| Native name | 劍潭 |
|---|---|
| Other name | Taipei Performing Arts Center; 北藝中心 |
| Address | 65 Sec 5 Zhongshan N Rd |
| Borough | Shilin District, Taipei |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 25.0845°N 121.5251°E |
| Structure | Elevated |
| Bicycle | Access available |
| Website | web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R15-057 |
| Opened | 1997-03-28[1] |
| Passengers | 25.424 million per year[2] |
| Pass percent | -2.71 |
| Pass year | 2017 |
| T | 劍潭 |
|---|---|
| S | 剑潭 |
| L | Sword pond |
| Bpmf | ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ |
| P | Jiàntán |
| W | Chien⁴-t'an² |
| Tl | Kiàm-thâm |
Jiantan (traditional Chinese: 劍潭; pinyin: Jiàntán, formerly transliterated as Chientan Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the . 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
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" (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 and another one called Mingchuan Station. However, residents around the proposed Mingchuan Station opposed the plan. Thus, a station was constructed at the midpoint of the two proposed stations, 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
- ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "臺北市交通統計查詢系統" (in Chinese). dotstat.taipei.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Route Map: Jiantan"[dead link]
- ^ "Three days in Taipei". Stars and Stripes. 2009-02-15.
- ^ "建築師雜誌獎（1979-1998）". Taiwan Architect Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ 李東明 (2000). "宮之下 - 台灣神社下的火車站". 永遠的北淡線 (in zh-tw). 玉山社. pp. 88–90. ISBN 957-8246-32-3.
- ^ "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.