Banqiao station

Banqiao (Chinese: 板橋; pinyin: Bǎnqiáo)[12][13][14] is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, TRA and Taipei Metro. All tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series.

For the Guangzhou Metro station, see Banqiao station (Guangzhou Metro).

Banqiao 板橋
THSR and TRA railway station
Exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	板橋
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bǎnqiáo Bopomofo ㄅㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
General information
Location	7 Sec 2 Xianmin Blvd Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan[1]
Coordinates	25.0144°N 121.4635°E / 25.0144; 121.4635[1]
Distance	13 km[2] (THSR) 35.5 km to Keelung[3] (TRA)
Connections	Rapid transit Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	BAQ／03 (THSR) 102 (TRA three-digit)[1] 1011 (TRA four-digit)[1] A13 (TRA statistical)[4] ㄅㄢ (TRA telegraph)
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等) (TRA)[5]
History
Opened	1901-08-25[6]
Rebuilt	1999-07-21
Electrified	1978-01-09[7]
Key dates
1996-01-20	Rebuilt
2007-01-05	THSR opened[8]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	8.320 million per year[9]  5.56% (THSR)
Rank	7 out of 12
Passengers (2017)	15.852 million per year[4]  0.66% (TRA)
Rank	6 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station Taipei towards Nangang THSR Taoyuan towards Zuoying Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Wanhua towards Keelung Western Trunk line Fuzhou towards Pingtung
Location
Banqiao Location within Taiwan

Banqiao BL07/Y16 板橋
Taipei metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	板橋
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bǎnqiáo Bopomofo ㄅㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
General information
Location	B1F 5 Zhanqian Rd Banqiao District, New Taipei Taiwan
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	BL07 / Y16
History
Opened	2006-05-31[10]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	29.959 million per year[11]  2.28%
Rank	5 out of 108
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Fuzhong towards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital Bannan line Xinpu towards Nangang Exhib Center Banxin towards Dapinglin Circular line Xinpu Minsheng towards NT Industrial Park

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 opened on 31 January 2020.

Station overview

Taiwan Railways Administration information board

Taiwan High Speed Rail platform

Taipei Metro Platform 1

Banqiao Station entrance

TRA Train Tracks Layout

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, and 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 Taipei Metro platform has artwork consisting of 12 colorful rings affixed to columns on the platform.[15] These rings complete a cycle every hour and also move whenever a train enters the station.[16]

Station layout

24F-25F	Fitness Center	Global Sports
3F-23F	Offices	Financial Supervisory Commission Intellectual Property Court Ministry of Transportation and Communications - Bureau of High Speed Rail Ministry of Transportation and Communications - Railway Reconstruction 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 Area Restaurants	Global Mall Banqiao Store Connecting overpass (toward Circular line Banqiao station/Banqiao bus station)
Street Level	Lobby Shopping Area	Entrance/Exit, TRA Ticketing, Information Counter Global Mall Banqiao Store
B1	TRA/THSR Lobby Shopping Area Food Court	THSR Ticketing/Faregates TRA Ticket Gate Travel Information Counter Global 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 Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	→West Coast line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua)
	No Platform	Through track (Freight/Passing/Train parking...)
	Platform 2A	→West Coast line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	→West Coast line toward Kaohsiung (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 Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (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 Nangang (Taipei)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	→THSR toward Nangang (Taipei)

Around the station

• Intercity Bus Station
• Local Bus Station
• New Taipei City Hall
• Banqiao Stadium
• Xianmin (County Resident) Plaza
• Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau, Banqiao Branch
• Far Eastern Department Store
• Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC
• Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC
• Hsiao Chung-Cheng Hospital
• New Taipei Municipal Banqiao High School (between this station and Fuzhong Station)
• New Taipei Municipal Haishan High School
• New Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. "車站基本資料集". Taiwan Railways Administration. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
2. 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.
3. 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 29 August 2018.
4. 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
5. 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.
6. "Archived copy" 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
8. 計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵. Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
9. 交通部統計查詢網. stat.motc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
10. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
11. 臺北市交通統計查詢系統. dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
12. 臺灣鐵路站名英譯對照表 [Table of English translations of station names on the Taiwanese railways] (in Chinese), Taiwan Railways, archived from the original on 2009-08-30
13. Banqiao, TRTS, archived from the original on 2010-01-21, retrieved 2010-03-18
14. Banqiao Station, THSR
15. "Public Art on the Banqiao line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
16. "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. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

External Links

• THSR Banqiao Station(in Chinese, English, and Japanese)
• TRA Banqiao Station(in Chinese)
• Taiwan Railway Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
• TRTC Route Map & Timetables(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)