Qilian metro station explained

Qilian
Native Name:R20 唭哩岸
Native Name Lang:zh-TW
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:trts
Address:No. 301, Donghua Street Sec. 2
Borough:Beitou, Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Operator:Taipei Metro
Line: Tamsui–Xinyi Line (R20)
Connections:Bus stop
Structure:Elevated
Opened:28 March 1997
Pass Rank:92 out of 109
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
C:唭哩岸
P:Qīlǐ'àn
W:Ch'i¹-li³ An⁴
Bpmf:ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧˇ ㄢˋ
Poj:Kî-lí-gān
Tl:Kî-lí-gān
Phfs:Khî-lî-ngan
Lang1 Content:Ki-Irigan
Lang1:Ketagalan

The Taipei Metro Qilian station (formerly transliterated as Chili An Station until 2003) is located in the Beitou District of Taipei, Taiwan. 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 and one exit.[1] 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

2FPlatform 1Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R21 Qiyan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R19 Shipai)
Street LevelComcourseEntrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, 7-Eleven
Restrooms

References

25.1209°N 121.5063°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Route Map: Qilian. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2010-06-21.