Jiantan

Jiantan R15 劍潭
Jiantan Station's dragon boat architecture
Location	No. 65, Sec. 5, Zhongshan N. Rd. Shilin, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Tamsui–Xinyi Line (R15)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Traffic
Passengers	71,398 daily (2016) (Ranked 10th of 109)

The Taipei Metro Jiantan Station (Chinese: 劍潭站) is a station on Tamsui Line (Red Line), located in the Jiantan (劍潭) area of Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. There was a station of the same name on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line, however the position was different; the TRA station was further south.

The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two side exits. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.

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.

The 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 station. Thus, a station was constructed at the midpoint of the two proposed stations (hence the current station number R18A).

Coordinates: 25°05′04″N 121°31′30″E / 25.0844°N 121.5250°E / 25.0844; 121.5250