Gongguan (, formerly transliterated as Kungkuan Station until 2003) is a metro station in
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
, Taiwan served by the
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
.
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan.
The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...
, the most prestigious university of Taiwan, is close to the station.
Station overview
The two-level, underground station has an
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 ...
and four exits. The
washroom
A bathroom or washroom is a room, typically in a home or other residential building, that contains either a bathtub or a shower (or both). The inclusion of a wash basin is common. In some parts of the world e.g. India, a toilet is typically ...
s are outside the entrance area.
History
Originally, two separate stations were planned: one to serve
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan.
The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...
and the other (to be named Gongguan station) at the junction of
Roosevelt Road and
Keelung Road
Keelung Road (, also called 14th Ave or Jilong Road, referring to Keelung) is a major arterial and highway in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Neihu district from the MacAuthur 1st Bridge in the east with the Songshan, Xinyi, and Daan districts t ...
. The two stations were later combined as one and moved to the present position where it began operation on 11 November 1999.
Another accessible elevator is opened at exit 2 to serve the National Taiwan University community.
It was completed after a year of construction on 16 June 2010.
Station layout
Around the station
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Museum of Zoology
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Taipei Water Park
The Taipei Water Park () is a water park in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History
Since 2000, the Taipei Water Department had repaired and restored Taipei Pumping Room and set up the Museum of Drinking Water for the public. The first pha ...
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National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan.
The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...
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Museum of Drinking Water
The Museum of Drinking Water () is a museum about drinking water in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum is located at Taipei Water Park.
History
The museum building was originally built in 1908. It was declared a third-class histori ...
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Treasure Hill
Treasure Hill () is a community in Taipei, Taiwan. Originally an illegal settlement, it was founded by the Kuomintang military veterans at the end of the 1940s and served originally as an anti-aircraft position.
After cooperating with non-g ...
* Gongguan Night Market
See also
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Gongguan, Taipei
Gongguan () is a commercial district straddling the Zhongzheng and Daan Districts of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a popular shopping and leisure area with a night market and it is also the location of the Gongguan Station of the Taipei Metro. Ta ...
References
Songshan–Xindian line stations
Railway stations opened in 1999
1999 establishments in Taiwan
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