NTU Hospital metro station
NTU Hospital 台大醫院  | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Access available | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | R09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | web | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1998-12-24[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 15.793 million per year[2]  1.16% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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[edit]
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.
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 | ←  Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R10 Taipei Main Station)
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| Island platform, doors open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R08 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) →
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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
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06:08
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00:33
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| R02 Xiangshan | 06:01
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06:01
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00:43
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Around the station[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
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