Gangqian Station

Gangqian 港墘
Gangqian Station
Location	No. 663, Sec. 1, Neihu Rd. Neihu, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 1 (BR17)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	July 4, 2009
Traffic
Passengers	18,704 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 56th of 89)

Gangqian Station
Chinese	港墘站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǎngqián zhàn Bopomofo ㄍㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ

The Taipei Metro Gangqian Station is located in the Neihu District in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Line 1.

Station overview

Gangqian Station Platform

Gangqian Station Concourse

This 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

• February 22, 2009: Gangqian Station construction is completed.
• July 4, 2009: Begins service with the opening of Line 1.

Station layout

3F	Connecting Level	Overhead Bridge
2F
	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	←   Line 1 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Wende)
	Platform 2	→   Line 1 toward Taipei Zoo (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

• 
  Gangqian Station public art
• 
  Gangqian Station platform 1 (to Taipei Zoo)
• 
  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

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Wende toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center		Line 1 Neihu		Xihu toward Taipei Zoo

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
2. "Route Map: Gangqian". Department of Rapid Transit Systems, TCG. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
3. "Public Art on the Neihu Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

Coordinates: 25°04′48″N 121°34′30″E / 25.080088°N 121.575124°E