Taipei Main Station

For the nearby Taoyuan Metro station, see Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro).
Taipei

台北·臺北
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan Railway
Taiwan High Speed Rail and Taiwan Railway station
Taipei Main Station
Chinese name
Chinese台北·臺北
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiběi
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ
Wade–GilesT'ai²-pei³
Hakka
RomanizationTǒi-běd (Sixian dialect)
Toi-bed (Hailu dialect)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThòi-pet
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTâi-pak
General information
Location3 Beiping W Rd
Zhongzheng, Taipei[1]
Taiwan
Coordinates25°02′51″N 121°31′01″E / 25.0475°N 121.5170°E / 25.0475; 121.5170[1]
Distance
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code
  • TPE／02 (THSR)
  • 100 (TR three-digit)[1]
  • 1008 (TR four-digit)[1]
  • A10 (TR statistical)[4]
  • ㄊㄞ (TRA telegraph)
ClassificationSpecial class (Chinese: 特等) (TRA)[5]
Website
History
Opened20 October 1891 (1891-10-20)[6]
Rebuilt2 September 1989 (1989-09-02)[7]
Electrified9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[8]
Previous namesTaihoku (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[9]
Passengers
113,506 daily (2023) [10]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station
Nangang
Terminus
 THSR Banqiao
towards Zuoying
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Songshan
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Wanhua
towards Pingtung
Location
Taipei is located in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei
Location within Taipei
Taipei is located in Taiwan
Taipei
Taipei
Taipei (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 PinyinTáiběi Chē Zhàn
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
Wade–GilesTaipei Chechan
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThòi-pet Chhâ-chhàm
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTâi-pak Tshia-tsām
General information
Location49 Sec 1 Zhongxiao W Rd
Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Taiwan
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesNo access
Other information
Station codeR10, BL12
Websiteweb.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=BL12+R10-051
History
Opened25 December 1997 (1997-12-25)[11]
Key dates
24 December 1999 (1999-12-24)Bannan line opened
Passengers
2016287,812 daily (December 2020)[12] Increase 0.02%
Rank(Ranked 1st of 109)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Zhongshan
towards Tamsui or Beitou
 Tamsui–Xinyi line NTU Hospital
towards Xiangshan or Daan
Ximen
towards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital
 Bannan line Shandao Temple
towards 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.[13] 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.

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  2. ^ 高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料. data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. ^ Lee, Yung-chang (April 2017). A Living Landmark (PDF). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC. ISBN 978-986-05-1933-4. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ^ 臺北車站地下化. Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  9. ^ 計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵. Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. ^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 15 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Taipei Main Station gets facelift on 125th birthday". The Straits Times. 29 July 2016.