Shipai (, formerly transliterated as Shihpai Station until 2003) is a metro station in Shipai,

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, Taiwan served by

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. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct

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Station overview

The two-level elevated station features an

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and has two exits. One exit is located at the intersection of Shipai Rd., Donghua St., and Xian St facing north and the newly built exit is at the other end of the station facing south. This station connects to

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and

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History

This station was opened as Qili-an on 17 August 1915 under the Taipei Railway Administration, and was renamed Shipai after the war. The old TRA entrance was at Ziqiang Street, Lane 141. It was closed on 15 July 1988 and reopened on 28 March 1997. The second exit opened for use on 20 November 2010.

Station layout

References

{{TRTS Line 2 1915 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations opened in 1915 Railway stations closed in 1988 Railway stations opened in 1997 Tamsui–Xinyi line stations