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NTU Hospital Station
National Taiwan University Hospital () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. Station overview The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform. It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators. 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". 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. Station layout First and Last Train Timing The first and last train timing at NTU Hospital stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondola. Taipei Metro was the first metro system ever built in Taiwan. The initial network was approved for construction in 1986 and work began two years later. It began operations on March 28, 1996, and by 2000, 62 stations were in service across three main lines. Over the next nine years, the number of passengers had increased by 70%. Since 2008, the network has expanded to 131 stations and the passenger count has grown by another 66%. The system has been praised by locals for its effectiveness in relieving growing traffic congestion in Taipei and its surrounding satellite towns, with over two million trips made daily. History Proposal and construction The idea of constructing the Taipei Metro was first put forth at a press conference on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamsui Metro Station
Tamsui () is a metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is the terminal station of the . The location of the station can be traced back to the same-named station of the now-defunct Tamsui railway line. Tamsui station is the northernmost metro station in Taiwan. Station overview The two-level, elevated station has an island platform and two exits. The station is situated between the south side of Zhongzheng West Road and west of the Zhongshan-Zhongzheng Road intersection. Restrooms are located inside the main entrance area. The station is heavily used by people looking to visit the sea-side district of Tamsui. It connects Tamsui River, Tamsui Sunset Scenic Area, Riverside Park, Tamsui River Bike Route, Tamsui District Office, Tamsui Old Street, Tamsui Church and Yingzhuan Road Night Market. Like several stations (most interchange stations and all stations in Wenhu Line and Circular Line) in the network, Tamsui station does not grant commuters with non-fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations Opened In 1998
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of Medical Humanities
The Museum of Medical Humanities () of National Taiwan University (NTU) is a museum about medical humanities at the NTU College of Medicine campus in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The museum was opened on 21 February 1998. Exhibitions The museum regularly holds special medical and cultural exhibitions, demonstrating the contribution of the college to medical development in various fields in Taiwan. It also provides teachers with educational and research information relating to medical humanities. Transportation The museum is accessible within walking distance east from NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro. See also * List of museums in Taiwan * National Taiwan University * Healthcare in Taiwan Healthcare in Taiwan is administered by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Executive Yuan. As with other developed economies, Taiwanese people are well-nourished but face such health problems as chronic obesity and heart disease. In 2002 ... References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamsui–Xinyi Line
Tamsui District (Hokkien POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popular as a site for viewing the sun setting into the Taiwan Strait. Though modest in size (population 184,192), it has a large role in Taiwanese culture. Name Historical Originally settled by the Ketagalan aborigines, the location was called ''Hoba'', meaning "stream's mouth". ''Hoba'' was loaned into Taiwanese Hokkien as ''Hobe''. Historical works in English have referred to the place as "Hobe", "Hobé", or "Hobe Village". The Spanish arrived in the 17th century and called this place ''Casidor'' and the Tamsui River ''Kimalon''. Dutch records have used the placenames ''Tamsuy'' and ''Tampsui'' to refer to this area but have also referred to another " Lower Tamsuy" in the south of the island. In his 1903 book ''The Island of Formosa'', form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Metro Station
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (), secondary station name Nanmen (), is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station for the Tamsui–Xinyi line and Songshan–Xindian line. While the memorial for which the station is named after was embroiled in a naming dispute, the name of the station has remained unchanged. Station overview The station is a three-level, underground structure with two island platforms and seven exits. The two platforms are stacked on top of one another, allowing for cross-platform interchange between the Tamsui–Xinyi line and the Songshan–Xindian line. The washrooms are outside the entrance area. The station is situated under Roosevelt Road, between Nanhai Road, Linsen South Road, and Aiguo East Road. It also connects to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and some government agencies located around the area. From 15 November 2014, the station became a transfer station with the Songshan–Xindian line. The Wanda� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daan Metro Station
Daan (, formerly transliterated as Ta-An Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a terminus of short turn services on the . Station overview This station is a three-level, elevated station has two side platforms and two exits. It is located at the intersection of Fuxing South Rd. and Xinyi Rd. Five more exits have been constructed with the opening of Red Line. The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform. Red Line trains from Beitou terminate here during non-rush hours. Construction The Red Line station is long and wide. Excavation depth is at . It also has a pocket track, four entrances, two accessibility elevators, and three vent shafts. One of the entrances and one of the vent shafts is integrated into a new joint development building. Another entrance and vent shaft is integrated into the existing joint development building on Brown Line. Public Art The Red Line station has a theme of "The meeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiangshan Metro Station
The Taipei Metro Xiangshan station is a metro station on the Red Line located in Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan. The station opened on November 24, 2013. Station overview The two-level, underground station with an island platform. It is located beneath Xinyi Rd., Sec. 5 east of Songren Rd. and near the north end of Zhongqiang Park and the Xinyi Expressway. It is the planned eastern terminus of the Xinyi Line when it initially opened for service. The Xinyi Eastern Extension, when completed, will extend eastward from this station. The Xiangshan hiking trail is located nearby the station. History The construction of the station began in July 2005. It had completed in November 2013. The Circular line is planned to make an out-of-station interchange with the Tamsui-Xinyi line at this station. Construction The station is long, wide, and deep. It has three entrances, two elevators for the disabled, and two vent shafts. Due to space limitations caused by the Xinyi Expressway, a vehicl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks. Advantages and tradeoffs Island platforms are necessary for any station with many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Main Station
Taipei Main Station () is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, the Taiwan Railways Administration, and the Taipei Metro. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal station of Taoyuan Airport MRT and the Taipei Bus Station. In 2017, it was the busiest station on all three rail systems, with a total of 190 million entries and exits. Station overview The central building of Taipei Main Station is a rectangular building in Zhongzheng District with six stories above ground and four stories below ground. The building is long and wide. The first floor has a large ticketing hall with a skylight and three ground-level exits in each cardinal direction, the second is occupied by restaurants managed by the Breeze group, and all floors above are office spaces. At the B1 level, there are turnstiles for the TRA and THSR platforms, along with a myriad of underground passageways for Taipei Bus Station, the Taoyua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beitou Metro Station
The Taipei Metro Beitou station (formerly transliterated as Peitou Station until 2003) is a station on the Tamsui–Xinyi line and Xinbeitou branch line), located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The location of station can be traced back the same name station of the now-defunct TRA Tamsui line. Station overview The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two side platforms. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. There are several amenities around the station. This include Beitou Presbyterian Church and Beitou Market. Just north of the station, there are crossovers between the Tamsui–Xinyi line and the Xinbeitou branch line The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou branch line (formerly transliterated as Hsin Peitou branch line until 2003) is an elevated, high-capacity branch line of the Tamsui–Xinyi line. It first opened for service on 28 March 1997. The line is long and cons ..., and between the tracks of each individual line, in both directi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamsui–Xinyi Line
Tamsui District (Hokkien POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popular as a site for viewing the sun setting into the Taiwan Strait. Though modest in size (population 184,192), it has a large role in Taiwanese culture. Name Historical Originally settled by the Ketagalan aborigines, the location was called ''Hoba'', meaning "stream's mouth". ''Hoba'' was loaned into Taiwanese Hokkien as ''Hobe''. Historical works in English have referred to the place as "Hobe", "Hobé", or "Hobe Village". The Spanish arrived in the 17th century and called this place ''Casidor'' and the Tamsui River ''Kimalon''. Dutch records have used the placenames ''Tamsuy'' and ''Tampsui'' to refer to this area but have also referred to another " Lower Tamsuy" in the south of the island. In his 1903 book ''The Island of Formosa'', form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
