Taipei Main Station

Taipei

台北·臺北

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
Taiwan
Coordinates25°02′51″N 121°31′01″E / 25.0475°N 121.5170°E / 25.0475; 121.5170
SystemTaiwan High Speed Rail and Taiwan Railway station
Distance
  • 6 km (THSR)
  • 28.3 km to Keelung (TRA)
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code
  • TPE/02 (THSR)
  • 100 (TR three-digit)
  • 1008 (TR four-digit)
  • A10 (TR statistical)
  • ㄊㄞ (TRA telegraph)
ClassificationSpecial class (Chinese: 特等) (TRA)
Website
History
Opened20 October 1891 (1891-10-20)
Rebuilt2 September 1989 (1989-09-02)
Electrified9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)
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
Passengers
122,150 daily (2024)
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station
Nangang
Terminus
THSR Banqiao
towards Zuoying
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station
Songshan
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Wanhua
towards Pingtung
Location
Taipei
Location within Taipei
Taipei
Taipei (Taiwan)
Taipei Main Station

R10/BL12 台北車站
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
SystemTaipei Metro station
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)
Key dates
24 December 1999 (1999-12-24)Bannan line opened
Passengers
2016322,380 daily (December 2024)  0.02%
Rank(Ranked 1 of 119)
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
NTU Hospital
towards Xiangshan or Daan
Tamsui–Xinyi line Zhongshan
towards Tamsui or Beitou
Ximen
towards Dingpu
Bannan line Shandao Temple
Location

Taipei Main Station (Chinese: 台北車站; pinyin: Táiběi chēzhàn) 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.


In Taipei Metro, the Japanese and Korean name is: 台北駅 / 타이베이 역