Banqiao station explained

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 "Evolution Orbit", the Bannan line platform has artwork consisting of 12 colorful rings affixed to columns on the platform.^[8] These rings complete a cycle every hour and also move whenever a train enters the station.^[9]

The platforms, walls and ceilings of the Circular line are decorated by French artist Daniel Buren, using regular, contrasting coloured stripes.^{[10] [11]}

Station layout

24F-25F	Fitness Center	Global Sports
3F-23F	Offices	Financial Supervisory CommissionIntellectual Property Court Ministry of Transportation and Communications - Railway Bureau New Taipei City Vocational Training Center
4F	Circular Line Platforms-connecting Overpass	Overpass Out-of-station Overpass（toward HSR station）
3F
Circular Line Concourse	Lobby, Information Desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, restrooms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1	← Circular line toward New Taipei Industrial Park (Y17 Xinpu Minsheng)
Platform 2	Circular line toward Dapinglin (Y15 Banxin) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

2F	Shopping AreaRestaurants	Global Mall Banqiao Store Connecting overpass (toward Circular line Banqiao station/Banqiao bus station)
Street Level	Lobby Shopping Area	Entrance/Exit, TRA Ticketing, Information CounterGlobal Mall Banqiao Store
B1	TRA/THSR Lobby Shopping Area Food Court	THSR Ticketing/Faregates TRA Ticket Gate Travel Information CounterGlobal Mall Banqiao Store Underground Walkway Restrooms, Infant room New Taipei City Low-Carbon Library
Underground Walkway (Connects with Metro)
Metro Lobby	Underground Walkway (Connects with TRA/THSR)
B2	Platform 1A	West Coast line toward, /
Island platform
Platform 1B	West Coast line toward, /
No Platform	Through track (Freight/Passing/Train parking...)
Platform 2A	West Coast line toward (Shulin)
Island platform
Platform 2B	West Coast line toward (Shulin)
Platform 1A	THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)
Island platform
Platform 1B	THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)
Metro Lobby	Information desk, Restrooms (Outside fare zone), Automatic ticket dispensing machines One-way faregates
B3	Platform 1	← Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL08 Xinpu)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2	Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL06 Fuzhong) →
Platform 2A	THSR toward
Island platform
Platform 2B	THSR toward

HSR services

HSR services 1xx, (1)2xx, (1)3xx, (1)5xx, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Around the station

Transport Stations

• Intercity Bus Station (next to the station)
• Local Bus Station (next to the station)

Government Offices

• New Taipei City Hall (500m to the southeast)
• Railway Bureau, MOTC (inside the station)

Stadiums and Parks

• Banqiao Stadium (950m to the west)
• Xianmin Plaza (100m to the southeast)

Schools

• New Taipei Municipal Banqiao High School (between this station and Fuzhong Station)
• New Taipei Municipal Haishan High School (850m to the southeast)
• New Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Junior High School (750m to the northeast)

Shopping Malls

• Far Eastern Department Store (350m to the south)

Medical Facilities

• Hsiao Chung-Cheng Hospital (near Fuzhong Station)

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

External links

• THSR Banqiao Station
• TRA Banqiao Station
• Taiwan Railway Administration
• TRTC Route Map & Timetables

Notes and References

1. Web site: 車站基本資料集 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 3 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181027101435/https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/%E8%BB%8A%E7%AB%99%E5%9F%BA%E6%9C%AC%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99.json . 27 October 2018 . dead .
2. Web site: zh:車站數-按等級別分 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . Taiwan Railways Administration . 30 October 2018 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030131227/https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . 30 October 2018 . dead .
3. Web site: zh:車站簡介 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Banciao/CP.aspx?SN=11149 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 29 August 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212033/https://www.railway.gov.tw/Banciao/CP.aspx?SN=11149 . 29 August 2018 . dead .
4. Web site: zh:臺灣鐵路電訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 4 September 2018 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904192100/https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . 4 September 2018 . dead .
5. Web site: zh:計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵 . https://www.rb.gov.tw/showpage.php?lmenuid=3&smenuid=68&tmenuid=93&pagetype=0 . Railway Bureau, MOTC . 29 August 2018 . zh.
6. Web site: Chronicles . Taipei Metro . 29 August 2018 . 5 December 2013.
7. Web site: zh:臺北市交通統計查詢系統 . http://dotstat.taipei.gov.tw/pxweb2007P/Dialog/statfile9.asp . dotstat.taipei.gov.tw . 15 September 2018 . zh . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222221731/http://dotstat.taipei.gov.tw/pxweb2007P/Dialog/statfile9.asp . dead .
8. Web site: Public Art on the Banqiao line. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322161105/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/english/Humanity/PublicArt/Guide_Banqiao.asp. 2012-03-22. dead.
9. Web site: 公共藝術之旅系列報導6 南港線（二）、板橋線. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-06-01. 2010-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20090106000200/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns244/rp244_08.htm. 2009-01-06. dead.
10. Web site: 臺北市政府捷運工程局 . 2012-07-05 . 公共藝術導覽 環狀線第一階段 環狀線第一階段 . Public Art Guide Phase 1 of the Circular Line The first stage of the circular line . 2024-08-06 . 臺北市政府捷運工程局 . zh-Hant.
11. Web site: Permanent installation by Daniel Buren debuts in Taipei metro station . 2024-08-06 . Lisson Gallery . en.