Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City,Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word Kipatauw,meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and highest of Taipei's districts,encompassing a meadow with rivers running through the valley which have abundant steam rising from them;the result of geothermal warming. The valley is often surrounded by mist shrouding the trees and grass. Beitou is famous for its hot springs. In March 2012,it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications,responsible for managing,maintaining,and running conventional passenger and freight railway services on 1,097 km (682 mi) of track in Taiwan. Passenger traffic in 2018 was 231,267,955.
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT),branded as Metro Taipei,is a rapid transit system serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan,it is one of the world's busiest rapid transit systems.
The Taipei Metro Xinbeitou branch line is an elevated,high-capacity branch line of the Tamsui–Xinyi line. It first opened for service on 28 March 1997. The line is 1.2 km (0.75 mi) long and consists of two stations.
Taipei Main Station is a major metro and railway station in the capital Taipei,Taiwan. It is served by Taipei Metro,the Taiwan High Speed Rail,and the Taiwan Railways Administration. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal station of Taoyuan Airport MRT and the Taipei Bus Station. It is the busiest station in Taiwan and one of the busiest stations in Asia,with more than 5,000 trains arriving and departing daily;on average,more than 600,000 people use Taipei Main Station every day.
Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau was a county level administrative body in Republic of China's Taiwan Province between 1949 and 1973.
The Taipei Metro Beitou station is a station on the Tamsui–Xinyi line and Xinbeitou branch line),located in Beitou District,Taipei,Taiwan. The location of station can be traced back the same name station of the now-defunct TRA Tamsui line.
Shipai is a metro station in Shipai,Taipei,Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. In the past,the station belonged to the now-defunct Tamsui railway line.
The Tamsui–XinyiLine is a metro line in Taipei operated by Taipei Metro,named after the districts it connects:Tamsui and Xinyi. It includes a total of 28 stations serving Tamsui,Beitou,Shilin,Datong,Zhongshan,Zhongzheng,Daan,and Xinyi districts. At 29 km (18 mi),it is currently the longest line of the Taipei Metro.
Zhongshan is a metro station in Taipei,Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station between the Tamsui–Xinyi and Songshan–Xindian lines. It is located in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall and near the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store. Zhongshan is a popular shopping district for young people and international tourists.
The Taipei Metro Fuxinggang 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.
The Taipei Metro Mingde station is located in the Beitou District (北投區) of Taipei,Taiwan. The station is on the Tamsui Line,otherwise known as "the red line" by locals. It is also a minor bus transfer point for connections to Tianmu (天母) and Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山).
Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch is a public library in Beitou Park,located within Beitou District,Taipei,Taiwan. It is Taiwan's first green library.
The Zhonghe–Xinlu or Orange line is a metro line in Taipei operated by the Taipei Metro,named after the districts it connects:Zhonghe,Xinzhuang and Luzhou. The line starts at Nanshijiao in Zhonghe,passes through central Taipei,then splits into two branches:one to Huilong via Xinzhuang and one to Luzhou.
The Taipei Metro C371 is the fourth generation of heavy-capacity rolling stock used on the Taipei Metro in Taipei,Taiwan. Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Taiwan Rolling Stock Company between 2005 and 2009,it was introduced on the Xindian and Zhonghe Lines in 2006 and on the Xinbeitou and Xiaobitan branch lines in 2007.
The Beitou Hot Spring Museum is a museum about hot spring in Beitou Park,Beitou District,Taipei,Taiwan.
The Beitou Museum or sometimes called Taiwan Folk Arts Museum is a museum in Beitou District,Taipei,Taiwan.
The Beitou Plum Garden is a museum in the former residence of calligrapher Yu Youren in Beitou District,Taipei,Taiwan.
The Thermal Valley is a valley located on the foothill of Yangmingshan National Park in Beitou District,Taipei,Taiwan. This makes Thermal Valley one of the sources of acidic sulfur hot spring in the area. Locals also sometimes refer to it as Hell Valley. The formula of this mineral water contains Plaster,Alunite,Jarosite,Realgar,Sulfur,and Radium. pH value is between 1.4~1.6,the highest temperature could be reached to 90 Celsius. It was one of the eight attractions and twelve scenic spots in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period.
The Beitou Park is a park in Beitou District,Taipei,Taiwan.
Red Line: Xinbeitou Branch (R22A)
