Banqiao station
Railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Banqiao (Chinese: 板橋)[12][13][14] is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, TRA and 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.
For the Guangzhou Metro station, see Banqiao station (Guangzhou Metro).
For the Wuhan Metro station, see Banqiao station (Wuhan Metro).
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Traditional Chinese | 板橋 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 板桥 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 7 Sec 2 Xianmin Blvd Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25.0144°N 121.4635°E / 25.0144; 121.4635[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等) (TRA)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 25 August 1901 (1901-08-25)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 21 July 1999 (1999-07-21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) | Rebuilt | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 January 2007 (2007-01-05) | THSR opened[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Quick Facts BanqiaoBL07/Y16 板橋, Chinese name ...
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Traditional Chinese | 板橋 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 板桥 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Location | B1F 5 Zhanqian Rd Banqiao District, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground (BL07) Elevated (Y16) | ||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Access available (BL) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | BL07 / Y16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 31 May 2006 (2006-05-31)[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 29.959 million per year[11] 2.28% | ||||||||||||||||||
Rank | (Ranked 5th of 109) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 opened on 31 January 2020.