Guting (, formerly transliterated as Kuting Station until 2003) is a metro station in
Taipei, Taiwan served by
Taipei Metro. The defunct
Hsintien line
The Hsintien line () was a Taiwanese railroad branch line, located in Taipei City and New Taipei City operated by the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA). It connected the city of Taipei with Xindian District in New Taipei.
History
The Hsintie ...
also had a station of the same name. However, its location is not the same as the current station.
Station overview
The station is a three-level, underground structure with two
island platforms and nine exits. The two platforms are stacked, allowing for
cross-platform interchange between the
Songshan–Xindian line and the
Zhonghe–Xinlu line. Public art at the station is titled "Chance of Meeting" and features 12
face mask
The face is the front of an animal's head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human Personal identity, identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental d ...
s representing contrasts such as day and night, noisy and quiet, time and space, etc.
It was selected by international competition and cost
NT$4,999,000.
Public art
The station is home to several public art pieces. By the escalators connecting the two platform levels, a Medium titled "Enterprise" displays a holographic flight trajectory of a
Small and Medium Enterprise Administration.
Along some of the entrance hallways, "Administration" shows light boxes with images clouds in a blue sky.
On the upper platform in "Platform, Stage", elements from Taiwanese folk arts and
Taipei Language Institute
The Taipei Language Institute (TLI; ) was founded in 1956 by a group of missionaries who wished to provide training in Mandarin Chinese for Taiwan-bound missionaries. Originally named Missionary Language Institute, the founder Dr. Marvin Ho c ...
have been transformed into abstract elements and institute into two curtains of lines and language surfaces.
Station layout
Around the station
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Leputing
The Leputing () is a restaurant in Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The restaurant building used to be the dormitory used by the officials of Forestry Bureau of the Japanese government constructed in the 1920s. In 2013, the Department ...
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National Taiwan Normal University
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Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance
The Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance (TABF; ) is a non-profit organization, advised by Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) of Taiwan. It is a pioneer in Taiwan for research, training, proficiency testing, and publication services for bank ...
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Thome Courtyard
The Thome Courtyard () is an art center in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The art center used to be one of the student dormitory of National Taiwan University and residence of philosopher Thome H. Fang (). The building was then re ...
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
References
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Songshan–Xindian line stations
Zhonghe–Xinlu line stations
Railway stations opened in 1998