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Jiantan 劍潭
Taipei metro station
Exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	劍潭
Simplified Chinese	剑潭
Literal meaning	Sword pond
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiàntán Bopomofo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ Wade–Giles Chien⁴-t'an² Southern Min Tâi-lô Kiàm-thâm
General information
Other names	Taipei Performing Arts Center; 北藝中心
Location	65 Sec 5 Zhongshan N Rd Shilin District, Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25°05′04″N 121°31′30″E / 25.0845°N 121.5251°E / 25.0845; 121.5251
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	R15
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R15-057
History
Opened	1997-03-28
Passengers
2017	25.424 million per year  2.71%
Rank	(Ranked 10th of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Shilintowards Tamsui or Beitou Tamsui–Xinyi line Yuanshantowards Xiangshan or Daan

Jiantan (Chinese: 劍潭; pinyin: Jiàntán, formerly transliterated as Chientan Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line, however the position was different; the TRA station was further south.

Station overview

The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two side exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. Notable landmarks are National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine, Jiantan Park and Ming Chuan University.

This station is well known for its architecture, which is based on a dragon boat. The station is also next to the Shilin Night Market and experiences heavy traffic during the evening hours.

Due to its unique dragon boat architecture, it was awarded the 19th Annual Taiwan Architecture Award in 1997.

History

The station was originally opened on 17 August 1915 as "Miyanoshita Station" (Japanese: 宮ノ下乘降場). It was for passengers looking to visit Taiwan Grand Shrine on Jiantan Mountain. The shrine no longer exits; its former location is where the Grand Hotel currently stands. After the war, it was renamed Chientan station and then closed in the 1950s. The station location was where the Jiantan Youth Activity Center currently stands.

The Taipei Metro station was originally going to be constructed as two stations: one at the old TRA station location (R18) and another one called Mingchuan Station (R19). However, residents around the proposed Mingchuan Station opposed the plan. Thus, a station was constructed at the midpoint of the two proposed stations (hence the current station number R18A), and was opened on 28 March 1997.

Station layout

2F	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R16 Shilin)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R14 Yuanshan) →
Street Level	Concourse	Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms

First and Last Train Timing

The first and last train timing at Jiantan station is as follows:

References

1. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
2. "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
3. "Route Map: Jiantan".
4. "Three days in Taipei". Stars and Stripes. 2009-02-15.
5. "建築師雜誌獎（1979-1998）". Taiwan Architect Magazine.
6. 李東明 (2000). "宮之下 - 台灣神社下的火車站". 永遠的北淡線 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 玉山社. pp. 88–90. ISBN 957-8246-32-3.
7. "Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation - Metro Service First & Last Trains". Retrieved 2019-07-29.

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（Boldface denotes an MRT interchange station; italic denotes stations under construction.）
Wenhu	Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center ■ Nangang Software Park Donghu Huzhou Dahu Park Neihu Wende Gangqian Xihu Jiannan Road ■ Dazhi Songshan Airport Zhongshan Junior High School Nanjing Fuxing ■ Zhongxiao Fuxing ■ Daan ■ Technology Building Liuzhangli Linguang Xinhai Wanfang Hospital Wanfang Community Muzha Taipei Zoo ■
Tamsui–Xinyi	Tamsui Hongshulin ■ Zhuwei Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan Shilin ■ Jiantan Yuanshan Minquan W. Road ■ Shuanglian Zhongshan ■ Taipei Main Station ■ NTU Hospital Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ■■ Dongmen ■ Daan Park Daan ■ Xinyi Anhe Taipei 101/World Trade Center Xiangshan (■) Guangci–Fengtian Temple Xinbeitou Branch Xinbeitou Beitou
Songshan–Xindian	Songshan (■) Nanjing Sanmin Taipei Arena Nanjing Fuxing ■ Songjiang Nanjing ■ Zhongshan ■ Beimen Ximen ■ Xiaonanmen Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ■■ Guting ■ Taipower Building Gongguan Wanlong Jingmei Dapinglin ■ Qizhang Xindian District Office Xindian Xiaobitan Branch Qizhang Xiaobitan
Zhonghe–Xinlu	Daqiaotou Minquan W. Rd. ■ Zhongshan Elementary School Xingtian Temple Songjiang Nanjing ■ Zhongxiao Xinsheng ■ Dongmen ■ Guting ■ Dingxi Yongan Market Jingan ■ Nanshijiao Services to Luzhou Luzhou Sanmin Senior High School St. Ignatius High School ■ Sanhe Junior High School Sanchong Elementary School Daqiaotou Services to Huilong Huilong ■ Danfeng Fu Jen University Xinzhuang Touqianzhuang ■ Xianse Temple Sanchong Cailiao Taipei Bridge Daqiaotou
Bannan	Dingpu Yongning (■) Tucheng ■ Haishan Far Eastern Hospital Fuzhong Banqiao (■) Xinpu (■) Jiangzicui Longshan Temple Ximen ■ Taipei Main Station ■ Shandao Temple Zhongxiao Xinsheng ■ Zhongxiao Fuxing ■ Zhongxiao Dunhua Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Taipei City Hall Yongchun (■) Houshanpi Kunyang Nangang Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center ■
Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ■■ Taipei Botanical Garden Xiaan Kalah Yonghe Yongping Elementary School Zhonghe ■ Liancheng Jinhe Zhonghe Senior High School Tingliao Qingshui Tucheng ■ Pitang (■) Chenglin Bridge Xizhou Pengfu Beinei Shulin Tandi Taipei Motor Vehicles Office Sanjiaopu Huilong ■ Juguang Branch Zhonghe Senior High School Juguang

v t e Tamsui–Xinyi line
Stations	Tamsui section 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 Xinyi section Dongmen Daan Park Daan Xinyi Anhe Taipei 101–World Trade Center Xiangshan Guangci–Fengtian Temple (opening 2025) Xinbeitou branch line Xinbeitou
Rolling stock	Present rolling stock C301 C381 C371 (Xinbeitou branch) Former rolling stock C321
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