Nangang station

Nangang (Chinese: 南港; pinyin: Nángǎng) is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan Railways Administration and Taipei Metro.[11] The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series.

This article is about the railway station in Taiwan. For the Guangzhou Metro station, see Nangang station (Guangzhou Metro).

Nangang 南港
THSR and TRA railway station
Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	南港
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nángǎng Bopomofo ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄤˇ
General information
Location	313 Sec 1 Nangang Rd Nangang District, Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25.0529°N 121.6070°E / 25.0529; 121.6070
Line(s)	THSR   Western Trunk line
Distance	-3 km[1] (THSR) 19.1 km to Keelung[2] (TRA)
Connections	Rapid transit Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	NAG／01 (THSR) 097 (TRA three-digit) A07 (TRA statistical) ㄋㄍ (TRA telegraph)
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等) (TRA)[3]
History
Opened	1899[4]
Rebuilt	21 September 2008
Electrified	9 January 1978[5]
Key dates
1 July 2016	THSR opened[6]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	4.715 million per year[7]  18.38% (THSR)
Rank	9 out of 12
Passengers (2017)	7.108 million per year[8]  13.85% (TRA)
Rank	16 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station Terminus THSR Taipei towards Zuoying Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Xike towards Keelung Western Trunk line Songshan towards Pingtung
Location
Nangang Location within Taiwan

Nangang 南港
Taipei metro station
Entrance 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	南港
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nángǎng Bopomofo ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄤˇ
General information
Location	380 Sec 7 Zhongxiao E Rd Nangang District, Taipei Taiwan
Line(s)	Bannan line
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	BL22
History
Opened	25 December 2008[9]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	11.663 million per year[10]  18.42%
Rank	50 out of 108
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Kunyang towards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital Bannan line Nangang Exhib Center Terminus

History

The station platform, with artwork by Jimmy Liao on the platform wall.

Artwork by Jimmy Liao in the metro area of the station.

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 was 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 21 September 2008. The 7.6-km tunnel project cost NT$76.5 billion.[12] The high-speed rail extension to the station opened for service in 2016.[13]

The new station is similar to the then-new Banqiao Station in New Taipei, which was reconstructed to accommodate underground platforms and mixed-use development on the existing station site. The two-level, underground station levels accommodate expanded TRA platforms, new THSR platforms, and new MRT platforms for the Bannan line which was opened on 25 December 2008. On 3 January 2010, Exits 3 and 4 for metro station were closed for construction of a passageway with the TRA station.[14] The entire project was completed in February 2011. Platform screen doors were installed on the Nangang line platforms in August 2015.

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.[15] On the platform, a piece titled "Rapid Transit Platform, the Transport Dock" displays images on benches to evoke memories of former industries in Nangang.[16]

Platform layout

TRA	1, 2	1A, 1B		■ West Coast line (northbound)	toward Qidu, Keelung
				■ West Coast line (southbound)	toward Yilan, Su-ao, Hualien, Taitung
	3, 4	2A, 2B		■ West Coast line (southbound)	toward Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Fangliao
				■ West Coast 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
Taipei Metro	1			■Blue line (westbound)	toward Nangang Exhib Center
	2			■Blue line (eastbound)	toward Dingpu/ Far Eastern Hospital

Station layout

20F-2F	New development	Under construction
Street Level	Street level	Entrance/Exit, Accessibility Elevator , Security, Taxi Stand
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
B3	TRA Platforms	TRA Control and Traffic Room, Offices
	Platform 1A	West Coast line toward Keelung through service Yilan line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	West Coast line toward Keelung through service Yilan line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike)
	Platform 2A	West Coast line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung through service Yilan line toward Shulin (Songshan Station)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	West Coast line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung through service Yilan line toward Shulin (Songshan Station)
	Platform 3A	Taipei-Yilan Direct line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi)
	Island platform
	Platform 3B	Taipei-Yilan Direct line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi)
	7th track	Public works use
	Side platform; administrative use only

Taipei Metro Nangang Station

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Lobby	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms(inside ticketed area)
B2	Platform 1	← Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center (BL23 Terminus)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL21 Kunyang)→

Around the station

• Academia Sinica
• Nanxing Park
• National Biotechnology Research Park
• Nangang Software Park
• Carrefour Nangang Branch
• Nangang Senior High School
• Yucheng Junior High School
• Nangang Elementary School
• Dongxin Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy" 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 31 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. 創建沿革. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
5. "Archived copy" 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. 計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵. Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
7. 交通部統計查詢網. stat.motc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
8. "Archived copy" 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
10. 臺北市交通統計查詢系統. dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
11. "Route Map: Nangang". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21.
12. "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel to help local development: Ma". Taiwan News. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
13. Wang, Shu-fen; Wu, Lillian (2015-03-03). "High speed rail system to have three more stops by year-end". Retrieved 2015-03-03.
14. 陳志豪 (2011-01-03). "捷運南港站 3、4號口封閉". 聯合報. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
15. "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.
16. "Public Art on the Nangang Eastern Extension". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

External Links

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