datong and Zhongzheng districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the first underground market in Taipei City. It is located under Civic Boulevard (市民大道 ''Shìmín Dàdào''), Section 1. Structure It is about 825 meters long, and has 28 exits/entrances, 14 each on the north and south sides. It is connected with Taipei Main Station for Taipei Metro, Taiwan Railway Administration, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and the Taoyuan Airport MRT, and the Shin Kong Life Tower. At the west end of the market is Beimen Station. There are a total of 187 shops in the market. The first floor underground consists of shops, while the second floor underground is a parking lot. The mall is divided up into 3 main sections: clothing, electronics, and food. History * October 1992: Taipei City Government decided to demolish the Chunghwa Market (中華商場 ''Zhōnghuá Shāngchǎng''). * 29 March 2000: Taipei City Mall was opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Post Office
Taipei Post Office (; Minnan: ''Tâi-pak Iû-kiȯk'') or Taipei Beimen Post Office (; Minnan: ''Tâi-pak Pak-bûn Iû-kiȯk'') is a four-story building located close to Beimen (lit. "North Gate") in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building is listed a historic site. It is the main post office of Chunghwa Post in Taipei, supervising all the postal businesses of the 143 branch offices in Taipei City. History Empire of Japan March 1895 marked the end of the First Sino-Japanese War when the Japanese troops from Hiroshima came to conquest their land on the Pescadores. After they have claimed ownership on all the Pescadores’ islands, the Japanese set up their Military Post Office there, which became the first post office in Taiwan established by the Japanese. After the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895, Taiwan entered the Japanese Colonial Period. From 1895 to 1900, the Japanese established 23 post offices around the island. Among these post offices are the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Taipei Railway Workshop
Old Taipei Railway Workshop was a railway vehicle assembly and maintenance workshop administered by the Railway Department of the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. After relocating to Taipei Railway Workshop in Songshan in 1934, the original premises was gradually modified to offices for the other units of the Railway Department or to employee dormitories for the Railway Department. Most of the original workshop buildings have been completely demolished and no longer exist. The Old Taipei Railway Workshop today is the "Vehicle Maintenance Workshop" built during the eastward expansion of the Taipei Railway Workshop in 1909. After World War II, it was mainly used as the auditorium for the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) and was designated as a historic site at the Taipei Municipality Level in 2005. Background In the early days of the Japanese colonial rule, the "Taipei Train Shed" roundhouse in Dadaocheng was used for a short time b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Department Of The Office Of The Governor-General Of Taiwan
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally, thanks to its energy efficiency and potentially high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by diesel or electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or animal power have existed since antiquity, but modern rail transport began with the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei North Gate
Taipei North Gate (), formally Cheng'en Gate (), is a historical gate in Taipei, Taiwan, and a national monument. Constructed in 1884, it is the best-preserved gate of the historical Walls of Taipei. Its design is a two-story closed blockhouse of solid construction with traditional Chinese wooden roof truss and streamlined carved ornamentations. Important in the Qing layout of the city, restoring it to visual prominence in the city has been a feature of recent urban planning.CHIU, Kuo-wei. "Urban Transconfiguration of a Colonial-Modern City: Towards Inclusive Historical Metamorphosis." It gives its name to Beimen metro station. References Bibliography * Buildings and structures completed in 1884 Gates in Taipei Taipei , nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country ... H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dadaocheng Wharf
The Dadaocheng Wharf () is a wharf in Dadaocheng, Datong, Taipei, Taiwan. History Located near the No. 5 Water Gate on the banks of the Tamsui River, Dadaocheng Wharf thrived in earlier years as an entrepot for trade along the river. Tea, cotton and silk textiles were among the main products bought and sold here, attracting trading companies from across the western world. During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, the activities around the area declined. In 2005, the Taipei City Government revived the area as a tourism destination, bicycling spot, and departure point for boat tours along the Tamsui River. Architecture The area surrounding the wharf is equipped with bicycle paths along the Tamsui River. Destinations Boats departing from the wharf head to Tamsui District in New Taipei during the weekends. Transportation The wharf is accessible within walking distance north of Beimen Station of Taipei Metro. Opening Times The wharf has boat departures daily on weekends. There is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximen Metro Station
Ximen (, formerly transliterated as Hsimen Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. The station is named after the former west gate of the city, whose location is roughly where the current station is located. Station overview The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and six exits, allowing possible connections to the shopping areas and the Diary of Ximen hotel. The two platforms are stacked, thus allowing for cross-platform interchange between the Green Line and the Blue Line. Restrooms are inside the entrance area. In November 2010, the daily ridership at Ximen station was 112,000, 統計資訊 > 交通統計月報 > 當期交通統計月報">台北市政府交通局 首頁 > 業務資訊 > 統計資訊 > 交通統計月報 > 當期交通統計月報��另開視窗下載） making it the fourth busiest station on the network, just behind Taipei Main Station, Taipei City Hall and Zhongxiao Fuxing stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipower Building Metro Station
The Taipei Metro Taipower Building station is a station on the Xindian Line located on the border in Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview The two-level, underground station has an island platform and five exits. Some trains from Songshan terminate here and reenter service by utilizing the pocket track south of the station. History During initial planning in 1980, the station was to be named Sanzong (三總), after the Tri-Service General Hospital which has since relocated to Neihu. Station layout Select Songshan–Xindian line trains terminate here during non-rush hours. Around the station * Taipei Cultural Mosque * Shida Park * Taipei Hakka Cultural Park See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References Songsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xindian Metro Station
The Taipei Metro Xindian station (formerly transliterated as Hsintien Station until 2003) is the southern terminus of the Songshan–Xindian line located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Station overview This one-level, underground station, has an 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 ... and one exit. It was the southernmost station of the Taipei MRT until Dingpu station was completed. Public Art Art for the station is titled "Heaven, Earth, and Man" and features many sculptures around the entrances. Designed by Takashi Tanabe, it was selected through open competition and cost NT$6,700,000. Station layout References Songshan–Xindian line stations Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1999 {{Taiwan-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhongshan Metro Station
Zhongshan (, formerly transliterated as Chungshan Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between the Tamsui–Xinyi and s. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall and near the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store. Zhongshan is a popular shopping district for young people and international tourists. Station overview The station is an underground structure with an 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 ... and four exits when Tamsui line opened. It is located at the intersection of Nanjing West Rd. and the Metro Park (near Chengde Rd. and Zhongshan North Rd.). It is also a transfer station with the Songshan line. The Songshan line station added two additiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
