The Taipei Metro

Taipei Rapid Transit System

The Taipei Metro, more commonly known as the MRT or formally as the Taipei Rapid Transit System, is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei in Taiwan. The system is built and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and consists of 89 stations and of revenue track...

 Guandu Station is located in Beitou District, Taipei

Taipei

Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA

Taiwan Railway Administration

The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

 Tamsui Line.

Station overview

The station is an at-grade structure with two side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s and two exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. The station is situated southwest of Guandu Elementary School, between Zhongyang North Road, Dadu Road and Ligong Street.

TRA Station

• December 25, 1901: Opens for service with the opening of the Tamsui Railroad Line (as "Jiangtou Parking Station").
• After the war, the station was renamed "Guandu Station".
• July 15, 1988: Service ceases with the discontinuation of service of the TRA
  Taiwan Railway Administration
  The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
  
   Tamsui Line.

Taipei Metro Station

• March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the Tamsui to Zhongshan
  Zhongshan Station
  The Taipei Metro Zhongshan Station is a station on the Tamsui Line, located in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall.-Station overview:...
  
   segment.
• February 7, 2005: The five millionth EasyCard
  EasyCard
  The EasyCard is a contactless smartcard system operated by the Taipei Smart Card Corporation for payment on the Taipei MRT, buses, and other public transport services in Taipei since June 2002. Its use has since been expanded to include convenience stores, department stores, supermarkets, and...
  
   was sold at Guandu Station.

Station layout

2F	Connecting Level	Skyway Skyway In an urban setting, a skyway, catwalk, sky bridge, or skywalk is a type of pedway consisting of an enclosed or covered bridge between two buildings. This protects pedestrians from the weather. These skyways are usually owned by businesses, and are therefore not public spaces...  for Platform Connection
Street Level
	Side platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... , Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← toward Tamsui (Zhuwei Zhuwei Station The Taipei Metro Zhuwei Station is located in the sea-side district of Tamsui in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. The position of station could be traced back the same name station of defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:... )
	Platform 2	→ toward Xindian Xindian Station The Taipei Metro Xindian Station is the southern terminus of the Xindian Line located in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan.-Station overview:...  (Zhongyi Zhongyi Station The Taipei Metro Zhongyi Station is located in Beitou District, Taipei. Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.-Station overview:... ) →
	Side platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... , Doors will open on the right
	Concourse (to Platform 2)
		Entrance/Exit, lobby, information counter, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms, shops

Exits

• Exit 1: Lane 296, Dadu Rd. Sec. 3
  
• Exit 2: Zhongyang N. Rd. Sec. 4, beside the Guandu Elementary School

Around the station

• Kuan-du Temple
  Kuan-du Temple
  Guandu Temple is a Taoist temple in the Beitou District of Taipei, Taiwan worshipping the sea deity Mazu. It was constructed in 1661....
  
  
• Guandu Nature Park
• Kuan Du Bridge
  Kuan Du Bridge
  The Guandu Bridge is a bridge spanning the Tamsui River, Taiwan,which links Bali and Tamsui of New Taipei City with Beitou, Taipei City. The bridge is an 165 meters long through arch bridge designed by Tung-Yen Lin. It completed in 1983 and now carries the Provincial Highway No. 15....
  
  
• Tamsui Riverside Bicycle Path
• Tittot Crystal Museum
• ASUSTEK
  ASUS
  ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated is a multinational computer technology and consumer electronics product manufacturer headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Its product range includes motherboards, desktops, laptops, monitors, tablet PCs, servers and mobile phones...
  
   Factory
• Tzu Chi Foundation
  Tzu Chi
  The Tzu Chi Foundation, whose name means "compassionate relief," is an international humanitarian organization and the largest non-governmental organization in the Chinese-speaking world....
  
  , Guandu
• Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center
• Taipei National University of the Arts
  Taipei National University of the Arts
  The Taipei National University of the Arts is a national university at Kuandu of Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan. This university should not be confused with National Taiwan University of Arts at Banciao City.-History:...
  
  
• Technology & Science Institute of Northern Taiwan
• Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College
• Guandu Elementary School
• Zheren Home Economics & Commercial High School