The
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondo ...
Qilian station (formerly transliterated as Chili An Station until 2003) is located in the
Beitou District
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 ...
of
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. It is a station on the
Tamsui Line (
Red Line). In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct
TRA Tamsui Line.
Station overview
The two-level, elevated station structure with one
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
and one exit.
The station is situated between Donghua Street and Xian Street, near the entrance of Gongguan. The washrooms are inside the entrance area.
History
The station was a station on the defunct
TRA Tamsui Line. It was initially called "Chili An Station" as well, but was later renamed to "Shihpai Station". It was opened on 28 March 1997.
Station layout
References
1997 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations opened in 1997
Tamsui–Xinyi line stations
Railway stations in Taiwan opened in the 1990s
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