Jiantan

劍潭
Taipei Metro
Taipei metro station
Exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劍潭
Simplified Chinese剑潭
Literal meaningSword pond
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiàntán
Bopomofoㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ
Wade–GilesChien⁴-t'an²
Southern Min
Tâi-lôKiàm-thâm
General information
Other namesTaipei Performing Arts Center; 北藝中心
Location65 Sec 5 Zhongshan N Rd
Shilin District, Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates25°05′04″N 121°31′30″E / 25.0845°N 121.5251°E / 25.0845; 121.5251
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesAccess available
Other information
Station codeR15
Websiteweb.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R15-057
History
Opened1997-03-28[1]
Passengers
201725.424 million per year[2] Decrease 2.71%
Rank(Ranked 10th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Shilin
towards Tamsui or Beitou
 Tamsui–Xinyi line Yuanshan
towards Xiangshan or Daan

Jiantan (Chinese: 劍潭; pinyin: Jiàntán, formerly transliterated as Chientan Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line, however the position was different; the TRA station was further south.

Station overview

Station platform
Exit 2 of Jiantan station

The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two side exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.[3] Notable landmarks are National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine, Jiantan Park and Ming Chuan University.

This station is well known for its architecture, which is based on a dragon boat. The station is also next to the Shilin Night Market[4] and experiences heavy traffic during the evening hours.

Due to its unique dragon boat architecture, it was awarded the 19th Annual Taiwan Architecture Award in 1997.[5]

History

The station was originally opened on 17 August 1915 as "Miyanoshita Station" (Japanese: 宮ノ下乘降場). It was for passengers looking to visit Taiwan Grand Shrine on Jiantan Mountain. The shrine no longer exits; its former location is where the Grand Hotel currently stands. After the war, it was renamed Chientan station and then closed in the 1950s. The station location was where the Jiantan Youth Activity Center currently stands.[6]

The Taipei Metro station was originally going to be constructed as two stations: one at the old TRA station location (R18) and another one called Mingchuan Station (R19). However, residents around the proposed Mingchuan Station opposed the plan. Thus, a station was constructed at the midpoint of the two proposed stations (hence the current station number R18A), and was opened on 28 March 1997.

Station layout

2F Platform 1 ← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R16 Shilin)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R14 Yuanshan) →
Street Level Concourse Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms

First and Last Train Timing

The first and last train timing at Jiantan station [7] is as follows:

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat − Sun and P.H. Daily
R28 Tamsui
06:00
06:00
00:45
R02 Xiangshan
06:00
06:00
00:31

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jiantan Station.
  1. ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Route Map: Jiantan".[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Three days in Taipei". Stars and Stripes. 2009-02-15.
  5. ^ "建築師雜誌獎（1979-1998）". Taiwan Architect Magazine.
  6. ^ 李東明 (2000). "宮之下 - 台灣神社下的火車站". 永遠的北淡線 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 玉山社. pp. 88–90. ISBN 957-8246-32-3.
  7. ^ "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.


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