Shipai Metro Station
Station overview
The two-level elevated station features an island platform 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 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 Chiao Tung University, Taipei American School, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and University of Taipei.
History
This station was opened as "Kirigan Station" (Japanese: 唭里岸) on 17 August 1915 under the Tamsui Railroad Line, and was renamed "Shihpai" after the war. The old railway entrance was at Ziqiang Street, Lane 141. It was closed on 15 July 1988 and reopened as a metro station on 28 March 1997. The second exit opened for use on 20 November 2010.
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.