Nangang station explained

Nangang
Native Name:南港
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
Nangang
C:南港
Bpmf:ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄤˇ
P:Nángǎng
Tl:Lâm-káng
Phfs:Nàm-kóng
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:thsr
Symbol Location2:tw
Symbol2:tra
Type:THSR and TRA railway station
Address:313 Sec 1 Nangang Rd
Borough:Nangang District, Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:25.0529°N 121.607°W
Structure:Underground
Code:
  • NAG/01 (THSR)
  • 097 (TRA three-digit)
  • A07 (TRA statistical)
  • ㄋㄍ (TRA telegraph)
Classification:First class (TRA)[1]
Opened:[2]
Electrified:[3]
Events1:THSR opened[4]
Map Type:Taiwan
Nangang
Native Name:南港
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
Nangang
C:南港
Bpmf:ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄤˇ
P:Nángǎng
W:Nan²kang³
Tl:Lâm-káng
Phfs:Nàm-kóng
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:trts
Type:Taipei metro station
Address:380 Sec 7 Zhongxiao E Rd
Borough:Nangang District, Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Structure:Underground
Bicycle:Access available
Code:BL22
Opened:[5]
Passengers:11.663 million per year[6]
Pass Percent:18.42
Pass Year:2017
Pass Rank:50 out of 108

Nangang is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan Railways Administration and Taipei Metro.[7] The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series.

History

Nangang Station was originally built by the Japanese during Japanese rule of Taiwan in 1899 to support local industries and the growing population. Since then, the station has been upgraded three times to support tremendous growth: in 1905, in 1966 (due to the KMT moving the ROC government to Taiwan), and in 1986–1987 (to accommodate increased passenger traffic and new cargo traffic).

Expansion

As with most urban train stations in Taipei, Nangang Station was converted from a surface station to an underground station as part of the TRA's Taipei Railway Underground Project, an effort to move existing surface railways from Songshan Station to east of Nangang Station underground to accommodate growing traffic and economic development in Nankang Software Park. Existing TRA platforms were successfully moved underground on 21 September 2008. The 7.6-km tunnel project cost NT$76.5 billion.[8] The high-speed rail extension to the station opened for service in 2016.[9]

The new station is similar to the then-new Banqiao Station in New Taipei, which was reconstructed to accommodate underground platforms and mixed-use development on the existing station site. The two-level, underground station levels accommodate expanded TRA platforms, new THSR platforms, and new MRT platforms for the Bannan line which was opened on 25 December 2008. It served as the eastern terminal until Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Bannan Line platform opened in 2011. On 3 January 2010, Exits 3 and 4 for metro station were closed for construction of a passageway with the TRA station.[10] The entire project was completed in February 2011. Platform screen doors were installed on the Nangang line platforms in August 2015.

Public art

The design of the Taipei Metro portion of the station centers around a "Nostalgia and Technology" theme with aqua green selected to signify an image of a fish pond. Paintings by artist Jimmy Liao are displayed around the station including on the platform walls. Many areas have sandblasted glass installed.[11] On the platform, a piece titled "Rapid Transit Platform, the Transport Dock" displays images on benches to evoke memories of former industries in Nangang.[12]

Station layout

20F-2FNew developmentUnder construction
Street LevelStreet levelEntrance/Exit, Accessibility Elevator, Security, Taxi Stand
B1Concourse LevelConcourse, Restrooms
THSR Platform Level
Platform 1Awidth=530THSR towards Zuoying
Island platform
Platform 1BTHSR towards Zuoying
Platform 2Awidth=530THSR towards Zuoying
Island platform
Platform 2BTHSR towards Zuoying
Platform 3Awidth=530THSR towards Zuoying
Island platform
Platform 3BTHSR towards Zuoying
B2LobbyTRA Ticketing, Automatic Ticketing, Ticket Gate, Waiting Area
Restrooms, Travel Information Counter
TRA Counter, TRA Manager's Office
B3TRA PlatformsTRA Control and Traffic Room, Offices
Platform 1AWest Coast line toward
Yilan line toward, - (Xike)
Island platform
Platform 1BWest Coast line toward Keelung
Yilan line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike)
Platform 2AWest Coast line toward Taipei,
Yilan line toward Shulin (Songshan Station)
Island platform
Platform 2BWest Coast line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung
Yilan line toward Shulin (Songshan Station)
Platform 3ATaipei-Yilan Direct line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi)
Island platform
Platform 3BTaipei-Yilan Direct line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi)
7th trackPublic works use
Side platform; administrative use only
Taipei Metro Nangang Station
Street LevelEntrance/ExitEntrance/Exit
B1LobbyLobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms(inside ticketed area)
B2Platform 1Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center (BL23 Terminus)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL21 Kunyang)

HSR services

Except Service 203 which departs from Taipei, Services 1334 and 696 which terminate at Taipei, and Services 583 and 598 which are local trains from Taichung - Zuoying, all other train services call at Nangang station. The fastest 1xx series will travel from Nangang to Zuoying in 105 minutes.

Around the station

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: zh:車站數-按等級別分 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . Taiwan Railways Administration . 30 October 2018 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030131227/https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . 30 October 2018 . dead .
  2. Book: 蘇昭旭 . 2018 . zh:台灣鐵路車站大觀 . The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations . 人人出版 . 978-986-461-140-9 . 37 . zh-tw.
  3. Web site: zh:臺灣鐵路電訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 4 September 2018 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904192100/https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . 4 September 2018 . dead .
  4. Web site: zh:計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵 . https://www.rb.gov.tw/showpage.php?lmenuid=3&smenuid=68&tmenuid=93&pagetype=0 . Railway Bureau, MOTC . 29 August 2018 . zh.
  5. Web site: Chronicles . Taipei Metro . 30 August 2018 . 5 December 2013.
  6. Web site: zh:臺北市交通統計查詢系統 . http://dotstat.taipei.gov.tw/pxweb2007P/Dialog/statfile9.asp . dotstat.taipei.gov.tw . 15 September 2018 . zh.
  7. Web site: Route Map: Nangang. dead. https://archive.today/20120721172713/http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=097. 2012-07-21.
  8. Web site: New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel to help local development: Ma. Taiwan News. 2008-09-17. 2010-06-19.
  9. News: Wang . Shu-fen . Wu . Lillian . High speed rail system to have three more stops by year-end . 2015-03-03. 2015-03-03.
  10. News: 捷運南港站 3、4號口封閉. 聯合報. 陳志豪. 2011-01-03. 2010-01-02.
  11. Web site: 南港線東延段南港站建築裝修藝術. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-08-01. 2010-06-19.
  12. Web site: Public Art on the Nangang Eastern Extension. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-12-06.