The Taipei Metro Guandu station (formerly transliterated as Kuantu Station until 2003) is located in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.
Guandu R25 關渡  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Guandu station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 關渡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 关渡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | No. 51, Lane 296, Dadu Road, Sec. 3 Beitou, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°07′33″N 121°28′02″E / 25.125805°N 121.467338°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Taipei Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Tamsui–Xinyi Line (R25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kuantu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | 61 out of 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station overview edit
The at-grade, station structure with two side platforms and two exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.[2] The station is situated southwest of Guandu Elementary School, between Zhongyang North Road, Dadu Road and Ligong Street.
History edit
The station was originally opened on 25 December 1901 with the opening of the Tamsui Railroad Line (as "Kantau Station" (Japanese: 江頭停車場). After the war it was renamed to Kuantu. On 15 July 1988, this service was discontinued and station was closed, and was re-opened on 28 March 1997.
The five millionth EasyCard was sold at Guandu station on 7 February 2005.[3]
Station layout edit
| 2F | Connecting Level | Skyway for Platform Connection |
| Street Level | ||
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 1 | ← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui (R26 Zhuwei)
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| Platform 2 | → Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan (R24 Zhongyi) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Concourse (to Platform 2) | ||
| Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms, shops | ||
First and Last Train Timing edit
The first and last train timing at Guandu station [4] is as follows:
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |
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| Mon − Fri | Sat − Sun and P.H. | Daily | |
| R28 Tamsui | 06:04
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06:04
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01:07
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| R02 Xiangshan | 06:08
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06:08
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00:08
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Around the station edit
References edit
- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Route Map: Guandu". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Over 5 million Easy Cards sold". The China Post. 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.