Jiantan MRT station

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	28 March 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. 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.

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 to Jiantan Station, of which it was closed in the 1950s. The station location was where the Jiantan Youth Activity Center currently stands.