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Taipei 台北·臺北
Taiwan High Speed Rail and Taiwan Railway station
Taipei Main Station
Chinese name
Chinese	台北·臺北
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táiběi Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ Wade–Giles T'ai²-pei³ Hakka Romanization Tǒi-běd (Sixian dialect) Toi-bed (Hailu dialect) Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Thòi-pet Southern Min Tâi-lô Tâi-pak
General information
Location	3 Beiping W Rd Zhongzheng, Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25°02′51″N 121°31′01″E / 25.0475°N 121.5170°E / 25.0475; 121.5170
Distance	6 km (THSR) 28.3 km to Keelung (TRA)
Connections	Rapid transit Local bus Coach Taoyuan Airport MRT (A1 Taipei Main Station)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	TPE／02 (THSR) 100 (TR three-digit) 1008 (TR four-digit) A10 (TR statistical) ㄊㄞ (TRA telegraph)
Classification	Special class (Chinese: 特等) (TRA)
Website	www.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/53156954-1528-461f-af8b-54c517a435a4 (THSR) www.railway.gov.tw/taipei/ (in Chinese) (TRA)
History
Opened	20 October 1891 (1891-10-20)
Rebuilt	2 September 1989 (1989-09-02)
Electrified	9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)
Previous names	Taihoku (Japanese: 臺北)
Key dates
25 August 1901 (1901-08-25)	Rebuilt
April 1918 (1918-04)	Relocated
1941 (1941)	Rebuilt
14 July 1985 (1985-07-14)	Rebuilt
2 March 2007 (2007-03-02)	THSR opened
Passengers
113,506 daily (2023)
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station NangangTerminus THSR Banqiaotowards Zuoying Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Songshantowards Keelung Western Trunk line Wanhuatowards Pingtung
Location TaipeiLocation within TaipeiShow map of TaipeiTaipeiTaipei (Taiwan)Show map of Taiwan

Taipei Main Station 台北車站
Taipei Metro station
Entrance M4
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	臺北車站
Simplified Chinese	台北车站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táiběi Chē Zhàn Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ Wade–Giles Taipei Chechan Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Thòi-pet Chhâ-chhàm Southern Min Tâi-lô Tâi-pak Tshia-tsām
General information
Location	49 Sec 1 Zhongxiao W Rd Zhongzheng District, Taipei Taiwan
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	No access
Other information
Station code	R10, BL12
Website	web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=BL12+R10-051
History
Opened	25 December 1997 (1997-12-25)
Key dates
24 December 1999 (1999-12-24)	Bannan line opened
Passengers
2016	287,812 daily (December 2020)  0.02%
Rank	(Ranked 1st of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Zhongshantowards Tamsui or Beitou Tamsui–Xinyi line NTU Hospitaltowards Xiangshan or Daan Ximentowards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital Bannan line Shandao Templetowards Nangang Exhib Center or Kunyang

Taipei Main Station (Chinese: 台北車站; pinyin: Táiběi chēzhàn) is a major metro and railway station in the capital Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by Taipei Metro, the Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Taiwan Railway. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal station of Taoyuan Airport MRT and the Taipei Bus Station. It is the busiest station in Taiwan.

Station overview

The central building of Taipei Main Station is a rectangular building in Zhongzheng District with six stories above ground and four stories below ground. The building is 149 m (488 ft 10 in) long and 110 m (360 ft 11 in) wide. The first floor has a large ticketing hall with a skylight and three ground-level exits in each cardinal direction, the second is occupied by restaurants managed by the Breeze group, and all floors above are office spaces. At the B1 level, there are turnstiles for the TR and THSR platforms, along with a myriad of underground passageways for Taipei Bus Station, the Taoyuan Metro station, and Beimen metro station. Zhongshan Metro Mall, Taipei City Mall, Station Front Metro Mall, and Qsquare all connect on this level as well. TRA and THSR each have two island platforms at the B2 level. As for Taipei Metro, the Bannan line's platforms are located at the south of the station building; the entrances are at the B2 level, and the platforms are at B3. The Tamsui-Xinyi line's entrance is directly under the station building at B3, and the platforms are at B4.

Station layout

6F ｜ 3F	Taiwan Railways Administration offices	Taiwan Railway, Scheduling Control Center TR Employee Rooms YMCA, other private companies (Rented) TRA Auditorium
2F	Retail level	Taipei Station Breeze Center, Food Court (Elevator at East Entrance 2)
		Restrooms
L1	Street level	Entrance/Exit TRA/THSR ticketing, automatic ticket machines, tourism counter TRA Information Office, TRA Station Manager Office, railway police TRA information desk, THSR police, THSR military police
		TRA Entrance/Exit, Guard
	TRA Luggage Office	TRA Parcel Center (Separate structure)
	THSR Administration	offices
B1	Concourse	THSR ticketing, TRA/THSR automatic ticketing, ticket gates, waiting area Restrooms
		Car park, Military Transportation Service
		Connects to B1 of the Taipei Metro
	Underground passageway	Zhongshan Metro Mall, Taipei Underground Market, Eslite Taipei Station, restrooms
		Connects to B1 of TRA/THSR, Taipei Bus Station
B2	Metro Lobby	Information desk, faregates, restrooms (Inside fare area) Red line, Blue line transfer area, escalators to platforms
	Metro offices (Separate structure)	Metro Control Center briefing rooms
2A	TRA Control level	TRA Traffic Room, Central Station Monitoring Center
2B	Platform 1A	THSR towards Zuoying (Banqiao)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	THSR towards Zuoying (Banqiao)
	Platform 2A	THSR towards Nangang
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	THSR towards Nangang
	Fifth track	West Coast line does not stop here
	Platform 3A	West Coast line towards Taichung, Kaohsiung (Wanhua)
	Island platform
	Platform 3B	West Coast line towards Shulin (Wanhua)
	Platform 4A	West Coast line towards Keelung (Songshan)
	Island platform
	Platform 4B	West Coast line towards Yilan, Hualien, Taitung (Songshan)
	TRA offices level	Staff training classroom
2C	Machinery level	Machinery
B3	Concourse (Transfer to Metro TRA Entrance)	TRA/THSR ticketing, automatic ticket machines, ticket gates Escalator to B2 – TRA/THSR platforms
		Metro faregates, information desk, lost and found, gallery Restrooms (inside and outside fare zone), Automatic ticket dispensing machines One-way faregates
	Platform 3	← Bannan line towards Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL13 Shandao Temple)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Platform 4	→ Bannan line towards Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL11 Ximen) →
	Control Center (Separate structure)	High-Capacity Traffic Control Center (Another traffic center exists)
B4	Platform 1	← Tamsui–Xinyi line towards Tamsui / Beitou (R11 Zhongshan)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tamsui–Xinyi line towards Xiangshan / Daan (R09 NTU Hospital) →

• The lobby of Taipei station, August 2018
• The floor plan of the first floor of Taipei station, August 2019
• TRA platform 3A, October 2018
• TRA platform 3B, May 2019
• TRA platform 4B, August 2015
• A TRA EMU900 series train undergoing a test run at Taipei station, November 2020
• THSR ticketing counters, August 2019
• THSR platforms, February 2018
• Taipei Metro Tamsui-Xinyi Line concourse, April 2020
• EasyCard top-up machines at the Taipei Metro concourse
• A Taipei Metro sourvenir shop at Taipei Main Station, 2020
• An inauguration plaque of the Taipei Metro at Taipei Main Station
• A memorial plaque with a demarcation of the record flood levels of Typhoon Nari on Taipei Main Station
• Taipei Metro Tamsui-Xinyi Line platforms, August 2019
• Taipei Metro Bannan Line platforms, August 2019

HSR services

HSR services 1xx, (1)2xx, (1)3xx, (1)5xx, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station. The first two southbound trains in the day are 803 (stops at all stations) at 06:26 and 203 (Taipei-Banqiao-Taichung-Chiayi-Tainan-Zuoying) at 06:30. Service 203 is the only train of the day that departs from Taipei Station, and does not depart from Nangang station like most southbound trains do. Although Service 203 departs four minutes later after Service 803, passengers traveling to major cities such as Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung will save more time taking Train No. 203, while Train No. 803 would be more suitable for traveling to nearby cities such as Taoyuan or Hsinchu.

Around the station

（K）K Underground Mall

• Exit M1/Y2: 　TRA/THSR (Entrance North 1)
• Exit M2: Civic Blvd Expressway
• Exit M3: Cosmos Hotel Taipei/ Talk Club Taiwan(美立達留學遊學中心)
• Exit M4: TRA/THSR (Entrance South 1)
• Exit M5: Station Front Plaza
• Exit M6: Caesar Park Hotel Taipei, National Taiwan Museum
• Exit M7: Zhongshan N. Rd.
• Exit M8: Gongyuan Rd, YMCA Taipei

（M）Zhongshan Metro Mall

• Taipei Bus Station
• Q Square
• Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei
• Zhongshan Station (R11, G14), Shuanglian station (R12)

（Y）Taipei City Mall

• Palais de Chine Hotel Taipei
• Taipei Station Wholesale Market
• Beimen (G13)
• Taipei main station (A1), Taoyuan International Airport MRT

（Z）Station Front Metro Mall

• Taipei West Bus Station Terminal A
• Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store
• Guanqian Rd, Land Bank, Taiwan Cooperative Bank
• Chongqing S. Rd, First Bank
• North Gate
• Taipei Post Office of Chunghwa Post

History

The first rail station in Taipei was completed in Twatutia in 1891, during Qing rule, when the railway to Keelung was opened for service. Initially, a temporary station was built while a permanent station was constructed in 1897, during Japanese rule (1895–1945). In 1901, the station was located to the east of its current location. It was rebuilt in 1940 to accommodate growing passenger traffic.

To alleviate traffic congestion caused by railroad crossings in downtown Taipei, an underground railway tunnel between Huashan and Wanhua was built along with the present station building as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project. When the underground system was completed on 2 September 1989, railway service was moved to the newly completed building (completed on 5 September 1989) and the old building as well as a temporary station were demolished.

The current station was further expanded with the opening of the Taipei Metro. The metro station is connected to the basement of the railway station and opened to passenger traffic in 1997 to the Tamsui–Xinyi line. It became a massive transfer hub with the opening of the Bannan Line in 1999. Extensive underground malls now exist at the front and back of the station, which emulate those found in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. The station also became a terminus for Taiwan High Speed Rail trains when the network began service in 2007.

Ongoing developments

Taipei station and the area surrounding it have been undergoing renovation since 2005. Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki was chosen to design two skyscrapers that will surround the railroad station. Maki will also oversee the renovation of Taipei station. The height of the taller tower will be 76 stories, whereas the shorter tower will be 56 stories. The two skyscrapers will be constructed on empty parcels found adjacent to Taipei station, above the Taoyuan Airport MRT station.

The station interior underwent renovation work from February to October 2011. Basement restrooms were renovated, the basement and first floor preparations for additional Breeze Plaza retail space began, the large ticket office in the first floor lobby was removed, and additional retail space was allocated. In addition, the flooring on the first floor was completely replaced, fire and evacuation regulations were improved, and solar panels will be installed on the station roof.

See also

• Taipei Metro
• Taipei
• Rail transport in Taiwan
• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

Notes

1. Only Nangang - Taichung local train

References

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Bibliography

• Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions. London and New York: Macmillan. OL 6931635M.

External links

• THSR Taipei Station
• TRA Taipei Station
• TRTC Route Map & Timetables
• Han Cheung (30 August 2020). "Taiwan in Time: From 'railway wharf' to national transport hub". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 August 2020..

v t e Taipei Metro stations
（Boldface denotes an MRT interchange station; italic denotes stations under construction.）
Wenhu	Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center ■ Nangang Software Park Donghu Huzhou Dahu Park Neihu Wende Gangqian Xihu Jiannan Road ■ Dazhi Songshan Airport Zhongshan Junior High School Nanjing Fuxing ■ Zhongxiao Fuxing ■ Daan ■ Technology Building Liuzhangli Linguang Xinhai Wanfang Hospital Wanfang Community Muzha Taipei Zoo ■
Tamsui–Xinyi	Tamsui Hongshulin ■ Zhuwei Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan Shilin ■ Jiantan Yuanshan Minquan W. Road ■ Shuanglian Zhongshan ■ Taipei Main Station ■ NTU Hospital Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ■■ Dongmen ■ Daan Park Daan ■ Xinyi Anhe Taipei 101/World Trade Center Xiangshan (■) Guangci–Fengtian Temple Xinbeitou Branch Xinbeitou Beitou
Songshan–Xindian	Songshan (■) Nanjing Sanmin Taipei Arena Nanjing Fuxing ■ Songjiang Nanjing ■ Zhongshan ■ Beimen Ximen ■ Xiaonanmen Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ■■ Guting ■ Taipower Building Gongguan Wanlong Jingmei Dapinglin ■ Qizhang Xindian District Office Xindian Xiaobitan Branch Qizhang Xiaobitan
Zhonghe–Xinlu	Daqiaotou Minquan W. Rd. ■ Zhongshan Elementary School Xingtian Temple Songjiang Nanjing ■ Zhongxiao Xinsheng ■ Dongmen ■ Guting ■ Dingxi Yongan Market Jingan ■ Nanshijiao Services to Luzhou Luzhou Sanmin Senior High School St. Ignatius High School ■ Sanhe Junior High School Sanchong Elementary School Daqiaotou Services to Huilong Huilong ■ Danfeng Fu Jen University Xinzhuang Touqianzhuang ■ Xianse Temple Sanchong Cailiao Taipei Bridge Daqiaotou
Bannan	Dingpu Yongning (■) Tucheng ■ Haishan Far Eastern Hospital Fuzhong Banqiao (■) Xinpu (■) Jiangzicui Longshan Temple Ximen ■ Taipei Main Station ■ Shandao Temple Zhongxiao Xinsheng ■ Zhongxiao Fuxing ■ Zhongxiao Dunhua Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Taipei City Hall Yongchun (■) Houshanpi Kunyang Nangang Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center ■
Wanda–Zhonghe–Shulin	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ■■ Taipei Botanical Garden Xiaan Kalah Yonghe Yongping Elementary School Zhonghe ■ Liancheng Jinhe Zhonghe Senior High School Tingliao Qingshui Tucheng ■ Pitang (■) Chenglin Bridge Xizhou Pengfu Beinei Shulin Tandi Taipei Motor Vehicles Office Sanjiaopu Huilong ■ Juguang Branch Zhonghe Senior High School Juguang

v t e Tamsui–Xinyi line
Stations	Tamsui section Tamsui Hongshulin Zhuwei Guandu Zhongyi Fuxinggang Beitou Qiyan Qilian Shipai Mingde Zhishan Shilin Jiantan Yuanshan Minquan West Road Shuanglian Zhongshan Taipei Main Station NTU Hospital Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Xinyi section Dongmen Daan Park Daan Xinyi Anhe Taipei 101–World Trade Center Xiangshan Guangci–Fengtian Temple (opening 2025) Xinbeitou branch line Xinbeitou
Rolling stock	Present rolling stock C301 C381 C371 (Xinbeitou branch) Former rolling stock C321
Taipei Metro

v t e Bannan line
Stations	Tucheng section Dingpu Yongning Tucheng Haishan Far Eastern Hospital Banqiao section Fuzhong Banqiao Xinpu Jiangzicui Longshan Temple Nangang section Ximen Taipei Main Station Shandao Temple Zhongxiao Xinsheng Zhongxiao Fuxing Zhongxiao Dunhua Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Taipei City Hall Yongchun Houshanpi Kunyang Nangang Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Rolling stock	Present rolling stock C321 C341
Taipei Metro

• Railway stations located underground
• Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
• Railway stations in Taipei
• Tamsui–Xinyi line stations
• Bannan line stations
• Railway stations served by Taiwan High Speed Rail
• Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1891
• Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1997