Taipei Travel

During the Japanese era, in order to develop the hot spring tourism in Xinbeitou area, the Xinbeitou branch line was built. In 1916 (Taisho 5th year), the "Xinbeitou Chengjiangsuo" was established and renamed as "Xinbeitou Yi (Station)". The place name Xinbeitou was born from this. Xinbeitou Station is the only century-old station in Taipei City. However, due to the suspension of the Beidan Line in 1988, the station became history, and the station body was demolished and relocated to Taiwan Folk Village in Changhua.

In 2003, the awareness of the preservation of cultural assets rose. The Taipei City Government and non-governmental organizations joined together to fight to bring the station home. After several twists and turns, Ri Rong Assets Co., Ltd. felt the enthusiasm and expectations of Taipei residents for the return of the station and agreed to donate Xinbeitou Station to the Department of Cultural Affairs of Taipei City Government for free.

In 2016, the decision of reassembly location was finalized in Qixing Park near the original site (as seen today), and the restoration project began immediately. The reassembly was completed in April 2017 and was opened to the public again.