NTU Hospital metro station

NTU Hospital (Chinese: 台大醫院; pinyin: Tái dà yīyuàn) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.

NTU Hospital 台大醫院
Taipei metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	台大醫院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Taídà Yīyuàn Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧ ㄩㄢˋ
General information
Location	B1F 52 Gongyuan Rd Zhongzheng District, Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25.0421°N 121.5163°E / 25.0421; 121.5163
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	R09
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R09-050
History
Opened	1998-12-24[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	15.793 million per year[2]  1.16%
Rank	35 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Taipei Main Station towards Tamsui or Beitou Tamsui–Xinyi line CKS Memorial Hall towards Xiangshan or Daan

Station overview

NTU Hospital station exit 1

NTU Hospital station platform level

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform. It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators.[3] It is named for the nearby National Taiwan University Hospital. The station has exits to National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan Museum and 228 Peace Memorial Park.

Public art

Several pieces of public art are located on the platform, titled "The Suite of Hands" consisting of "Lotus Holding Hand", "Lotus in Heartful Hands", and "Small Park".[4] These bronze and/or granite sculptures depict how hands, through gestures, can express human affection.

History

This station was opened for service on 24 December 1998.

On 10 October 2004, after the Madrid bombings, a man placed a bomb in the station. No injuries were reported.[5]

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket-dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms (South side outside paid area, near exit 1)
B2	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R10 Taipei Main Station)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R08 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) →

First and Last Train Timing

The first and last train timing at NTU Hospital station [6] is as follows:

Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Mon − Fri	Sat − Sun and P.H.	Daily
Tamsui–Xinyi Line
R28 Tamsui	06:08	06:08	00:33
R02 Xiangshan	06:01	06:01	00:43

Around the station

• Museum of Medical Humanities

References

1. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
2. "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
3. "Route Map: NTU Hospital". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-14. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15.
4. "Public Art on the Tamsui Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
5. "Taipei District Prosecutor's Office bombing suspect nabbed". The China Post. 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
6. "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.