Banqiao

板橋
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan Railways Administration
THSR and TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese板橋
Simplified Chinese板桥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎnqiáo
Bopomofoㄅㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Wade–GilesPan³-ch'iao²
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳPiông-khièu
Southern Min
Tâi-lôPang-kiô
General information
Location7 Sec 2 Xianmin Blvd
Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan[1]
Coordinates25°00′52″N 121°27′49″E / 25.0144°N 121.4635°E / 25.0144; 121.4635[1]
Distance
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code
  • BAQ／03 (THSR)
  • 102 (TRA three-digit)[1]
  • 1011 (TRA four-digit)[1]
  • A13 (TRA statistical)[4]
  • ㄅㄢ (TRA telegraph)
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等) (TRA)[5]
History
Opened25 August 1901 (1901-08-25)[6]
Rebuilt21 July 1999 (1999-07-21)
Electrified9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[7]
Key dates
20 January 1996 (1996-01-20)Rebuilt
5 January 2007 (2007-01-05)THSR opened[8]
Passengers
20188.320 million per year[9] Increase 5.56% (THSR)
Rank7 out of 12
201715.852 million per year[4] Increase 0.66% (TRA)
Rank6 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station
Taipei
towards Nangang
 THSR Taoyuan
towards Zuoying
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Wanhua
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Fuzhou
towards Pingtung
Location
Banqiao is located in Taiwan
Banqiao
Banqiao
Location within Taiwan
Banqiao

BL07/Y16 板橋
Taipei Metro
Taipei metro station
Bannan Line Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese板橋
Simplified Chinese板桥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎnqiáo
Bopomofoㄅㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Wade–GilesPan³-ch'iao²
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳPiông-khièu
Southern Min
Tâi-lôPang-kiô
General information
LocationB1F 5 Zhanqian Rd
Banqiao District, New Taipei
Taiwan
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground (BL07)
Elevated (Y16)
Bicycle facilitiesAccess available (BL)
Other information
Station codeBL07 / Y16
History
Opened31 May 2006 (2006-05-31)[10]
Passengers
201729.959 million per year[11] Increase 2.28%
Rank(Ranked 5th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Fuzhong
towards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital
 Bannan line Xinpu
towards Nangang Exhib Center or Kunyang
Banxin
towards Dapinglin
 Circular line Xinpu Minsheng
towards NT Industrial Park

Banqiao (Chinese: 板橋)[12][13][14] is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, TRA and Taipei Metro. 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

Taiwan Railways Administration information board
Taiwan High Speed Rail platform
Taipei Metro Platform 1
Banqiao Station entrance
TRA Train Tracks Layout

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 Taipei Metro. 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.[15] These rings complete a cycle every hour and also move whenever a train enters the station.[16]

Station layout

24F-25F Fitness Center Global Sports
3F-23F Offices Financial Supervisory Commission

Intellectual Property Court

Ministry of Transportation and Communications - Bureau of High Speed Rail

Ministry of Transportation and Communications - Railway Reconstruction Bureau

New Taipei City Vocational Training Center

4F Circular Line
Platforms-connecting Overpass 		Overpass
Out-of-station Overpass（toward HSR station）
3F
Circular Line
Concourse 		Lobby, Information Desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, restrooms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← Circular line toward New Taipei Industrial Park (Y17 Xinpu Minsheng)
Platform 2 → Circular line toward Dapinglin (Y15 Banxin) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
2F Shopping Area

Restaurants

Global Mall Banqiao Store
Connecting overpass (toward Circular line Banqiao station/Banqiao bus station)
Street Level Lobby Shopping Area Entrance/Exit, TRA Ticketing, Information Counter

Global Mall Banqiao Store

B1 TRA/THSR Lobby

Shopping Area

Food Court

THSR Ticketing/Faregates
TRA Ticket Gate
Travel Information Counter

Global Mall Banqiao Store

Underground Walkway
Restrooms, Infant room
New Taipei City Low-Carbon Library

Underground Walkway (Connects with Metro)
Metro Lobby Underground Walkway (Connects with TRA/THSR)
B2 Platform 1A →West Coast line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua)
Island platform
Platform 1B →West Coast line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua)
No Platform Through track (Freight/Passing/Train parking...)
Platform 2A →West Coast line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin)
Island platform
Platform 2B →West Coast line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin)
Platform 1A →THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)
Island platform
Platform 1B →THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)
Metro Lobby Information desk, Restrooms (Outside fare zone), Automatic ticket dispensing machines
One-way faregates
B3 Platform 1 ← Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL08 Xinpu)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL06 Fuzhong) →
Platform 2A →THSR toward Nangang (Taipei)
Island platform
Platform 2B →THSR toward Nangang (Taipei)

HSR services

HSR services 1xx, (1)2xx[a], (1)3xx[b], (1)5xx[c], (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Around the station

Transport Stations

Government Offices

Stadiums and Parks

Schools

Shopping Malls

Medical Facilities

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Banqiao Station (New Taipei).
  1. ^ Services 295 and 1202 skip Banqiao.
  2. ^ Beginning July 1, 2018, all services (1)3xx skip Banqiao, and call at Taoyuan instead.
  3. ^ Only Nangang - Taichung local train
  4. ^ Xianmin means "County Resident," this refers to Taipei County before its upgrade to city status in 2010, however the name of the plaza has remain unchanged.
  1. ^ a b c d "車站基本資料集". Taiwan Railways Administration. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ 高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料. data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. ^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  8. ^ 計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵. Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ^ 交通部統計查詢網. stat.motc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. ^ 臺北市交通統計查詢系統. dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  12. ^ 臺灣鐵路站名英譯對照表 [Table of English translations of station names on the Taiwanese railways] (in Chinese), Taiwan Railways, archived from the original on 30 August 2009
  13. ^ Banqiao, TRTS, archived from the original on 21 January 2010, retrieved 18 March 2010
  14. ^ Banqiao Station, THSR
  15. ^ "Public Art on the Banqiao line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  16. ^ "公共藝術之旅系列報導6 南港線（二）、板橋線". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

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Bannan line
Circular line
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