Beimen Station
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The Taipei Metro
Beimen Station is a planned station on the Songshan Line
located in Datong District, Taipei City
, Taiwan
. The station is scheduled to open in 2013.
s. It will be located beneath Tacheng St. beneath Civic Blvd. and Zhongxiao West Rd. It is scheduled to open in December 2013 with the opening of the Songshan Line.
The southeastern part of the station connects to the Taipei Underground Market
, which connects through to Taipei Main Station
.
.
Taipei Workshop, a Grade 3 historical monument constructed during the era of Japanese occupation
, was exactly where the future Beimen Station would be located. Thus, a removal project commenced on October 20, 2006 to temporarily move the structure until construction of both the Songshan Line
and the Taoyuan International Airport MRT are completed. The building will be moved 30 meters to the southeast, and will be moved back when construction is completed.
Taipei Rapid Transit System
The Taipei Metro, more commonly known as the MRT or formally as the Taipei Rapid Transit System, is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei in Taiwan. The system is built and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and consists of 89 stations and of revenue track...
Beimen Station is a planned station on the Songshan Line
Songshan Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Songshan Line is a high-capacity underground metro line currently under construction in Taipei, Taiwan. It is an extension of the Xindian Line. When completed, it will help ease congestion on the east-west Nangang Line....
located in Datong District, Taipei City
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. The station is scheduled to open in 2013.
Station overview
This four-level, underground station will have two side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. It will be located beneath Tacheng St. beneath Civic Blvd. and Zhongxiao West Rd. It is scheduled to open in December 2013 with the opening of the Songshan Line.
The southeastern part of the station connects to the Taipei Underground Market
Taipei Underground Market
Taipei City Mall , located in at the intersection of the Daan and Zhongzheng Districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the first and one of the most popular underground markets in Taipei City. It is located under Civic Boulevard , Section 1.-Structure:...
, which connects through to Taipei Main Station
Taipei Main Station
Taipei Station, also called Taipei Railway Station or Taipei Main Station , refers to the old downtown region in Taipei City, Taiwan, where different modes of public transport systems converge; the station is at the center of this region...
.
Public Art
The theme for this station is "Bearing Grace and Inaugurating Vision". It will use silhouette carvings to represent historical images of Old Taipei, Beimen Station, and the history of railway transportation. Artworks will include "The Gate of Taipei City", "Bearing Grace" series, "Locomotives" in the "Inaugurating Vision" series, and historical photos of Taipei.TRA Station
- August 17, 1916: Beimen Station opened east of the old Taiwan Railway AdministrationTaiwan Railway AdministrationThe Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
Building. It was a terminus for the Tamsui Line. It was an at-grade station with side platforms. - March 6, 1923: The station closed.
Taipei Metro Station
- December 2013: The station is planned to open along with the Songshan Line.
Construction
Excavation depth for this station will be around 32 m (105 ft). It will be 171 m (561 ft) in length and 32 m (105 ft) wide. It will have four exits, one of which will be integrated with the South Wing of the National Taiwan MuseumNational Taiwan Museum
National Taiwan Museum , established in 1908, is the oldest museum in Taiwan. It was set up by the colonial government during Japanese rule in Taiwan. It is located in Taipei.- History :Established in 1908, the museum is the oldest in Taiwan...
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Taipei Workshop, a Grade 3 historical monument constructed during the era of Japanese occupation
Taiwan under Japanese rule
Between 1895 and 1945, Taiwan was a dependency of the Empire of Japan. The expansion into Taiwan was a part of Imperial Japan's general policy of southward expansion during the late 19th century....
, was exactly where the future Beimen Station would be located. Thus, a removal project commenced on October 20, 2006 to temporarily move the structure until construction of both the Songshan Line
Songshan Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Songshan Line is a high-capacity underground metro line currently under construction in Taipei, Taiwan. It is an extension of the Xindian Line. When completed, it will help ease congestion on the east-west Nangang Line....
and the Taoyuan International Airport MRT are completed. The building will be moved 30 meters to the southeast, and will be moved back when construction is completed.
Around the station
- Taipei Old North Gate
- Taipei Beimen Post Office
- Taiwan Railway AdministrationTaiwan Railway AdministrationThe Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
Old Building (Ministry of Railways Office Building) - Ministry of Finance Directorate General of Customs
- Taipei City Hospital (Zhongxing Campus)
- Department of HealthDepartment of Health (Republic of China)Department of Health of the Republic of China is an executive agency of the Executive Yuan responsible for the administration of the public health system, affordable and universal health care, hospitals, pharmaceutical, immunisation programmes, disease prevention, supervision and coordination of...
Taipei Hospital (Chengqu Campus) - Customs Museum
- Taipei National Tax Administration
- Tacheng Park
- Yucheng Park
- Zhongxiao Junior High School
Underground
- Taipei Underground MarketTaipei Underground MarketTaipei City Mall , located in at the intersection of the Daan and Zhongzheng Districts in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the first and one of the most popular underground markets in Taipei City. It is located under Civic Boulevard , Section 1.-Structure:...