Qiyan metro station

Qiyan R21 奇岩
Qiyan station platform
Chinese name
Chinese	奇岩
Literal meaning	Odd rock
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qíyán Bopomofo ㄑㄧˊ 一ㄢˊ Wade–Giles Ch'i2-yen2 Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Khì-ngàm Southern Min Tâi-lô Khî-giâm
General information
Location	No. 487, Sanhe Street Beitou, Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Metro
Line(s)	Tamsui–Xinyi line (R21)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	28 March 1997
Passengers
16,611 daily (December 2020) [1]
Rank	85 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Qilian towards Xiangshan Tamsui–Xinyi line Beitou towards Tamsui Qilian towards Daan Beitou Terminus

The Taipei Metro Qiyan station (formerly transliterated as Chiyen Station until 2003) is located in the Beitou District of Taipei City, Taiwan. It is a station on the Tamsui Line (Red Line).

Station overview

Qiyan station exterior.

The two-level, elevated station structure has one island platform and three exits. ^[2] The station is situated between east of Beitou Road, and the beginning of Sanhe Road. The washrooms are inside the entrance area. On trains to Beitou, an announcement is made recommending passengers for stations north of Beitou to change trains at this station since Beitou does not offer same platform transfer between trains terminating at Beitou and trains continuing to Tamsui.

The station name is a historic name of the area that literally means "interesting rock", referring to Junjianyan (Chinese :軍艦岩; pinyin :Jūnjiànyán), a sandstone formation to the east. ^[3]

Station layout

2F	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R22 Beitou)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R20 Qilian) →
Street Level	Concourse	Exit to Hong-gah Museum, lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms

References

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
2. "Route Map: Qiyan". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
3. 李東明. "軍艦岩下的奇岩站". 永遠的北淡線 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 玉山社. pp. 134–137. ISBN   957-8246-32-3.

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