Guandu

R25 關渡
Taipei Metro
Guandu station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese關渡
Simplified Chinese关渡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuāndù
Bopomofoㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄨˋ
Wade–GilesKuan1-tu4
Tongyong PinyinGuandù
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳKôan-thu
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKoan-tāu
Tâi-lôKan-tāu (干豆)
General information
LocationNo. 51, Lane 296, Dadu Road, Sec. 3
Beitou, Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates25°07′33″N 121°28′02″E / 25.125805°N 121.467338°E / 25.125805; 121.467338
Operated byTaipei Metro
Line(s) Tamsui–Xinyi Line (R25)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade
History
Opened28 March 1997
Previous namesKuantu
Passengers
daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank61 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Zhuwei
towards Tamsui
 Tamsui–Xinyi line Zhongyi
towards Xiangshan

The Taipei Metro Guandu station (formerly transliterated as Kuantu Station until 2003) is located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.

Station overview

A train arriving at Guandu station.
Guandu station concourse.

The at-grade, station structure with two side platforms and two exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.[2] The station is situated southwest of Guandu Elementary School, between Zhongyang North Road, Dadu Road and Ligong Street.

History

The station was originally opened on 25 December 1901 with the opening of the Tamsui Railroad Line (as "Kantau Station" (Japanese: 江頭停車場). After the war it was renamed to Kuantu. On 15 July 1988, this service was discontinued and station was closed, and was re-opened on 28 March 1997.

The five millionth EasyCard was sold at Guandu station on 7 February 2005.[3]

Station layout

2F Connecting Level Skyway for Platform Connection
Street Level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui (R26 Zhuwei)
Platform 2 → Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan (R24 Zhongyi) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Concourse
(to Platform 2)
Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms, shops

First and Last Train Timing

The first and last train timing at Guandu station [4] is as follows:

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat − Sun and P.H. Daily
R28 Tamsui
06:04
06:04
01:07
R02 Xiangshan
06:08
06:08
00:08

Around the station

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guandu Station.
  1. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ "Route Map: Guandu". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  3. ^ "Over 5 million Easy Cards sold". The China Post. 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  4. ^ "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.
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