Banqiao station

Banqiao (Chinese: 板橋; pinyin: Bǎnqiáo)[12][13][14] is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, TRA and Taipei Metro. All tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series.

For the Guangzhou Metro station, see Banqiao station (Guangzhou Metro).
For the Wuhan Metro station, see Banqiao station (Wuhan Metro).
Banqiao

板橋

THSR and TRA railway station
Exterior
Chinese name
Chinese板橋
General information
Location7 Sec 2 Xianmin Blvd
Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan[1]
Coordinates25.0144°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
Opened1901-08-25[6]
Rebuilt1999-07-21
Electrified1978-01-09[7]
Key dates
1996-01-20Rebuilt
2007-01-05THSR opened[8]
Passengers
20188.320 million per year[9]  5.56% (THSR)
Rank7 out of 12
201715.852 million per year[4]  0.66% (TRA)
Rank6 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station
Taipei
towards Nangang
 THSR Taoyuan
towards Zuoying
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station
Wanhua
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Fuzhou
towards Pingtung
Location
Banqiao
Location within Taiwan
Banqiao

BL07/Y16 板橋
Taipei metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Chinese板橋
General information
LocationB1F 5 Zhanqian Rd
Banqiao District, New Taipei
Taiwan
Construction
Structure typeUnderground (BL07)
Elevated (Y16)
Bicycle facilitiesAccess available
Other information
Station codeBL07 / Y16
History
Opened2006-05-31[10]
Passengers
201729.959 million per year[11]  2.28%
Rank5 out of 108
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Fuzhong
towards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital
 Bannan line Xinpu
towards Nangang Exhib Center
Banxin
towards Dapinglin
 Circular line Xinpu Minsheng
towards NT Industrial Park

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 Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (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)

Around the station
  • Intercity Bus Station
  • Local Bus Station
  • New Taipei City Hall
  • Banqiao Stadium
  • Xianmin (County Resident) Plaza
  • Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau, Banqiao Branch
  • Far Eastern Department Store
  • Bureau of High Speed Rail, MOTC
  • Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC
  • Hsiao Chung-Cheng Hospital
  • New Taipei Municipal Banqiao High School (between this station and Fuzhong Station)
  • New Taipei Municipal Haishan High School
  • New Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Junior High School

See also

References
  1. "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. 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. "Archived copy" 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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). 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 2009-08-30
  13. Banqiao, TRTS, archived from the original on 2010-01-21, retrieved 2010-03-18
  14. Banqiao Station, THSR
  15. "Public Art on the Banqiao line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  16. "公共藝術之旅系列報導6 南港線（二）、板橋線". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-06-01. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
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