NTU Hospital metro station
Taipei metro station | |||||||||||||||||||
Exit 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 台大醫院 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 台大医院 | ||||||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||||||
Location | B1F Zhongzheng, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°02′32″N 121°30′59″E / 25.0421°N 121.5163°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Access available | ||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||
Station code | R09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | web | ||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1998-12-24[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 15.793 million per year[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
Rank | (Ranked 31st of 109) | ||||||||||||||||||
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National Taiwan University Hospital (Chinese: 台大醫院; pinyin: Tái dà yīyuàn) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.
Station overview
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/MRT_rolling_stock_at_Platform_2%2C_NTU_Hospital_Station_20080317.jpg/250px-MRT_rolling_stock_at_Platform_2%2C_NTU_Hospital_Station_20080317.jpg)
The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform. It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators.[3] It is named for the nearby National Taiwan University Hospital. The station has exits to National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan Museum and 228 Peace Memorial Park.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/%E5%8F%B0%E5%A4%A7%E9%86%AB%E9%99%A2%E8%88%8A%E9%A4%A8_Old_Building_of_National_Taiwan_University_Hospital_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-%E5%8F%B0%E5%A4%A7%E9%86%AB%E9%99%A2%E8%88%8A%E9%A4%A8_Old_Building_of_National_Taiwan_University_Hospital_-_panoramio.jpg)
Public art
[edit]Several pieces of public art are located on the platform, titled "The Suite of Hands" consisting of "Lotus Holding Hand", "Lotus in Heartful Hands", and "Small Park".[4] These bronze and/or granite sculptures depict how hands, through gestures, can express human affection.
History
[edit]This station was opened for service on 24 December 1998.
On 10 October 2004, after the Madrid bombings, a man placed a bomb in the station. No injuries were reported.[5]
Station layout
[edit]Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket-dispensing machines, one-way faregates |
Restrooms (South side outside paid area, near exit 1) | ||
B2 | Platform 1 | ← ![]() |
Island platform, doors open on the left | ||
Platform 2 | → ![]() |
First and Last Train Timing
[edit]The first and last train timing at NTU Hospital station [6] is as follows:
Destination | First Train | Last Train | |
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Mon − Fri | Sat − Sun and P.H. | Daily | |
R28 Tamsui | 06:08 | 06:08 | 00:33 |
R02 Xiangshan | 06:01 | 06:01 | 00:43 |
Around the station
[edit]References
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Route Map: NTU Hospital". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-14. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Public Art on the Tamsui Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Taipei District Prosecutor's Office bombing suspect nabbed". The China Post. 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.