The

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Beimen station is a station on the

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located in Datong District,

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Station overview

This four-level, underground station has two

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s. 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

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, which connects through to

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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 the old

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Building on 17 August 1915. It was a terminus for the

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. It was an at-grade station with side platforms. This station was closed on 6 March 1923. The Taipei Metro station opened on 15 November 2014.

Construction

Excavation depth for this station is around . It is in length and wide. It has four exits, one of which is integrated with the South Wing of the

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. 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 20 October 2006 to temporarily move the structure until construction of both the Songshan line and the

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are completed. The building was moved to the southeast, and was moved back when construction was completed.

Station layout

Around the station

* Dadaocheng Wharf * Taipei North Gate *

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historic site * Old Taipei Railway Workshop * Taipei Post Office

References

Songshan–Xindian line stations Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2014 Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1915 {{Taiwan-metro-stub