Banqiao station

Banqiao (Chinese: 板橋) is a railway and metro station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, TRA and Taipei Metro. With the exception of the Circular Line, all other tracks and platforms in the station are located underground. The station is served by the fastest HSR express services of the 1 series.

Banqiao

板橋

THSR and TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese板橋
Simplified Chinese板桥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎnqiáo
Bopomofoㄅㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Wade–GilesPan³-ch'iao²
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳPiông-khièu
Southern Min
Tâi-lôPang-kiô
General information
Location7 Sec 2 Xianmin Blvd
Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25.0144°N 121.4635°E / 25.0144; 121.4635
Distance
  • 13 km (THSR)
  • 35.5 km to Keelung (TRA)
Connections
  • Rapid transit
  • Local bus
  • Coach
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code
  • BAQ/03 (THSR)
  • 102 (TRA three-digit)
  • 1011 (TRA four-digit)
  • A13 (TRA statistical)
  • ㄅㄢ (TRA telegraph)
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等) (TRA)
History
Opened25 August 1901 (1901-08-25)
Rebuilt21 July 1999 (1999-07-21)
Electrified9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)
Key dates
20 January 1996 (1996-01-20)Rebuilt
5 January 2007 (2007-01-05)THSR opened
Passengers
20188.320 million per year 5.56% (THSR)
Rank7 out of 12
201715.852 million per year 0.66% (TRA)
Rank6 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station
Taipei
towards Nangang
THSR Taoyuan
towards Zuoying
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station
Wanhua
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Fuzhou
towards Pingtung
Location
Banqiao
Location within Taiwan
Banqiao

BL07/Y16 板橋
Taipei metro station
Bannan Line Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese板橋
Simplified Chinese板桥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎnqiáo
Bopomofoㄅㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Wade–GilesPan³-ch'iao²
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳPiông-khièu
Southern Min
Tâi-lôPang-kiô
General information
LocationB1F 5 Zhanqian Rd
Banqiao District, New Taipei
Taiwan
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground (BL07)
Elevated (Y16)
Bicycle facilitiesAccess available (BL)
Other information
Station codeBL07 / Y16
History
Opened31 May 2006 (2006-05-31)
Passengers
201729.959 million per year 2.28%
Rank(Ranked 5th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Fuzhong Bannan line Xinpu
towards Nangang Exhib Center or Kunyang
Banxin
towards Dapinglin
Circular line Xinpu Minsheng
towards NT Industrial Park

The current station building opened in 1999 for TRA, 2006 for Taipei Metro, and 2007 for HSR. The station currently handles over 77 million entries and exits per year. The elevated metro station of the Circular line opened on 31 January 2020.

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