Shipai metro station

Shipai

石牌
Shipai; 石牌
Taipei metro station
	Exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	石牌
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shípái
Bopomofo	ㄕˊ ㄆㄞˊ
General information
Location	200 Sec 1 Shipai Rd; Beitou District, Taipei; Taiwan
Coordinates	25°06′52″N 121°30′56″E / 25.1144°N 121.5156°E
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Access available
Other information
Station code	R19
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=R19-061
History
Opened	1997-03-28
Passengers
2017	21.101 million per year 0.07%
Rank	18 out of 108
Services

Shipai (Chinese: 石牌; pinyin: Shípái) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. In the past, the station belonged to the now-defunct Tamsui railway line.

Station overview

The two-level elevated station and features an island platform and has two exits.^[3] 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 Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant, Children's Art Museum in Taipei, National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, National Yang Ming University, Taipei American School, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and University of Taipei.

History

This station was opened as Qili-an on 17 August 1915 under the Taipei Railway Administration, and was renamed to 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.^[4]

Station layout

2F	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R20 Qilian)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R18 Mingde) →
Street Level	Concourse	Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms

References

^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ "Route Map: Shipai". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
^ "Second Exits at Shipai and Zhishan Stations Opened". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-12-01.

[1] "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[2] "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[3] "Route Map: Shipai". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.

[4] "Second Exits at Shipai and Zhishan Stations Opened". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-12-01.

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