National Taiwan University Hospital () is a metro station in
Taipei
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, Taiwan served by
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 ...
.
Station overview
The station is a two-level, underground station with 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 ...
. It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators. It is named for the nearby
National Taiwan University Hospital
The National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH; ) is a medical facility located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It started operations under Japanese rule in Daitōtei (today's Dadaocheng) on 18 June 1895, and moved to its present ...
. The station has exits to
National Taiwan University Hospital
The National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH; ) is a medical facility located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. It started operations under Japanese rule in Daitōtei (today's Dadaocheng) on 18 June 1895, and moved to its present ...
,
National Taiwan Museum
The National Taiwan Museum (NTM; ), established in 1908, is the oldest museum in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was founded by the colonial government during Taiwan's period of Japanese rule. The museum is located in Zhongzheng District, Tai ...
and
228 Peace Memorial Park
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...
.
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
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and/or
granite
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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 station
is as follows:
Around the station
*
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.
Exhib ...
References
Railway stations opened in 1998
Tamsui–Xinyi line stations
Hospital Station
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