Qilian Station

Qilian 唭哩岸
Qili'an Station Platform
Location	No. 301, Donghua Street Sec. 2 Beitou, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 2 (R20)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 28, 1997
Traffic
Passengers	12,857 daily (2011)[1] (Ranked 72nd of 89)

Qilian Station
Traditional Chinese	唭哩岸站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīlī'àn-Zhàn Bopomofo ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧ ㄢˋ ㄓㄢˋ Wade–Giles Ch'i^1-li^1-an^4-Chan^4 Tongyong Pinyin Cīlī'àn-Jhàn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kî-lí-gān-Chām

The Taipei Metro Qilian Station 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

Qilian Station exterior.

The station is an elevated structure with one island platform and one exit.^[2] 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 "Qilian Station" as well, but was later renamed to "Shipai Station".

• March 28, 1997: Opened for service with the opening of the segment from Tamsui to Zhongshan.

Station layout

2F	Platform 1	←   Line 2 toward Tamsui/ Beitou (Qiyan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→   Line 2 toward Xiangshan/ Daan (Shipai) →
Street Level	Lobby	Entrance/Exit, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, 7-Eleven Restrooms

Exits

Ex2

• Exit1: Xian St.
• Exit2: Gongguan Rd.

Around the station

• National Yang Ming University
• Linong Elementary School
• Qingjiang Elementary School
• Qili'an Activity Center
• Taipei Public Library (Jili Branch)
• Qiyan Park
• Donghua Park
• Linong Park

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Qiyan toward Tamsui		Line 2 Tamsui		Shipai toward Xiangshan

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
2. "Route Map: Qilian". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.

Coordinates: 25°07′15″N 121°30′23″E / 25.1209309°N 121.5062546°E