Gangqian metro station

Gangqian metro station
Chinese	港墘站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gǎngqián Zhàn
Bopomofo	ㄍㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Kóng-khièn Cham

Gangqian
Gangqian; BR17 港墘
	Gangqian station
Location	No. 663, Sec. 1, Neihu Rd.; Neihu, Taipei; Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System;
Line(s)	Wenhu Line (BR17);
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	4 July 2009
Traffic
Passengers	25,370 daily (2016)[1]
Rank	59 out of 109
Services

The Taipei Metro Gangqian station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Brown Line.

Station overview

Gangqian station platform

Gangqian station concourse

This three-level, elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and platform elevators located on the north and south sides of the concourse level.[2]

Public art for the station is situated on the wall above the escalators. The piece, titled "The Paradise of Neihu", is a large-scale mixed media artwork consisting of needlepoint created with the help of 83 artists and volunteers.[3]

History

22 February 2009: Gangqian station construction is completed.
4 July 2009: Begins service with the opening of Brown Line.

Station layout

4F	Connecting Level	Overhead Bridge
3F
	South Concourse	Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine one-way faregates, Escalator towards exit 2
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← Wenhu Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR18 Wende)
	Platform 2	→ Wenhu Line toward Taipei Zoo (BR16 Xihu) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	North Concourse	Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates Restrooms, escalator towards exit 1

1F
	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Gallery

Gangqian station public art "The Beauty of Neihu"
Gangqian station platform 1 (to Taipei Zoo)
Gangqian station gateway 1

Nearby Places

Guanshan Riverside Park
Neihu Technology Park
Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Vocational High School
Neihu Community College
Taipei Flower Market
Lishan Elementary School
Lishan Junior High School
Lishan High School
Neihu Sports Center

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References

"Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
"Route Map: Gangqian". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
"Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

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[ridershipstats-1] "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.

[info-2] "Route Map: Gangqian". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

[3] "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.