Qilian metro station

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.

Qilian R20 唭哩岸
Qili'an Station platform
Chinese name
Chinese	唭哩岸
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīlǐ'àn Bopomofo ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧˇ ㄢˋ Wade–Giles Ch'i¹-li³ An⁴ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Khî-lî-ngan Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kî-lí-gān Tâi-lô Kî-lí-gān
Ketagalan name
Ketagalan	Ki-Irigan
General information
Location	No. 301, Donghua Street Sec. 2 Beitou, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Tamsui–Xinyi Line (R20)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	28 March 1997
Passengers
14,216 daily (December 2020)
Rank	92 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Qiyan towards Tamsui or Beitou Tamsui–Xinyi line Shipai towards Xiangshan or Daan

Station overview

Qilian station exterior.

The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform 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

2F	Platform 1	← Tamsui–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 Level	Comcourse	Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, 7-Eleven Restrooms