NTU Hospital MRT station

National Taiwan University Hospital
R09 台大醫院
Taipei Metro
NTU Hospital station platform
Other names NTU Hospital station
Location B1F., No. 52, Gongyuan Rd.
Zhongzheng, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Underground
History
Opened 24 December 1998
Traffic
Passengers 43,655 daily (2016)[1]
(Ranked 31st of 109)
NTU Hospital MRT station
Traditional Chinese 台大醫院站
Simplified Chinese 台大医院站

The Taipei Metro National Taiwan University Hospital Station (signed NTU Hospital) is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line) located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Station overview

NTU Hospital station exit 1
NTU Hospital station platform level

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform. It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators.[2] It is named for the nearby National Taiwan University Hospital. The station has exits to National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan Museum and 228 Peace Memorial Park.

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".[3] These bronze and/or granite 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.[4]

Station layout

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket-dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (South side outside paid area, near exit 1)
B2 Platform 1 ← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R10 Taipei Main Station)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Platform 2 → Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R08 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) →

Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Taipei main station
towards Tamsui or Beitou
 Tamsui–Xinyi line CKS Memorial Hall
towards Xiangshan or Daan

References

  1. ↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Route Map: NTU Hospital". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-14. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Public Art on the Tamsui Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  4. ↑ "Taipei District Prosecutor's Office bombing suspect nabbed". The China Post. 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2010-06-22.

Coordinates: 25°02′32″N 121°30′59″E / 25.042142°N 121.516366°E / 25.042142; 121.516366


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