Beimen metro station
Metro station in Datong, Taipei, Taiwan
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The Taipei Metro Beimen station is a station on the Songshan–Xindian line located in Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Beimen  北門 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 北門 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 北门 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | North Gate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Datong, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°02′58.0″N 121°30′37.1″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Taipei Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line |  Songshan–Xindian line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | 300 m:  Taoyuan Airport MRT (A1 Taipei Main Station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 November 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35,575 daily (December 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 71 out of 109 and 5 others | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station overview
This four-level, underground station has two side platforms.[2] It is located beneath Tacheng St. beneath Civic Blvd. and Zhongxiao West Rd.[3] It was scheduled to open in December 2013 with the launch of the Songshan Line. However, the opening of Beimen station was delayed until 15 November 2014.[4]
The southeastern part of the station connects to the Taipei City Mall, which connects through to Taipei Main Station.
Public Art
The theme for this station is "Bearing Grace and Inaugurating Vision".[3] It uses silhouette carvings to represent historical images of Old Taipei, Beimen station, and the history of railway transportation. Artworks include "The Gate of Taipei City", "Bearing Grace" series, "Locomotives" in the "Inaugurating Vision" series, and historical photos of Taipei.
History
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Beimen Station was originally known as Hokumon Station (北門駅, Hokumon-eki),[5] and opened east of the old Taiwan Railway Administration Building on 17 August 1915.[6] It was a terminus for the Tamsui Line. It was an at-grade station with side platforms. This station was closed on 6 March 1923.[7]
The Taipei Metro station opened on 15 November 2014.[8]
Construction
Excavation depth for this station is around 32 m (105 ft 0 in). It is 171 m (561 ft 0 in) in length and 32 m (105 ft 0 in) wide. It has four exits, one of which is integrated with the South Wing of the National Taiwan Museum.[3]
Taipei Workshop, a Grade 3 historical monument constructed during the era of Japanese rule, was exactly where the future Beimen station would be located. Thus, a removal project commenced on 20 October 2006 to temporarily move the structure until construction of both the Songshan line and the Taoyuan Airport MRT are completed.[9][10] The building was moved 30 meters (98 ft 5 in) to the southeast, and was moved back when construction was completed.[11]
Station layout
| Street Level | Exit | |
| B1 | Underground Level | Interlinked Taipei Underground Market, Taipei Main Station, Taoyuan International Airport MRT |
| B2 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
| Restrooms | ||
| B4 | ||
| Side platform, doors open on the right | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G14 Zhongshan) | |
| Platform 2 | → Songshan–Xindian line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G12 Ximen) → | |
| Side platform, doors open on the right | ||
