Nangang station
南港車站 | |
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| File:New Nangan Station.jpg Nangang Station under construction | |
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| Location | No. 380, Sec.7, Zhongxiao E. Rd. |
| Operated by | Taiwan Railway Administration |
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| Traditional Chinese | 南港車站 | ||||||||||||||||
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Nangang Station(南港車站) is a major train station located in Nangang, Taipei, Taiwan, parallel to Zhongxiao East Road. The station serves several modes of public transportation, including the bus system, Taiwan Railway Administration, and Taipei Metro (Nangang Line)[3]. The station will also be the future terminus of the Taiwan High Speed Rail and is currently under construction.
History
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
As with most urban train stations in Taipei, Nangang Station is currently being 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 September 21, 2008. The 7.6-km tunnel project cost NT$76.5 billion.[4] The high-speed rail extension to the station is scheduled to open for service by January 2015.[5]
The new station will be similar to the new Banqiao Station in New Taipei City, which was reconstructed to accommodate underground platforms and mixed-use development on the existing station site. The station will include two underground levels to accommodate expanded TRA platforms, new THSR platforms, and new MRT platforms for the Nangang Line which was opened on December 25, 2008. On January 3, 2010, Exits 3 and 4 for metro station were closed for construction of a passageway with the TRA station.[6] The entire project is expected to be completed sometime between 2009 and 2012.
Public Art
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.[7] On the platform, a piece titled "Rapid Transit Platform, the Transport Dock" displays images on benches to evoke memories of former industries in Nangang.[8]
Station layout
- Taiwan Railway Administration
| 1, 2 | 1A, 1B | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | toward Qidu, Keelung | |
| ■Eastern Line (Southbound) | toward Yilan, Su-ao, Hualien, Taitung | |||
| 3, 4 | 2A, 2B | ■Western Line (Southbound) | toward Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Fangliao | |
| ■Eastern Line (Northbound) | toward Shulin | |||
| 5, 6 | 3A, 3B | ■Reserved for the Taipei-Yilan Direct Line | Currently not in use | |
| 7 | 7 | ■Reserved Platform | Reserved for internal use |
Station layout
- TRA Nangang Station
| 20F-2F | Under construction | (Under construction) |
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit, Accessibility Elevator  , Security, Taxi Stand
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| B1 | Concourse Level | Concourse, Restrooms |
| THSR Platform Level | (Under construction) | |
| B2 | Lobby | TRA Ticketing, Automatic Ticketing, Ticket Gate, Waiting Area Restrooms, Travel Information Counter TRA Counter, TRA Manager's Office |
| 3F | TRA Platforms | TRA Control and Traffic Room, Offices |
| Platform 1A | TRA Western Line toward Keelung Eastern Line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 1B | TRA Western Line toward Keelung Eastern Line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike) | |
| Platform 2A | TRA Western Line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung Eastern Line toward Shulin (Songshan Station) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 2B | Western Line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung Eastern Line toward Shulin (Songshan Station) | |
| Platform 3A | TRA Taipei-Yilan Direct Line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 3B | TRA Taipei-Yilan Direct Line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi) | |
| 7th track | Public works use | |
| Administration use Side platform | ||
- Taipei Metro Nangang Station
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Lobby | Lobby, Information Counter, Automatic Ticket Machines, Faregates |
| Restrooms(inside ticketed area) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← Template:Nangang Line toward [[Template:S-line/TRTS right/Blue Station|Template:S-line/TRTS right/Blue]] (Terminus) |
| Island platform, Doors will open on the right/left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Template:Nangang Line toward [[Template:S-line/TRTS left/Blue Station|Template:S-line/TRTS left/Blue]] (Kunyang)→ | |
Around the station
- Nangang Software Park
- Carrefour Nangang Branch
- Nangang Senior High School
- Yucheng Junior High School
- Nangang Elementary School
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railways Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Template:TRA stations | Template:TRA lines | toward Template:TRA stations |
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| Preceding station | Taipei Metro | Following station | ||
toward Template:TRTS stations | Template:TRTS lines | toward Template:TRTS stations |
References
- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Route Map: Nangang".
- ^ "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel to help local development: Ma". Taiwan News. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Nangang high-speed station to open by 2015, bureau says". 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ 陳志豪 (2011-01-03). "捷運南港站 3、4號口封閉". 聯合報. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "南港線東延段南港站建築裝修藝術". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Public Art on the Nangang Eastern Extension". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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