Beimen Station (Taipei Metro)

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Beimen
北門
File:Beimen Station Platform.JPG
Location Datong, Taipei
Taiwan
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Construction
Structure type Underground
History
Opened November 15, 2014

The Taipei Metro Beimen Station is a station on the Songshan Line located in Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan.

Station overview

This four-level, underground station has two side platforms.[1] It is located beneath Tacheng St. beneath Civic Blvd. and Zhongxiao West Rd.[2] It was scheduled to open in December 2013 with the launch of the Songshan Line. However, the opening of Beimen Station was delayed until November 15, 2014.[3]

The southeastern part of the station connects to the Taipei City Mall, which connects through to Taipei Main Station.

Public Art

The theme for this station is "Bearing Grace and Inaugurating Vision".[2] It uses silhouette carvings to represent historical images of Old Taipei, Beimen Station, and the history of railway transportation. Artworks include "The Gate of Taipei City", "Bearing Grace" series, "Locomotives" in the "Inaugurating Vision" series, and historical photos of Taipei.

History

TRA Station

  • August 17, 1916: Beimen Station opened east of the old Taiwan Railway Administration Building. It was a terminus for the Tamsui Line. It was an at-grade station with side platforms.
  • March 6, 1923: The station closed.

Taipei Metro Station

  • November 15, 2014: The station is opened along with the Songshan Line.

Construction

Excavation depth for this station is around 32 m (105 ft). It is 171 m (561 ft) in length and 32 m (105 ft) wide. It has four exits, one of which is integrated with the South Wing of the National Taiwan Museum.[2]

Taipei Workshop, a Grade 3 historical monument constructed during the era of Japanese occupation, was exactly where the future Beimen Station would be located. Thus, a removal project commenced on October 20, 2006 to temporarily move the structure until construction of both the Songshan Line and the Taoyuan International Airport MRT are completed.[4][5] The building was moved 30 meters to the southeast, and was moved back when construction was completed.[6]

Station layout

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Underground Level Interlinked Taipei Underground MarketTaipei Main StationTaoyuan International Airport MRT
B2 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms
B4
Side platform, doors open on the right
Platform 1   Line 3 toward Songshan (Zhongshan)
Platform 2   Line 3 toward Xindian/ Taipower Building (Ximen)
Side platform, doors open on the right

Around the station

  • Taipei Old North Gate
  • Taipei Beimen Post Office
  • Taiwan Railway Administration Old Building (Ministry of Railways Office Building)
  • Ministry of Finance Directorate General of Customs
  • Taipei City Hospital (Zhongxing Campus)
  • Department of Health Taipei Hospital (Chengqu Campus)
  • Customs Museum
  • Taipei National Tax Administration
  • Tacheng Park
  • Yucheng Park
  • Zhongxiao Junior High School

Underground

Preceding station   Taipei Metro   Following station
toward Songshan
Line 3
toward Xindian

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