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Jingtong Old Street & Station
菁桐老街・菁桐車站 · show this name to taxi drivers
The quiet end of the line: a Japanese-era wooden station, the only original wooden station building left on the Pingxi Line, and a tiny old street of mining-town houses hung with bamboo wish tubes. Walk it slowly, have lunch at the miners' canteen or a coffee by the window, and catch a train back.
At a glance for one
Admission
Free
Free to walk around.
Hours
Open 24 hours
The street and station area are always open, but shops keep daytime hours and many close by late afternoon.
Time needed
45 minutes to 1 hour
Booking
Not needed
Minimum
None
Details can change. Check on site before you rely on hours, prices or payment.
How to visit, step by step
- Ride the Pingxi Line to the end at Jingtong and tap your EasyCard out at the reader
- Look around the wooden station building, then stroll Jingtong Old Street, where visitors hang bamboo tubes with written wishes
- Have lunch at Hongbao Miners' Canteen (until 15:30, closed Tuesdays) or a coffee at Carbon Coffee (closed Tuesdays)
- The Sky Lantern Hall at No. 141, Sec. 2, Jing'an Road is closed for renovation, so don't plan on going inside
- Don't walk along the railway to Pingxi. Take the train or bus 795 instead
- Trains are infrequent, so check the time of the next train back before you start exploring
Don't miss: The wooden station and the bamboo wish tubes along the old street.
Best time to go alone: A weekday morning or early afternoon, when it is at its quietest. Many shops close by late afternoon.
Before you go
Four easy day trips into New Taipei by public transport, alone. Jiufen and Jinguashi, Shifen and the Pingxi Line, Tamsui and Bali, and the North Coast, with how to get there, what to eat on your own and when to head back.
Read: Day trips from Taipei on your own →Getting there
Getting there: Jingtong Station, the last stop on the Pingxi Line. Bus 795 from MRT Taipei Zoo Station also stops at Jingtongkeng (Jingtong Old Street). Trains are infrequent, so check the timetable before you go back.
Around No. 52, Jingtong St. (Jingtong Station), Pingxi Dist., New Taipei City
新北市平溪區菁桐街52號（菁桐車站）一帶
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Sources & checks
Multiple sources agree · 2026-10
- Official visitor information (newtaipei.travel)
- Official visitor information (taiwantrip.com.tw)
- Supertaste by TVBS (supertaste.tvbs.com.tw)
- Blog (taiwanobsessed.com)
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