Taipei Main Station

Taipei Main Station () is a major railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan Railway, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Taipei Metro. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal station of Taoyuan Airport MRT and the Taipei Bus Station. It is the busiest transport hub 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 long and 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 ｜3FTaiwan Railways AdministrationofficesTaiwan Railway, Scheduling Control CenterTR employee roomsYMCA, other private companies (rented)TRA Auditorium2FRetail levelTaipei Station Breeze Center, food court (elevator at East Entrance 2)RestroomsL1Street levelEntrance/exitTRA/THSR ticketing, automatic ticket machines, tourism counterTRA information office, TRA station manager office, railway policeTRA information desk, THSR police, THSR military policeTRA entrance/exit, guardTRA Luggage OfficeTRA Parcel Center (separate structure)THSR AdministrationofficesB1ConcourseTHSR ticketing, TRA/THSR automatic ticketing, ticket gates, waiting areaRestroomsCar park, military transportation serviceConnects to B1 of the Taipei MetroUnderground passagewayZhongshan Metro Mall, Taipei Underground Market, Eslite Taipei Station, restroomsConnects to B1 of TRA/THSR, Taipei Bus StationB2Metro LobbyInformation desk, faregates, restrooms (inside fare area)Red line, Blue line transfer area, escalators to platformsMetro offices(separate structure)Metro Control Center briefing rooms2ATRA Control levelTRA Traffic Room, Central Station Monitoring Center2BPlatform 1ATHSR towards Zuoying ()Island platformPlatform 1BTHSR towards Zuoying (Banqiao)Platform 2ATHSR towards (Terminus)Island platformPlatform 2BTHSR towards (Terminus)Fifth trackWest Coast line does not stop herePlatform 3AWest Coast line towards , (Wanhua)Island platformPlatform 3BWest Coast line towards Shulin (Wanhua)Platform 4AWest Coast line towards (Songshan)Island platformPlatform 4BWest Coast line towards , , (Songshan)TRA offices levelStaff training classroom2CMachinery levelMachineryB3Concourse(transfer to MetroTRA Entrance)TRA/THSR ticketing, automatic ticket machines, ticket gatesEscalator to B2 – TRA/THSR platformsMetro faregates, information desk, lost and found, galleryRestrooms (inside and outside fare zone), automatic ticket dispensing machines One-way faregatesPlatform 3← Bannan line towards Nangang Exhib Center / Kunyang (BL13 Shandao Temple)Island platform, doors open on the leftPlatform 4 Bannan line towards / Far Eastern Hospital (BL11 Ximen) →Control Center(separate structure)High-Capacity Traffic Control Center (another traffic center exists)B4Platform 1← Tamsui–Xinyi line towards Tamsui / Beitou (R11 Zhongshan)Island platform, doors open on the leftPlatform 2 Tamsui–Xinyi line towards Xiangshan / Daan (R09 NTU Hospital) →

HSR services Except for Service 583 and 598, all HSR services 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 southbound train of the day that departs from Taipei Station instead of Nangang station. Although Service 203 departs four minutes after Service 803, passengers traveling to major cities such as Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung will save time taking Train No. 203, while Service 803 is more suitable for those 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 () Exit M4: TRA / THSR (Entrance South 1) Exit M5: Station Front Plaza Exit M6: Caesar Park Taipei, National Taiwan Museum Exit M7: Zhongshan N. Rd. Exit M8: Gongyuan Rd, YMCA Taipei

(M) Zhongshan Metro Mall Taipei Bus Station Qsquare Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei Zhongshan Station (, ), Shuanglian station )

(Y) Taipei City Mall Palais de Chine Hotel Taipei Station Wholesale Market () 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 site. 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.

The Taipei Main Station was a site of the 2025 Taipei stabbings.

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.

Taipei Main Station

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