Banqiao () is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan, served by Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR), Taiwan Railway, Taipei Metro and New Taipei Metro. With the exception of the Circular Line, all other tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series.
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 (New Taipei Metro) opened on 31 January 2020.
Station overview
The station consists of a 25-story building above ground and five underground station stories; it is Taiwan's tallest station building. It includes platforms for the TRA, THSR, Taipei Metro and New 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 Bannan line platform has artwork consisting of 12 colorful rings affixed to columns on the platform. These rings complete a cycle every hour and also move whenever a train enters the station.
The platforms, walls and ceilings of the Circular line are decorated by French artist Daniel Buren, using regular, contrasting coloured stripes.
Station layout 24F-25FFitness centerGlobal Sports3F-23FOfficesFinancial Supervisory Commission Intellectual Property Court
Ministry of Transportation and Communications - Railway Bureau
New Taipei City Vocational Training Center4FCircular LinePlatforms-connecting overpassOverpassOut-of-station overpass（toward HSR station）3FCircular LineConcourseLobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, restroomsSide platform, doors will open on the rightPlatform 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 2FShopping area RestaurantsGlobal Mall Banqiao StoreConnecting overpass (toward Circular line Banqiao station/Banqiao bus station)Street levelLobby shopping areaEntrance/exit, TRA ticketing, information counter Global Mall Banqiao StoreB1TRA/THSR lobby
Shopping area
Food courtTHSR ticketing/faregatesTRA ticket gateTravel information counter Global Mall Banqiao Store
Underground walkwayRestrooms, infant roomNew Taipei City Low-Carbon LibraryUnderground walkway (connects with Metro)Metro lobbyUnderground walkway (connects with TRA/THSR)B2Platform 1AWest Coast line toward , / ()Island platformPlatform 1BWest Coast line toward , / ()No platformThrough track (freight/passing/train parking...)Platform 2AWest Coast line toward (Shulin)Island platformPlatform 2BWest Coast line toward (Shulin)Platform 1ATHSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)Island platformPlatform 1BTHSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)Metro lobbyInformation desk, restrooms (outside fare zone), automatic ticket dispensing machines One-way faregatesB3Platform 1← Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL08 Xinpu)Island platform, doors will open on the leftPlatform 2 Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL06 Fuzhong) →Platform 2ATHSR toward ()Island platformPlatform 2BTHSR toward ()
HSR services HSR services (1)1xx, (1)2xx, (1)5xx, (1)6xx, and 8xx call at this station.
Around the station Transport stations Intercity bus station (next to the station) Local bus station (next to the station) Government offices New Taipei City Hall (500m to the southeast) Railway Bureau, MOTC (inside the station) Stadiums and parks Banqiao Stadium (950m to the west) Xianmin Plaza (100m to the southeast) Schools New Taipei Municipal Banqiao High School (between this station and Fuzhong Station) New Taipei Municipal Haishan High School (850m to the southeast) New Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Junior High School (750m to the northeast) Shopping malls Far Eastern Department Store (350m to the south) Medical facilities Hsiao Chung-Cheng Hospital (near Fuzhong Station)
See also List of railway stations in Taiwan
References
External links THSR Banqiao Station TRA Banqiao Station Taiwan Railway Administration TRTC route map & timetables