Xinbeitou MRT station

Xinbeitou
新北投
Taipei Metro
Xinbeitou station exterior
Location No. 700, Daye Rd.
Beitou, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code      R22A
History
Opened 1 April 1916 (as TRA station)
Closed 15 July 1988 (as TRA station)
Rebuilt 28 March 1997 (as Taipei Metro station)
Electrified Yes
Previous names Hsin Peitou (1997-2003)
Traffic
Passengers 15,060 daily (2016)[1]
(Ranked 89th of 109)
Xinbeitou MRT station
Chinese name
Chinese 新北投站
Japanese name
Kanji 新北投駅
Kana しんほくとうえき

The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou station (formerly transliterated as Hsin Peitou Station from 1997 until 2003) is the terminal station on the Xinbeitou Branch Line located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The location of the station used to be the terminal station for the now-defunct TRA Xinbeitou Line.

Station overview

Xinbeitou station concourse
Xinbeitou station platform
Former TRA Xinbeitou station building

The two-level, elevated station features an island platform and one exit.[2] The station is known for being the closest to the Beitou hot springs, such as Beitou Hot Spring Museum, Beitou Plum Garden, Ketaglan Culture Center, Beitou Hot Springs, Beitou Park and Sushi Express restaurant.

History

The station originally opened as the terminus for the Shin-hokutō Line as "Shin-hokutō Station" on 1 April 1916. It reopened on 1937 after renovation. The station and the tracks form a unique "T" configuration. Later on, on 15 July 1988, the service was ceased with the discontinuation of Tamsui and Xinbeitou Line.

After termination of TRA services, the original station building was disassembled and moved to Changhua for display at the Taiwan Folk Village. On 1 April 2017, the station building was returned and re-opened at nearby Qixing Park in Beitou.[3]

It was later reopened on 28 March 1997 with the opening of the Xinbeitou Branch Line.

There was a knife attack injuring 1 police officer on 29 March 2016.[4]

Around the station

Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Terminus Xinbeitou line Beitou
Terminus

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: Xinbeitou". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Old Xinbeitou train station reappears in Taipei". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  4. ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/03/29/462046/Taipei-Metro.htm

Coordinates: 25°08′13″N 121°30′09″E / 25.136956°N 121.502368°E / 25.136956; 121.502368


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