Wanhua () is a station in
Wanhua District
Wanhua District, known in Taiwanese Hokkien as Báng-kah khu and historically as "Monga" or "Monka", is a district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is Taipei's oldest district. The district is home to historic buildings such as the Bangka Lungshan Temple, ...
,
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
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
, served by
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services ...
.
Overview
The station is divided into east and west buildings. The station entrance, lobby, and ticket counters are located in the west building. The station exit, parcel center, and offices are located in the east building. The station is equipped with one
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 one
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
, both underground.
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History
*25 August 1901: The station opened as . It was located at the intersection of modern-day Zhonghua Rd. and Aiguo W. Rd.
*1 July 1918: The station location was moved west to its current location.
*1920: The station named was changed to .
*22 January 1921: Became a terminus with the opening of the Shinten (Xindian) railway line from Banka (Wanhua) to ( Gongguan).
*24 March 1954: The Xindian line ceased operations.
*19 September 1988: As part of the Wanban Project (萬板專案) construction, the station front was changed.
*21 July 1999: After the tracks were moved underground as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project Since the 1980s, ground level railway facilities in urban areas have been seen as obstacles to road traffic and local development. In 1983, the Executive Yuan tasked the Taipei Railway Underground Project Organisation (TRUPO) with the project to re ...
, the new east and west buildings began service.
Platform configuration
Around the Station
Night Markets
* Meng Xia Night Market (400m to the northwest)
* Guangzhou Street Night Market (600m to the northwest)
* Snake Alley (750m to the northwest)
* Zhixing Market (700m to the north)
* Shuang He Market (750m to the south)
* Bangka Old Street (850m to the north)
* Nanjichang Night Market (1km to the southeast)
* Fuxing Xiyuan Shopping District (1.1km to the southwest)
Parks
* Mengjia Park (450m to the north)
* Laosong Park (650m to the northeast)
* Taipei Botanical Garden
The Taipei Botanical Garden () is located in the Nanhai Academy on Nanhai Road in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The Botanical Garden covers an area of about 15 hectares and includes over 1,500 plant species.
History
The Taipei Botanica ...
(1km to the southeast)
* Youth Park (1.2km to the southeast)
* The Red House (1.4km to the northeast)
* Shuangyuan Riverside Park (1.5km to the west)
Metro Stations
* 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 ...
Longshan Temple Station
Longshan Temple (Bangka Commercial Zone) (), formerly transliterated as Lungshan Temple Station until 2003, is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. The station is named for the nearby Lungshan Temple.
Station overview
The ...
(300m to the north)
* Taipei Metro Xiaonanmen Station (1.2km to the northeast)
Temples
* Bangka Lungshan Temple
Bangka Lungshan Temple (also Lungshan Temple of Manka, Mengjia Longshan Temple) is a Chinese folk religious temple in Wanhua District (alternately known as Bangka/Mengjia), Taipei, Taiwan. The temple was built in Taipei in 1738 by settlers from ...
(450m to the north)
Schools
* Mengjia Junior High School (600m to the south)
* Xiyuan Elementary School (1km to the south)
* Shuangyuan Elementary School (450m to the southwest)
Historical Sites
* Nanhai Academy
The Nanhai Academy () is a collection of cultural and educational facilities located on Nanhai Road in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan.
History
After the Republic of China Government relocated to Taiwan following the Chinese Civil War, ...
(1.4km to the southeast)
* Wanhua Lin Mansion (200m to the west)
* Bopiliao Historical Block (500m to the northeast)
* Nishi Honganji Relics (1.3km to the northeast)
Government Offices
* Wanhua District Administrative Center (100m to the north)
See also
* List of railway stations in Taiwan
There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan:
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ...
References
External links
TRA Wanhua Station
Taiwan Railways Administration
{{TRA West Coast line navbox
1901 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations in Taipei
Railway stations opened in 1901
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration