Nangang station

This article is about the railway station in Taiwan. For the Guangzhou Metro station, see Nangang station (Guangzhou Metro).

Nangang (Chinese: 南港; pinyin: Nángǎng) is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan Railways Administration and Taipei Metro.^[11] The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series.

Nangang 南港
THSR and TRA railway station
Chinese name
Chinese	南港
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nángǎng Bopomofo ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄤˇ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Nàm-kóng Southern Min Tâi-lô Lâm-káng
General information
Location	313 Sec 1 Nangang Rd Nangang District, Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25.0529°N 121.6070°E / 25.0529; 121.6070
Line(s)	THSR   Western Trunk line
Distance	-3 km[1] (THSR) 19.1 km to Keelung[2] (TRA)
Connections	Rapid transit Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	NAG／01 (THSR) 097 (TRA three-digit) A07 (TRA statistical) ㄋㄍ (TRA telegraph)
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等) (TRA)[3]
History
Opened	20 October 1891 (1891-10-20)[4]
Rebuilt	21 September 2008 (2008-09-21)[4]
Electrified	9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[5]
Key dates
1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)	THSR opened[6]
Passengers
2018	4.715 million per year[7]  18.38% (THSR)
Rank	9 out of 12
2023	26,445 daily (2023) [8] (TR)
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station Terminus THSR Taipei towards Zuoying Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Xike towards Keelung Western Trunk line Songshan towards Pingtung
Location Nangang Location within Taiwan

Nangang 南港
Taipei metro station
Entrance 1
Chinese name
Chinese	南港
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nángǎng Bopomofo ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄤˇ Wade–Giles Nan²kang³ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Nàm-kóng Southern Min Tâi-lô Lâm-káng
General information
Location	380 Sec 7 Zhongxiao E Rd Nangang District, Taipei Taiwan
Line(s)	Bannan line
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	BL22
History
Opened	25 December 2008 (2008-12-25)[9]
Passengers
2017	11.663 million per year[10]  18.42%
Rank	50 out of 108
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Kunyang towards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital Bannan line Nangang Exhib Center Terminus

History

Artwork by Jimmy Liao in the metro area of the station.

Nangang Station was originally built during Japanese rule of Taiwan in 1899 to support local industries and the growing population. Since then, the station has been upgraded three times to support tremendous growth: in 1905, in 1966 (due to the KMT moving the ROC government to Taiwan), and in 1986–1987 (to accommodate increased passenger traffic and new cargo traffic).

Expansion

As with most urban train stations in Taipei, Nangang Station was converted from a surface station to an underground station as part of the TRA's Taipei Railway Underground Project, an effort to move existing surface railways from Songshan Station to east of Nangang Station underground to accommodate growing traffic and economic development in Nankang Software Park. Existing TRA platforms were successfully moved underground on 21 September 2008. The 7.6-km tunnel project cost NT$76.5 billion.^[12] The high-speed rail extension to the station opened for service in 2016.^[13]

The new station is similar to the then-new Banqiao Station in New Taipei, which was reconstructed to accommodate underground platforms and mixed-use development on the existing station site. The two-level, underground station levels accommodate expanded TRA platforms, new THSR platforms, and new MRT platforms for the Bannan line which was opened on 25 December 2008. It served as the eastern terminal until Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Bannan Line platform opened in 2011. On 3 January 2010, Exits 3 and 4 for metro station were closed for construction of a passageway with the TRA station.^[14] The entire project was completed in February 2011. Platform screen doors were installed on the Nangang line platforms in August 2015.

Public art

The design of the Taipei Metro portion of the station centers around a "Nostalgia and Technology" theme with aqua green selected to signify an image of a fish pond. Paintings by artist Jimmy Liao are displayed around the station including on the platform walls. Many areas have sandblasted glass installed.^[15] On the platform, a piece titled "Rapid Transit Platform, the Transport Dock" displays images on benches to evoke memories of former industries in Nangang.^[16]

Station layout

30F-2F	Ruentex Nangang Station Complex	Global Mall Nangang Station Citylink Mall Courtyard Taipei
Street Level	Street level	Entrance/Exit, Accessibility Elevator , Security, Taxi Stand
B1	Concourse Level	Concourse, Restrooms
	THSR Platform Level
	Platform 1A	THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei)
	Platform 2A	THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei)
	Platform 3A	THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei)
	Island platform
	Platform 3B	THSR towards Zuoying (Taipei)
B2	Lobby	TRA Ticketing, Automatic Ticketing, Ticket Gate, Waiting Area Restrooms, Travel Information Counter TRA Counter, TRA Manager's Office
B3	TRA Platforms	TRA Control and Traffic Room, Offices
	Platform 1A	West Coast line toward Keelung through service Yilan line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	West Coast line toward Keelung through service Yilan line toward Yilan, Hualien-Taitung (Xike)
	Platform 2A	West Coast line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung through service Yilan line toward Shulin (Songshan Station)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	West Coast line toward Taipei, Kaohsiung through service Yilan line toward Shulin (Songshan Station)
	Platform 3A	Taipei-Yilan Direct line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi)
	Island platform
	Platform 3B	Taipei-Yilan Direct line Not in service (toward Toucheng, Jiaoxi)
	7th track	Public works use
	Side platform; administrative use only

Taipei Metro Nangang Station

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Lobby	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms(inside ticketed area)
B2	Platform 1	← Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center (BL23 Terminus)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Bannan line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL21 Kunyang)→

HSR services

Except Service 203 which departs from Taipei, Services 1334 and 696 which terminate at Taipei, and Services 583 and 598 which are local trains from Taichung - Zuoying, all other train services call at Nangang station. The fastest 1xx series will travel from Nangang to Zuoying in 105 minutes.

Around the station

• Academia Sinica (2.3km to the southeast)
• Nanxing Park (next to the station)
• National Biotechnology Research Park (1.9km to the southeast)
• Nangang Software Park (1km to the northeast)
• Carrefour Nangang Branch (700m to the west)
• Taipei Music Center (900m to the southwest)
• Taipei Municipal Nangang Vocational High School (250m to the north)
• Nangang Senior High School (1.2km to the southwest)
• Yucheng Junior High School (850m to the northeast)
• Nangang Elementary School (700m to the northeast)
• Dongxin Elementary School (850m to the northwest)

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

Notes

References

1. 高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料. data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
2. 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
3. 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
4. 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 37. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
5. 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
6. 計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵. Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
7. 交通部統計查詢網. stat.motc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
8. Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
9. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
10. 臺北市交通統計查詢系統. dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
11. "Route Map: Nangang". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
12. "New Songshan-Nankang railway tunnel to help local development: Ma". Taiwan News. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
13. Wang, Shu-fen; Wu, Lillian (3 March 2015). "High speed rail system to have three more stops by year-end". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
14. 陳志豪 (3 January 2011). "捷運南港站 3、4號口封閉". 聯合報. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
15. "南港線東延段南港站建築裝修藝術". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
16. "Public Art on the Nangang Eastern Extension". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

External links

• TRA Nangang Station(in Chinese)
• Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
• THSR Nangang Station(in Chinese, English, and Japanese)
• TRTC Route Map & Timetables(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)