Solo score 4 out of 5: Very comfortableMultiple sources agree · checked 2026-10
Pingxi Old Street
平溪老街 · show this name to taxi drivers
A quieter, more local old street than Shifen, on a slope beneath the Pingxi Line, where trains cross an elevated track right above the street. Walk it for a grilled sausage and a cup of mian cha, and find Taiwan's oldest round post box outside the post office.
At a glance for one
Admission
Free
Free to walk. Food and lanterns are paid for at each shop.
Hours
Open 24 hours
The street is always open, but most shops open only in the daytime and many close on weekdays.
Time needed
30-60 minutes
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
- From Pingxi Station, walk off the end of the platform into the old street
- Wait under the elevated track for a train to pass overhead
- Find the round cast-iron post box from 1941 in front of Pingxi Post Office, the oldest of its kind in Taiwan
- Snack along the way: Railway Hot Sausage at No. 18 (closed Mondays) and the mian cha shop at No. 35 (closed Wednesdays and Thursdays)
- Lanterns are sold here too. Release one only where the official release-zone signs allow, between 06:00 and 22:00, and never on the tracks
- The trail to the Eight Immortals Cave next to Guanyinyan Temple was closed for repairs as of October 2026
Don't miss: A train crossing overhead, the 1941 post box and a grilled sausage.
Best time to go alone: A weekend, from late morning to mid-afternoon, when most stalls are open. On weekdays many shops are closed.
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: Pingxi Station on the Pingxi Line. The old street starts at the end of the platform. Bus 795 from MRT Taipei Zoo Station also stops at Pingxi Old Street. Check the timetable before you go back.
Pingxi St., Pingxi Dist., New Taipei City (beside Pingxi Station)
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Sources & checks
Multiple sources agree · 2026-10
- Official visitor information (newtaipei.travel)
- Official visitor information (taiwantrip.com.tw)
- News report (businesstoday.com.tw)
- Blog (taiwanobsessed.com)
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