Banqiao station

For the Guangzhou Metro station, see Banqiao station (Guangzhou Metro).

For the Wuhan Metro station, see Banqiao station (Wuhan Metro).

Banqiao (Chinese: 板橋)^[12][13][14] is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR), TRA, 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.

Banqiao 板橋
THSR and TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	板橋
Simplified Chinese	板桥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bǎnqiáo Bopomofo ㄅㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ Wade–Giles Pan³-ch'iao² Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Piông-khièu Southern Min Tâi-lô Pang-kiô
General information
Location	7 Sec 2 Xianmin Blvd Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan[1]
Coordinates	25.0144°N 121.4635°E / 25.0144; 121.4635[1]
Distance	13 km[2] (THSR) 35.5 km to Keelung[3] (TRA)
Connections	Rapid transit Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	BAQ／03 (THSR) 102 (TRA three-digit)[1] 1011 (TRA four-digit)[1] A13 (TRA statistical)[4] ㄅㄢ (TRA telegraph)
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等) (TRA)[5]
History
Opened	25 August 1901 (1901-08-25)[6]
Rebuilt	21 July 1999 (1999-07-21)
Electrified	9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[7]
Key dates
20 January 1996 (1996-01-20)	Rebuilt
5 January 2007 (2007-01-05)	THSR opened[8]
Passengers
2018	8.320 million per year[9]  5.56% (THSR)
Rank	7 out of 12
2017	15.852 million per year[4]  0.66% (TRA)
Rank	6 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station Taipei towards Nangang THSR Taoyuan towards Zuoying Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Wanhua towards Keelung Western Trunk line Fuzhou towards Kaohsiung
Location Banqiao Location within Taiwan

Banqiao BL07/Y16 板橋
Taipei and New Taipei metro station
Bannan line Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	板橋
Simplified Chinese	板桥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bǎnqiáo Bopomofo ㄅㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ Wade–Giles Pan³-ch'iao² Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Piông-khièu Southern Min Tâi-lô Pang-kiô
General information
Location	B1F 5 Zhanqian Rd Banqiao District, New Taipei Taiwan
Line(s)	Bannan line Circular line
Construction
Structure type	Underground (BL07) Elevated (Y16)
Bicycle facilities	Access available (BL)
Other information
Station code	BL07 / Y16
History
Opened	31 May 2006 (2006-05-31)[10]
Passengers
2017	29.959 million per year[11]  2.28%
Rank	(Ranked of 119)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Fuzhong towards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital Bannan line Xinpu towards Nangang Exhib Center or Kunyang Preceding station New Taipei Metro Following station Banxin towards Dapinglin Circular line Xinpu Minsheng towards NT Industrial Park
Location

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

Taiwan Railways Administration information board

Taiwan High Speed Rail platform

Taipei Metro Platform 1

Banqiao Station entrance

TRA Train Tracks Layout

The three-level consists of a 25-story building above ground and 5 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.^[15] These rings complete a cycle every hour and also move whenever a train enters the station.^[16]

The platforms, walls and ceilings of the Circular line are decorated by French artist Daniel Buren, using regular, contrasting coloured stripes.^[17][18]

Station layout

24F-25F	Fitness Center	Global Sports
3F-23F	Offices	Financial Supervisory Commission Intellectual Property Court Ministry of Transportation and Communications - Railway Bureau New Taipei City Vocational Training Center
4F	Circular Line Platforms-connecting Overpass	Overpass Out-of-station Overpass（toward HSR station）
3F
	Circular Line Concourse	Lobby, Information Desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, restrooms
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 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

2F	Shopping Area Restaurants	Global Mall Banqiao Store Connecting overpass (toward Circular line Banqiao station/Banqiao bus station)
Street Level	Lobby Shopping Area	Entrance/Exit, TRA Ticketing, Information Counter Global Mall Banqiao Store
B1	TRA/THSR Lobby Shopping Area Food Court	THSR Ticketing/Faregates TRA Ticket Gate Travel Information Counter Global Mall Banqiao Store Underground Walkway Restrooms, Infant room New Taipei City Low-Carbon Library
		Underground Walkway (Connects with Metro)
	Metro Lobby	Underground Walkway (Connects with TRA/THSR)
B2	Platform 1A	→West Coast line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	→West Coast line toward Taipei, Keelung/Yilan (Wanhua)
	No Platform	Through track (Freight/Passing/Train parking...)
	Platform 2A	→West Coast line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	→West Coast line toward Kaohsiung (Shulin)
	Platform 1A	→THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	→THSR toward Zuoying (Taoyuan)
	Metro Lobby	Information desk, Restrooms (Outside fare zone), Automatic ticket dispensing machines One-way faregates
B3	Platform 1	← Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL08 Xinpu)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL06 Fuzhong) →
	Platform 2A	→THSR toward Nangang (Taipei)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	→THSR toward Nangang (Taipei)

HSR services

HSR services (1)1xx, (1)2xx^[a], (1)5xx^[b], (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^[c] 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