Jiantan metro station

Jiantan (Chinese: 劍潭; pinyin: Jiàntán, formerly transliterated as Chientan Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line, however the position was different; the TRA station was further south.

Jiantan 劍潭
Taipei metro station
Exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	劍潭
Simplified Chinese	剑潭
Literal meaning	Sword pond
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiàntán Bopomofo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ Wade–Giles Chien⁴-t'an² Southern Min Tâi-lô Kiàm-thâm
General information
Other names	Taipei Performing Arts Center; 北藝中心
Location	65 Sec 5 Zhongshan N Rd Shilin District, Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25.0845°N 121.5251°E / 25.0845; 121.5251
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	R15
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R15-057
History
Opened	1997-03-28[1]
Passengers
2017	25.424 million per year[2]  2.71%
Rank	(Ranked 10th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Shilin towards Tamsui or Beitou Tamsui–Xinyi line Yuanshan towards Xiangshan or Daan

Station overview

Station platform

Exit 2 of Jiantan station

The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two side exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.^[3] Notable landmarks are National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine, Jiantan Park and Ming Chuan University.

This station is well known for its architecture, which is based on a dragon boat. The station is also next to the Shilin Night Market^[4] and experiences heavy traffic during the evening hours.

Due to its unique dragon boat architecture, it was awarded the 19th Annual Taiwan Architecture Award in 1997.^[5]

History

The station was originally opened on 17 August 1915 as "Miyanoshita Station" (Japanese: 宮ノ下乘降場). It was for passengers looking to visit Taiwan Grand Shrine on Jiantan Mountain. The shrine no longer exits; its former location is where the Grand Hotel currently stands. After the war, it was renamed Chientan station and then closed in the 1950s. The station location was where the Jiantan Youth Activity Center currently stands.^[6]

The Taipei Metro station was originally going to be constructed as two stations: one at the old TRA station location (R18) and another one called Mingchuan Station (R19). However, residents around the proposed Mingchuan Station opposed the plan. Thus, a station was constructed at the midpoint of the two proposed stations (hence the current station number R18A), and was opened on 28 March 1997.

Station layout

2F	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R16 Shilin)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R14 Yuanshan) →
Street Level	Concourse	Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms

First and Last Train Timing

The first and last train timing at Jiantan station ^[7] is as follows:

Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Mon − Fri	Sat − Sun and P.H.	Daily
Tamsui–Xinyi line
R28 Tamsui	06:00	06:00	00:45
R02 Xiangshan	06:00	06:00	00:31

References

1. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
2. "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
3. "Route Map: Jiantan".^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "Three days in Taipei". Stars and Stripes. 2009-02-15.
5. "建築師雜誌獎（1979-1998）". Taiwan Architect Magazine.
6. 李東明 (2000). "宮之下 - 台灣神社下的火車站". 永遠的北淡線 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 玉山社. pp. 88–90. ISBN 957-8246-32-3.
7. "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.