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{{short description|Major railway station in Taiwan}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{For|the nearby Taoyuan Metro station|Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro)}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Taipei
| native_name         = 台北·臺北
| native_name_lang    = zh-tw
| mlanguage           = {{Infobox Chinese
  | child           = yes
  | title           = Taipei
  | c               = 台北·臺北
  | bpmf            = ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ
  | p               = Táiběi
  | w               = T'ai²-pei³
  | tl              = Tâi-pak
  | h               = Tǒi-běd ([[Sixian dialect]])<br />Toi-bed ([[Hailu dialect]])
  | phfs            = Thòi-pet
}}
| symbol_location     = tw
| symbol              = thsr
| symbol_location2    = tw
| symbol2             = tra
| type                = [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]] and [[Taiwan Railway]] station
| image               = TRA Taipei Station and Zhongxiao West Road at night 20210115.jpg
| caption             = Taipei Main Station
| address             = 3 Beiping W Rd
| borough             = [[Zhongzheng District|Zhongzheng]], [[Taipei]]<ref name="TRA station info">{{cite web |title=車站基本資料集 |url=https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/%E8%BB%8A%E7%AB%99%E5%9F%BA%E6%9C%AC%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99.json |website=Taiwan Railways Administration |access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref>
| country             = Taiwan
| coordinates         = {{coord|25.0475|121.5170|type:railwaystation_region:TW|display=inline,title}}<ref name="TRA station info" />
| distance            = {{Plainlist|
* 6&nbsp;km (THSR)<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料 |url=https://data.gov.tw/dataset/8011 |website=data.gov.tw |access-date=30 August 2018 |language=zh}}</ref>
* 28.3&nbsp;km to [[Keelung railway station|Keelung]] (TRA)<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:各站營業里程-1.西部幹線 |url=https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3611&n=6832 |website=Taiwan Railways Administration |access-date=29 August 2018 |language=zh-Hant-tw |date=11 December 2008}}</ref>
}}
| connections         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rapid transit]]
* [[Public transport bus service|Local bus]]
* [[Intercity bus service|Coach]]
* {{rint|taoyuan|a}} [[Taoyuan Airport MRT]] ([[Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro)|A1 Taipei Main Station]])
}}
| structure           = Underground
| code                = {{plainlist|
* TPE／02 (THSR)
* 100 (TR three-digit)<ref name="TRA station info" />
* 1008 (TR four-digit)<ref name="TRA station info" />
* A10 (TR statistical)<ref name="TRA stats">{{cite web |script-title=zh:臺鐵統計資訊 |url=https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=7460&n=6886 |website=Taiwan Railways Administration |access-date=30 August 2018 |language=zh}}</ref>
* ㄊㄞ (TRA telegraph)
}}
| classification      = Special class ({{zh|t=特等}}) (TRA)<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:車站數-按等級別分 |url=https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf |website=Taiwan Railways Administration |access-date=30 October 2018 |language=zh}}</ref>
| website             = {{Plainlist|
* {{URL|https://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/53156954-1528-461f-af8b-54c517a435a4}} (THSR)
* {{URL|https://www.railway.gov.tw/taipei/}} {{in lang|zh}} (TRA)
}}
| opened           = {{start date|1891|10|20|df=y}}<ref name="A Living Landmark">{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Yung-chang |title=A Living Landmark |date=April 2017 |publisher=Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC |location=Taipei, Taiwan |isbn=978-986-05-1933-4 |url=https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97%E8%A8%98%E9%A9%9B-%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97%E8%BB%8A%E7%AB%99125%E5%B9%B4%E4%BE%86%E7%9A%84%E6%AD%B2%E6%9C%88%E6%83%85(1891-2016).pdf |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>
| rebuilt          = {{start date|1989|09|02|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:臺北車站地下化 |url=https://www.rrb.gov.tw/04100.aspx?id=1&lan=ch |website=Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC |access-date=30 August 2018 |language=zh}}</ref>
| former           = {{Nihongo||臺北|Taihoku|lead=yes}}
| electrified      = {{start date|1978|01|09|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:臺灣鐵路電訊 |url=https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 |website=Taiwan Railways Administration |access-date=4 September 2018 |language=zh}}</ref>
| years1           = {{start date|1901|08|25|df=y}}
| events1          = Rebuilt
| years2           = {{start date|1918|04|df=y}}
| events2          = Relocated
| years3           = {{start date|1941|df=y}}
| events3          = Rebuilt
| years4           = {{start date|1985|07|14|df=y}}
| events4          = Rebuilt
| years5           = {{start date|2007|03|02|df=y}}
| events5          = THSR opened<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵 |url=https://www.rb.gov.tw/showpage.php?lmenuid=3&smenuid=68&tmenuid=93&pagetype=0 |website=Railway Bureau, MOTC |access-date=29 August 2018 |language=zh}}</ref>
| mpassengers         = {{Rail pass box
 | passengers   = {{TR ridership|station={{PAGENAME}}}}
 }}
{{Rail pass box
 }}
| services            = {{Adjacent stations
 |system=Taiwan High Speed Rail|left=Nangang|right=Banqiao
 |system2=Taiwan Railways|line2=West Coast|left2=Songshan|right2=Wanhua}}
| map_type            = Taiwan Taipei#Taiwan
}}

{{Infobox station
| name               = Taipei Main Station
| native_name        = R10/BL12 台北車站
| native_name_lang   = zh-tw
| mlanguage          = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese
  | title           = Taipei Main Station
  | t               = 臺北車站
  | s               = 台北车站
  | bpmf            = ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
  | p               = Táiběi Chē Zhàn
  | w               = Taipei Chechan
  | tl              = Tâi-pak Tshia-tsām
  | phfs            = Thòi-pet Chhâ-chhàm
}}
| symbol_location    = taipei
| symbol             = metro
| type               = [[Taipei Metro]] station
| image              = Exit M4, Taipei Station 20190615.jpg
| caption            = Entrance M4
| address            = 49 Sec 1 Zhongxiao W Rd
| borough            = [[Zhongzheng District]], [[Taipei]]
| country            = Taiwan
| structure          = Underground
| bicycle            = No access
| code               = R10, BL12
| website            = {{URL|1=https://web.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=BL12%20R10-051}}
| opened             = {{start date|1997|12|25|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Chronicles |url=https://english.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=07DAD5F7351B8882&sms=2190547C60526D6B&s=FD5C094216AE77AB |website=Taipei Metro |access-date=29 August 2018 |date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
| years1             = {{start date|1999|12|24|df=y}}
| events1            = Bannan line opened
| passengers         = {{TRTS ridership}}
| pass_percent       = 0.02
| pass_year          = 2016
| pass_rank          = {{TRTS ridership-rank}}
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system=Taipei Metro
 |line=R|left=NTU Hospital|right=Zhongshan|to-right=Tamsui or Beitou|to-left=Xiangshan or Daan
 |line2=BL|left2=Ximen|right2=Shandao Temple}}
}}

'''Taipei Main Station''' ({{zh|t=台北車站|p=Táiběi chēzhàn}}) is a major metro and railway station in the capital [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taipei-main-station-gets-facelift-at-125|title=Taipei Main Station gets facelift on 125th birthday|date=29 July 2016|website=The Straits Times}}</ref> It is served by [[Taipei Metro]], the [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]], and [[Taiwan Railway]]. It is also connected through underground passageways to [[Taipei main station (Taoyuan Metro)|the terminal station]] of [[Taoyuan Airport MRT]] and the [[Taipei Bus Station]]. It is the busiest station in Taiwan.

==Station overview==
[[File:台北車站平面位置圖.png|thumb|Layout of Taipei station in 2021, including the [[Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro)|Taoyuan Airport MRT station]] and [[Beimen metro station|Beimen]]{{Legend|#696969|Railway station}}{{Legend|#0000C0|[[Taipei Metro]]}}{{Legend|#9400D3	|Taoyuan Airport MRT}}{{Legend|#FF0000|[[Zhongshan Metro Mall]]}}{{Legend|#FFBF00|[[Taipei City Mall]]}}{{Legend|#FF8000|Shopping plaza}}{{Legend|#FF80FF|[[Station Front Metro Mall]]}}]]
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 {{convert|149|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|110|m|ftin|abbr=on}} 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 [[turnstile]]s for the [[Taiwan Railway|TR]] and [[Taiwan High Speed Rail|THSR]] platforms, along with a myriad of underground passageways for [[Taipei Bus Station]], the [[Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro)|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipei Main Station Information Map |url=https://web.metro.taipei/img/ALL/INFOPDF/051.pdf |website=Taipei Metro |access-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=鍾志鵬 |title=老照片故事／34年前台北車站這樣擠月台 竟然有陽光 |url=https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=772049 |access-date=February 25, 2021 |agency=SET News |date=July 3, 2020 |language=zh-tw}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Everington |first1=Keoni |title=New 3D map of Taipei Main Station complex |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3100473 |access-date=February 25, 2021 |agency=Taiwan News |date=July 22, 2017}}</ref>

==Station layout==
{|cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''6F<br /> ｜<br />3F'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Taiwan Railways Administration<br />offices
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=530 valign=top|[[Taiwan Railway]], Scheduling Control Center<br />[[Taiwan Railway|TR]] Employee Rooms<br />YMCA, other private companies <small>(Rented)</small><br />TRA Auditorium
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=2 valign=top|'''2F'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=2 valign=top|Retail level
|Taipei Station [[Breeze Center]], Food Court <small>(Elevator at East Entrance 2)</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Restrooms
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=2 valign=top|Street level
|Entrance/Exit<br />TRA/THSR ticketing, automatic ticket machines, [[Tourism Bureau|tourism counter]]<br />TRA Information Office, TRA Station Manager Office, [[National Police Agency (Republic of China)|railway police]]<br />TRA information desk, THSR police, THSR [[Republic of China Military Police|military]] police
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|TRA Entrance/Exit, Guard
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|TRA Luggage Office
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|TRA Parcel Center <small>(Separate structure)</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|THSR Administration
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|offices
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=5 valign=top|'''B1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3 valign=top|Concourse
|THSR ticketing, TRA/THSR automatic ticketing, ticket gates, waiting area<br />Restrooms
|-
|Car park, [[Republic of China Armed Forces|Military]] Transportation Service
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Connects to B1 of the Taipei Metro
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=2 valign=top|Underground passageway
|[[Zhongshan Metro Mall]], [[Taipei Underground Market]], [[Eslite Bookstore|Eslite Taipei Station]], restrooms
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Connects to B1 of TRA/THSR, [[Taipei Bus Station]]
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" rowspan=2 valign=top|'''B2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Metro Lobby
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Information desk, faregates, restrooms <small>(Inside fare area)</small><br /><small>[[Tamsui–Xinyi line|Red line]], [[Bannan line|Blue line]]</small> transfer area, escalators to platforms
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Metro offices<br /><small>(Separate structure)</small>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Metro Control Center briefing rooms<br />
|-
|valign=top|'''2A'''
|TRA Control level
|TRA Traffic Room, Central Station Monitoring Center
|-
|rowspan=14 valign=top|'''2B'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan High Speed Rail}};">'''1A'''</span>
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=530|[[Taiwan High Speed Rail|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan High Speed Rail}};">'''THSR'''</span>]]  towards [[Zuoying HSR station|Zuoying]] <small>({{stn|Banqiao}})</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]]</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan High Speed Rail}};">'''1B'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan High Speed Rail}};">'''THSR'''</span> towards Zuoying <small>(Banqiao)</small>
|-
|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan High Speed Rail}};">'''2A'''</span>
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan High Speed Rail}};">'''THSR'''</span> towards {{stn|Nangang}} <small>(Terminus)</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>Island platform</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan High Speed Rail}};">'''2B'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan High Speed Rail}};">'''THSR'''</span> towards {{stn|Nangang}} <small>(Terminus)</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Fifth track
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|[[Western Trunk line|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan Railways}};">'''West Coast line'''</span>]] does not stop here
|-
|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan Railways}};">'''3A'''</span>
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan Railways}};">'''West Coast line'''</span> towards {{stl|Taiwan Railways|Taichung}}, {{stn|Kaohsiung}} <small>([[Wanhua Station|Wanhua]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>Island platform</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan Railways}};">'''3B'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan Railways}};">'''West Coast line'''</span> towards [[Shulin Station|Shulin]] <small>([[Wanhua Station|Wanhua]])</small>
|-
|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan Railways}};">'''4A'''</span>
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan Railways}};">'''West Coast line'''</span> towards {{rws|Keelung}} <small>([[Songshan Station|Songshan]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>Island platform</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan Railways}};">'''4B'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Taiwan Railways}};">'''West Coast line'''</span> towards {{rws|Yilan}}, {{rws|Hualien}}, {{rws|Taitung}} <small>(Songshan)</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|TRA offices level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Staff training classroom
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|'''2C'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Machinery level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Machinery
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=6 valign=top|'''B3'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=2 valign=top|Concourse<br /><small>(Transfer to Metro<br />TRA Entrance)</small>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|TRA/THSR ticketing, automatic ticket machines, ticket gates<br />Escalator to B2 – TRA/THSR platforms
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Metro faregates, information desk, lost and found, gallery<br />Restrooms <small>(inside and outside fare zone)</small>, Automatic ticket dispensing machines<br /> One-way faregates
|-
|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taipei Metro|BL}};">'''3'''</span>
|← {{rint|taipei|bl}} [[Bannan line]] towards [[Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center MRT station|Nangang Exhib Center]] / [[Kunyang metro station|Kunyang]] <small>(BL13 [[Shandao Temple Station|Shandao Temple]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors open on the left</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taipei Metro|BL}};">'''4'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rint|taipei|bl}} [[Bannan line]] towards {{STN|Dingpu|x|Taipei Metro}} / [[Far Eastern Hospital Station|Far Eastern Hospital]] <small>(BL11 [[Ximen Station|Ximen]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Control Center<br /><small>(Separate structure)</small>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|High-Capacity Traffic Control Center <br /><small>(Another traffic center exists)</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3 valign=top|'''B4'''
|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taipei Metro|R}};">'''1'''</span>
|← {{rint|taipei|r}} [[Tamsui–Xinyi line]] towards [[Tamsui Station|Tamsui]] / [[Beitou Station|Beitou]] <small>(R11 [[Zhongshan Station (Taipei Metro)|Zhongshan]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors open on the left</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|Taipei Metro|R}};">'''2'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rint|taipei|r}} [[Tamsui–Xinyi line]] towards [[Xiangshan MRT station|Xiangshan]] / [[Daan Station|Daan]] <small> (R09 [[National Taiwan University Hospital Station|NTU Hospital]])</small> →
|}
<gallery widths=180>
File:View in Taipei Station 03.jpg|The lobby of Taipei station, August 2018
File:Taipei Main Station 1F Floor Plan 20190811.jpg|The floor plan of the first floor of Taipei station, August 2019
File:Platform 3A, TRA Taipei Station 20181026.jpg|TRA platform 3A, October 2018
File:TRA PP at Platform 3B, Taipei Station 20190507.jpg|TRA platform 3B, May 2019
File:TRA EMU805 at Platform 4B, Taipei Station 20150818.jpg|TRA platform 4B, August 2015
File:TRA EMU900 test run at Taipei Station 20201127.jpg|A TRA [[EMU900 series]] train undergoing a test run at Taipei station, November 2020
File:Advance Ticket Counter, THSR Taipei Station 1F 20190814.jpg|THSR ticketing counters, August 2019
File:Platform 1, THSR Taipei Station 20180218.jpg|THSR platforms, February 2018
File:20200418 174445 台北車站捷運入口處紅外線體溫監測站.jpg|Taipei Metro Tamsui-Xinyi Line concourse, April 2020
File:EasyCard Add-value Machine 1 & 2, MRT Taipei Main Station B3 20190511.jpg|[[EasyCard]] top-up machines at the Taipei Metro concourse
File:Taipei Main Station Store, Taipei Metro Souvenir Shop 20200711.jpg|A Taipei Metro sourvenir shop at Taipei Main Station, 2020
File:Inauguration tablet of Taipei Main Station, Tamsui Line 20190908.jpg|An inauguration plaque of the Taipei Metro at Taipei Main Station
File:Flood depth record of Typhoon Nari, MRT Taipei Main Station 20190811a.jpg|A memorial plaque with a demarcation of the record flood levels of [[Typhoon Nari (2001)|Typhoon Nari]] on Taipei Main Station
File:TW 台灣 Taiwan 台北 Taipei Metro 台北捷運 MRT Station tour night August 2019 SSG 14.jpg|Taipei Metro Tamsui-Xinyi Line platforms, August 2019
File:TW 台灣 Taiwan 中正區 Zhongzheng District 捷運台北車站 Taipei Main Metro MRT Station August 2019 SSG 02.jpg|Taipei Metro Bannan Line platforms, August 2019
</gallery>

==HSR services==
HSR services 1xx, (1)2xx, (1)3xx, (1)5xx{{efn|Only [[Nangang station|Nangang]] - [[Taichung HSR station|Taichung]] local train}}, (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, Taiwan|Taoyuan]] or [[Hsinchu]].

==Around the station==
[[File:Airport MRT Taipei Main Statione entrance hall2.jpg|thumb|[[Taipei Main Station (Taoyuan Metro)|Taipei Main Station]] of the Taoyuan Airport MRT is connected to Taipei station via underground passageways]]
[[File:Taipei City Mall access 2015.jpg|thumb|Taipei City Mall]]
=== （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 (Taipei Metro)|Zhongshan Station]]  (<span style="color:#{{rcr|TRTS|2}};">R11</span>, <span style="color:#{{rcr|TRTS|3}};">G14</span>), [[Shuanglian station]] (<span style="color:#{{rcr|TRTS|2}};">R12</span>)

=== （Y）Taipei City Mall ===
* Palais de Chine Hotel Taipei
* Taipei Station Wholesale Market
* {{mrt|Beimen|a}} (<span style="color:#{{rcr|TRTS|3}};">G13</span>)
*  Taipei main station (<span style="color:#{{rcr|TRTS|Airport}};">A1</span>), [[Taoyuan International Airport MRT]]

=== （Z）Station Front Metro Mall ===
* Taipei West Bus Station Terminal A
* Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store
* Guanqian Rd, [[Land Bank of Taiwan|Land Bank]], [[Taiwan Cooperative Bank]]
*  Chongqing S. Rd, First Bank
* North Gate
* [[Taipei Post Office]] of [[Chunghwa Post]]

==History==
[[File:1914 臺灣臺北車站 Taipei Train Station of TAIWAN.jpg|thumb|Taipei station in 1914]]
[[File:Taipeistation-1948.jpg|thumb|The old Taipei station in 1948.]]
The first rail station in Taipei was completed in [[Twatutia]] in 1891, during [[Taiwan under Qing rule|Qing rule]], when the railway to [[Keelung]] was opened for service.<ref name="trahistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/history/history-1.aspx|title=Building History of Main Routes of Taiwan Railway|publisher=Taiwan Railways Administration|access-date=2010-06-16}}</ref>{{sfnp|Davidson|1903|p=[https://archive.org/stream/islandofformosap00davi#page/249/mode/1up 249]}} Initially, a temporary station was built while a permanent station was constructed in 1897, during [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|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 District|Wanhua]] was built along with the present station building as part of the [[Taipei Railway Underground Project]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/yearbook/yearbook-1.aspx|title=Taiwan Railway History|publisher=Taiwan Railways Administration|access-date=2010-06-16}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite book|last=MacDonald|first=Phil|title=Taiwan|publisher=National Geographic Books|year=2007|page=59|isbn=978-1426201455}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2005/07/20/2003264300 |title=Japanese architect wins design bid |newspaper=Taipei Times |date=2005-07-20 |access-date=2010-06-17 |agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur |page=11}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns281/281-06.htm|title=Diaphragm Wall and Foundation Piles Construction of Taipei Main Station JD Buildings|publisher=Department of Rapid Transit Systems|date=2011-07-01|access-date=2011-07-22}}</ref> The two skyscrapers will be constructed on empty parcels found adjacent to Taipei station, above the [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT System|Taoyuan Airport MRT]] station.

The station interior underwent renovation work from February to October 2011.<ref name="renov">{{cite news|url=http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110117/4/2kxom.html|script-title=zh:2–10月大翻修 台北車站黑暗期來了|publisher=中國時報|date=2011-01-17|access-date=2011-01-25|language=zh|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120040630/http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110117/4/2kxom.html|archive-date=2011-01-20}}</ref> 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.<ref name="renov" /> 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.<ref name="renov" />

==See also==
{{Commons category|TRA Taipei Station}}
* [[Taipei Metro]]
* [[Taipei]]
* [[Rail transport in Taiwan]]
* [[List of railway stations in Taiwan]]

==References==

===Notes===
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===References===
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
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*{{cite book |last1=Davidson |first1=James W. |author-link=James W. Davidson |title=The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions |year=1903 |publisher=Macmillan |url=https://archive.org/details/islandofformosap00davi |location=London and New York |ol=6931635M }}
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==External links==
*[http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/53156954-1528-461f-af8b-54c517a435a4 THSR Taipei Station]
*[https://tip.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip/tip00H/tipH41/viewStaInfo/1000 TRA Taipei Station]
*[https://english.metro.taipei/cp.aspx?n=1BE0AF76C79F9A38 TRTC Route Map & Timetables ]
*{{cite news |author1=Han Cheung |title=Taiwan in Time: From 'railway wharf' to national transport hub |url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2020/08/30/2003742509 |access-date=30 August 2020 |work=Taipei Times |date=30 August 2020}}.

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