Solo score 4 out of 5: Very comfortableMultiple sources agree · checked 2026-10
Xinbeitou Historic Station
新北投車站（歷史車站） · show this name to taxi drivers
Taipei's only surviving century-old wooden railway station, opened in 1916, moved away in 1988 and rebuilt beside Xinbeitou MRT Station in 2017. It's free and small, an easy first stop in Beitou.
At a glance for one
Admission
Free
Free entry, no ticket needed.
Hours
10:00–18:00 · Closed Mon
Last entry 17:50. The train carriage section sometimes closes for events or exhibition changes while the rest of the station stays open.
Time needed
15-30 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
- Come out of Xinbeitou MRT Station and cross to the old wooden station on Qixing Street, beside Qixing Park
- Entry is free and you don't need a ticket. It's closed on Mondays, and last entry is 17:50
- Walk through the station hall and its displays on the old railway line to Beitou
- Step into the old train carriage outside if it's open. It sometimes closes for events or exhibition changes
- No food, drinks or pets inside
- From here, walk up Zhongshan Road to Beitou Park and Thermal Valley
Don't miss: The carved brackets under the eaves and the dormer windows on the roof, then the old train carriage.
Best time to go alone: A weekday morning, at the start of a Beitou day.
Getting there
MRT: Xinbeitou (R22A), right next to the MRT station, about 1 min on foot.
No. 1, Qixing St., Beitou Dist., Taipei City
臺北市北投區七星街1號
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Sources & checks
Multiple sources agree · 2026-10
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