Gangqian metro station

The Taipei Metro Gangqian station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Wenhu line.

Gangqian BR17 港墘
Gangqian station
Chinese name
Chinese	港墘
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǎngqián Bopomofo ㄍㄤˇㄑㄧㄢˊ Wade–Giles Kang³-ch'ian² Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Kóng-khièn Southern Min Tâi-lô Káng-kînn
General information
Location	No. 663, Sec. 1, Neihu Rd. Neihu, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Wenhu line (BR17)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	4 July 2009
Passengers
31,750 daily (December 2020)^[1]
Rank	59 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Wende towards Nangang Exhib Center Wenhu line Xihu towards Taipei Zoo

Station overview

 

Gangqian station platform

 

Gangqian station concourse

This three-level, elevated station features two side platforms, two exits, and platform elevators located on the north and south sides of the concourse level.^[2]

Public art for the station is situated on the wall above the escalators. The piece, titled "The Paradise of Neihu", is a large-scale mixed media artwork consisting of needlepoint created with the help of 83 artists and volunteers.^[3]

History

• 22 February 2009: Gangqian station construction is completed.
• 4 July 2009: Begins service with the opening of Brown Line.

Station layout

4F	Connecting Level	Overhead Bridge
3F
	South Concourse	Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine one-way faregates, Escalator towards exit 2
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	←   Wenhu Line toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BR18 Wende)
	Platform 2	→   Wenhu Line toward Taipei Zoo (BR16 Xihu) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	North Concourse	Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machine, one-way faregates Restrooms, escalator towards exit 1

1F
	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Gallery

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  Gangqian station public art "The Beauty of Neihu"
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  Gangqian station platform 1 (to Taipei Zoo)
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  Gangqian station gateway 1

Nearby Places

• Guanshan Riverside Park
• Neihu Technology Park
• Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Vocational High School
• Neihu Community College
• Taipei Flower Market
• Lishan Elementary School
• Lishan Junior High School
• Lishan High School
• Neihu Sports Center

References

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gangqian Station.

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
2. . Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
3. "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.^{[permanent dead link]}

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