Banqiao () is a railway and metro station in

New Taipei New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...

, Taiwan served by

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...

, TRA and

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 Gondo ...

. With the exception of the Circular Line, all other tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the ''1 series''. The current station building opened in 1999 for TRA, 2006 for Taipei Metro, and 2007 for HSR. The station currently handles over 77 million entries and exits per year. The elevated metro station of the Circular line opened on 31 January 2020.

Station overview

The three-level consists of a 25-story building above ground and 5 underground station stories; it is Taiwan's tallest station building. It includes platforms for the TRA, THSR, and

. The new station building was built as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project to move railway lines in the city underground.

Public art

Titled "Evolution Orbit", the Taipei Metro platform has artwork consisting of 12 colorful rings affixed to columns on the platform. These rings complete a cycle every hour and also move whenever a train enters the station.

Station layout

HSR services

HSR services 1xx, (1)2xx, ''(1)3xx'', (1)5xx, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Around the station

Transport Stations * Intercity Bus Station (next to the station) * Local Bus Station (next to the station) Government Offices *

New Taipei City Hall The New Taipei City Hall () is the venue of the government of New Taipei City of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The hall is located in Banqiao District. History The building was constructed in 2002 as Taipei County Hall (). However, after Taip ...

(500m to the southeast) * Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC (inside the station) * Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (inside the station) Stadiums and Parks *

Banqiao Stadium The Banqiao Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is administered by the New Taipei City Government. It consists of several parts, of which the Banqiao First Stadium (Traditional Chinese: 板橋第一� ...

(950m to the west) * Xianmin Plaza (100m to the southeast) Schools * New Taipei Municipal Banqiao High School (between this station and Fuzhong Station) * New Taipei Municipal Haishan High School (850m to the southeast) * New Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Junior High School (750m to the northeast) Shopping Malls * Far Eastern Department Store (350m to the south) Medical Facilities * Hsiao Chung-Cheng Hospital (near Fuzhong Station)

References

External links

THSR Banqiao StationTRA Banqiao StationTaiwan Railway AdministrationTRTC Route Map & Timetables
{{Circular line navbox Railway stations served by Taiwan High Speed Rail Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Railway stations in New Taipei Bannan line stations 1901 establishments in Taiwan Circular line stations (Taipei Metro)