- National Taiwan University Hospital Station
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National Taiwan University Hospital Station(NTU Hospital Station)台大醫院站
NTU Hospital Station Platform Location Municipality Taipei District(s) Zhongzheng Address B1F., No. 52, Gongyuan Rd. Info Type Underground History Opened December 24, 1998 Rail services Line(s) ■ Tamsui Line (R12) Daily Ridership 46,741 (Jul. 2011)[1]
(Ranked 21st of 89)Operator(s) Taipei Rapid Transit System 
There is a bus stop near this station.National Taiwan University Hospital Station Traditional Chinese 台大醫院站 Simplified Chinese 台大医院站 Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Taídà Yīyuàn Zhàn - Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄚˋ 一 ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄢˋ The Taipei Metro National Taiwan University Hospital Station (signed NTU Hospital) is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line) located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Station overview
NTU Hospital Station Exit 1
NTU Hospital Station platform levelThe station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform. It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators.[2] It is named for the nearby National Taiwan University Hospital.
Public art
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".[3] These bronze and/or granite sculptures depict how hands, through gestures, can express human affection.
History
- December 24, 1998: Opened for service when the segment between Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Taipei Main Station began running.
- October 10, 2004: A man placed a bomb in the station. No injuries were reported.[4]
Station layout
Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit B1 Concourse Lobby, information counter, automatic ticket-dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms (South side outside paid area, near Exit 1) B2 Platform 1 ← Tamsui Line toward Tamsui/Beitou (Taipei Main Station) Island platform, Doors open on the left Platform 2 →Tamsui Line toward Xindian/Nanshijiao (CKS Memorial Hall) → Exits
- Exit 1: Gongyuan Rd. (228 Peace Memorial Park)
- Exit 2: Changde St. (National Taiwan University Hospital)
- Exit 3: Gongyuan Rd.
- Exit 4: Intersection of Gongyuan Rd. and Xiangyang Rd.
Around the station
- 228 Peace Memorial Park
- Office of the President of the Republic of China
- National Taiwan University Hospital (old and new campus)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- National Taiwan Museum (between this station and Taipei Main Station)
- Taipei Guest House
- Taipei First Girls' High School
- Ketagalan Boulevard
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Taipei Main StationRed Line Tamsui Linetoward Xindian/ NanshijiaoReferences
- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2011-08-24. http://tcgwww.taipei.gov.tw/site/tcg/public/MMO/dot/m17.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ^ "Route Map: NTU Hospital". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-14. http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=050.
- ^ "Public Art on the Tamsui Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/english/Humanity/PublicArt/Guide_Tamsui.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office bombing suspect nabbed". The China Post. 2006-09-08. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/detail.asp?GRP=B&id=89886. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
Taipei Metro Red Line (Tamsui Line, Xinbeitou Branch Line, Xinyi Line) Tamsui - Hongshulin - Zhuwei - Guandu - Zhongyi - Fuxinggang - Beitou - Qiyan - Qilian - Shipai - Mingde - Zhishan - Shilin - Jiantan - Yuanshan - Minquan West Road - Shuanglian - Zhongshan - Taipei Main Station - NTU Hospital - Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall>> (Xindian Line/ Zhonghe Line) - Dongmen - Daan Park - Daan - Xinyi Anhe - Taipei 101/World Trade Center - Elephant Mountain - Songde - Zhongpo
Xinbeitou Branch Line: Beitou - Xinbeitou
Coordinates: 25°02′32″N 121°30′59″E / 25.042142°N 121.516366°ECategories:- Railway stations opened in 1998
- Taipei Metro stations in Taipei
- National Taiwan University
- Taiwan rapid transit stubs
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