Nangang (Chinese: 南港; pinyin: Nángǎng) is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan Railways Administration and Taipei Metro.[11] The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series.
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| Chinese | 南港 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 313 Sec 1 Nangang Rd Nangang District, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°03′10″N 121°36′25″E / 25.0529°N 121.6070°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等) (TRA)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 October 1891[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 21 September 2008[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 January 1978[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 July 2016 | THSR opened[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 4.715 million per year[7]  18.38% (THSR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 9 out of 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 7.108 million per year[8] 13.85% (TRA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 16 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 380 Sec 7 Zhongxiao E Rd Nangang District, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Bannan line | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Access available | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | BL22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 December 2008[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 11.663 million per year[10] 18.42% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 50 out of 108 | ||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
Nangang Station was originally built by the Japanese during Japanese rule of Taiwan in 1899 to support local industries and the growing population. Since then, the station has been upgraded three times to support tremendous growth: in 1905, in 1966 (due to the KMT moving the ROC government to Taiwan), and in 1986–1987 (to accommodate increased passenger traffic and new cargo traffic).
Expansion edit
As with most urban train stations in Taipei, Nangang Station was converted from a surface station to an underground station as part of the TRA's Taipei Railway Underground Project, an effort to move existing surface railways from Songshan Station to east of Nangang Station underground to accommodate growing traffic and economic development in Nankang Software Park. Existing TRA platforms were successfully moved underground on 21 September 2008. The 7.6-km tunnel project cost NT$76.5 billion.[12] The high-speed rail extension to the station opened for service in 2016.[13]
The new station is similar to the then-new Banqiao Station in New Taipei, which was reconstructed to accommodate underground platforms and mixed-use development on the existing station site. The two-level, underground station levels accommodate expanded TRA platforms, new THSR platforms, and new MRT platforms for the Bannan line which was opened on 25 December 2008. It served as the eastern terminal until Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Bannan Line platform opened in 2011. On 3 January 2010, Exits 3 and 4 for metro station were closed for construction of a passageway with the TRA station.[14] The entire project was completed in February 2011. Platform screen doors were installed on the Nangang line platforms in August 2015.
Public art edit
The design of the Taipei Metro portion of the station centers around a "Nostalgia and Technology" theme with aqua green selected to signify an image of a fish pond. Paintings by artist Jimmy Liao are displayed around the station including on the platform walls. Many areas have sandblasted glass installed.[15] On the platform, a piece titled "Rapid Transit Platform, the Transport Dock" displays images on benches to evoke memories of former industries in Nangang.[16]
Station layout edit
| 20F-2F | New development | Under construction |
| Street Level | Street level | Entrance/Exit, Accessibility Elevator  , Security, Taxi Stand
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| B1 | Concourse Level | Concourse, Restrooms |
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| Platform 1A | THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 1B | THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei) | |
| Platform 2A | THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 2B | THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei) | |
| Platform 3A | THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 3B | THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei) | |
| B2 | Lobby | TRA Ticketing, Automatic Ticketing, Ticket Gate, Waiting Area Restrooms, Travel Information Counter TRA Counter, TRA Manager's Office |
| B3 | TRA Platforms | TRA Control and Traffic Room, Offices |
| Platform 1A | West Coast line toward Keelung through service Yilan line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 1B | West Coast line toward Keelung through service Yilan line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike) | |
| Platform 2A | West Coast line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung through service Yilan line toward Shulin (Songshan Station) | |
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| Platform 2B | West Coast line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung through service Yilan line toward Shulin (Songshan Station) | |
| Platform 3A | Taipei-Yilan Direct line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi) | |
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| Platform 3B | Taipei-Yilan Direct line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi) | |
| 7th track | Public works use | |
| Side platform; administrative use only | ||
- Taipei Metro Nangang Station
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Lobby | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
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| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center (BL23 Terminus)
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| Platform 2 | Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL21 Kunyang)→
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HSR services edit
Except Service 203 which departs from Taipei, Services 1334 and 696 which terminate at Taipei, and Services 583 and 598 which are local trains from Taichung - Zuoying, all other train services call at Nangang station. The fastest 1xx series will travel from Nangang to Zuoying in 105 minutes.
Around the station edit
- Academia Sinica (2.3km to the southeast)
- Nanxing Park (next to the station)
- National Biotechnology Research Park (1.9km to the southeast)
- Nangang Software Park (1km to the northeast)
- Carrefour Nangang Branch (700m to the west)
- Taipei Music Center (900m to the southwest)
- Taipei Municipal Nangang Vocational High School (250m to the north)
- Nangang Senior High School (1.2km to the southwest)
- Yucheng Junior High School (850m to the northeast)
- Nangang Elementary School (700m to the northeast)
- Dongxin Elementary School (850m to the northwest)
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ 高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料. data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ a b 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 37. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
- ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ 計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵. Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ 交通部統計查詢網. stat.motc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ 臺北市交通統計查詢系統. dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Route Map: Nangang". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
- ^ "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel to help local development: Ma". Taiwan News. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ Wang, Shu-fen; Wu, Lillian (3 March 2015). "High speed rail system to have three more stops by year-end". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ 陳志豪 (3 January 2011). "捷運南港站 3、4號口封閉". 聯合報. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "南港線東延段南港站建築裝修藝術". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ "Public Art on the Nangang Eastern Extension". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
External links edit
- TRA Nangang Station(in Chinese)
- Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
- THSR Nangang Station(in Chinese, English, and Japanese)
- TRTC Route Map & Timetables(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)