The Taipei Metro Beimen station is a station on the Songshan–Xindian line located in Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Station overview This four-level, underground station has two side platforms. It is located beneath Tacheng St., Civic Blvd., and Zhongxiao West Rd. It was scheduled to open in December 2013 with the launch of the Songshan line. However, the opening of Beimen station was delayed until November 15, 2014.
The southeastern part of the station connects to the Taipei City Mall, which connects through to Taipei Main Station.
Public art The theme for this station is "Bearing Grace and Inaugurating Vision". It uses silhouette carvings to represent historical images of Old Taipei, Beimen station, and the history of railway transportation. Artworks include "The Gate of Taipei City", "Bearing Grace" series, "Locomotives" in the "Inaugurating Vision" series, and historical photos of Taipei.
History
Beimen station was originally known as , and opened east of the old Taiwan Railway Administration building on August 17, 1915. It was a terminus for the Tamsui line. It was an at-grade station with side platforms. This station was closed on March 6, 1923.
The Taipei Metro station opened on November 15, 2014.
Construction Excavation depth for this station is around . It is in length and wide. It has four exits, one of which is integrated with the South Wing of the National Taiwan Museum.
Taipei Workshop, a Grade 3 historical monument constructed during the era of Japanese rule, was exactly where the future Beimen station would be located. Thus, a removal project commenced on October 20, 2006, to temporarily move the structure until construction of both the Songshan line and the Taoyuan Airport MRT was completed. The building was moved to the southeast, and was moved back when construction was completed.
Station layout
Street levelExitB1Underground LevelInterlinked Taipei Underground Market, Taipei Main Station, Taoyuan International Airport MRTB2ConcourseLobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates RestroomsB4Side platform, doors open on the rightPlatform 1← Songshan–Xindian line toward Songshan (G14 Zhongshan)Platform 2→ Songshan–Xindian line toward Xindian / Taipower Building (G12 Ximen) →Side platform, doors open on the right
Around the station Dadaocheng Wharf Taipei North Gate Railway Department of the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan historic site Old Taipei Railway Workshop Taipei Post Office
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