NTU Hospital metro station explained

NTU Hospital

Native Name:

台大醫院

Native Name Lang:

zh-tw

Mlanguage:

T:	台大醫院
S:	台大医院
Bpmf:	ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄩㄢˋ
P:	Taídà Yīyuàn
W:	T'ai²-ta⁴ i-yüan⁴
Tl:	Tâi-tāi Pēnn-īnn (台大病院)
Phfs:	Thòi-thai Yî-yen

Symbol Location:

Symbol:

trts

Type:

Taipei metro station

Address:

B1F

Borough:

Zhongzheng, Taipei

Country:

Taiwan

Coordinates:

25.0421°N 121.5163°W

Structure:

Underground

Bicycle:

Access available

Code:

R09

Opened:

1998-12-24^[1]

Passengers:

15.793 million per year^[2]

Pass Percent:

-1.16

Pass Year:

2017

National Taiwan University Hospital is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.

Station overview

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform. It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators.^[3] It is named for the nearby National Taiwan University Hospital. The station has exits to National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan Museum and 228 Peace Memorial Park.

Public art

Several pieces of public art are located on the platform, titled "The Suite of Hands" consisting of "Lotus Holding Hand", "Lotus in Heartful Hands", and "Small Park".^[4] These bronze and/or granite sculptures depict how hands, through gestures, can express human affection.

History

This station was opened for service on 24 December 1998.

On 10 October 2004, after the Madrid bombings, a man placed a bomb in the station. No injuries were reported.^[5]

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	width=390	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket-dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (South side outside paid area, near exit 1)
B2	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R10 Taipei Main Station)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R08 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) →

First and Last Train Timing

The first and last train timing at NTU Hospital station ^[6] is as follows:

Around the station

Museum of Medical Humanities

Notes and References

Web site: Chronicles . Taipei Metro . 10 October 2018 . 5 December 2013.
Web site: 臺北市交通統計查詢系統 . dotstat.taipei.gov.tw . 15 September 2018 . zh.
Web site: Route Map: NTU Hospital. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-14. dead. https://archive.today/20120715154256/http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=050. 2012-07-15.
Web site: Public Art on the Tamsui Line. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-12-07.
Web site: Taipei District Prosecutor's Office bombing suspect nabbed. The China Post. 2006-09-08. 2010-06-22.
Web site: Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains. 2019-07-29.