A column-free station under a big roof, a linear park on the old railway line, and a transfer between two MRT lines
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Minquan W. Rd. Station's concourse is built at ground level under a big roof with no columns in sight; it is held up entirely by a dense web of trusses. The station sits at the junction of Minquan West Road and the linear park, which used to be the old Tamsui Line railway and now marks the boundary between Datong District and Zhongshan District. Step out the west or south exits and you're in Minquan Village, Datong District, home to Shuanglian Elementary School, Chengyuan High School, and Penglai Temple.
The Tamsui-Xinyi Line runs under the linear park and the Zhonghe-Xinlu Line runs under Minquan West Road; the two lines meet here, with ten exits in total. That's why public transport here ranks 2nd out of Taipei's 73 neighborhoods. In December 2024, the station saw about 49,000 entries and exits a day on average. Convenience of daily life ranks 5th too, and most everyday errands can be handled right nearby. Besides Shuanglian Elementary School, there's also Datong Elementary School up in Penglai Village to the north.
Greenery ranks 44th; the main green space in this neighborhood is the linear park. This neighborhood straddles both Datong and Zhongshan Districts, so check which district you actually fall under before registering your household or heading to the district office. Shuanglian Market and the main structure of Shuanglian Station are actually in the Zhongshan Station neighborhood to the south, not here.
The old place name Shuanglian came from Shuanglian Pond, two connected ponds once located around today's Minsheng West Road and Jinxi Street; in the 1910s the ponds were drained and turned into paddy fields. Chengyuan High School traces its roots to a study society, the Yanxiuhui, founded in 1897, which became Chengyuan School in 1906. Minquan W. Rd. Station opened in 1997 with the Tamsui Line, making it one of the first underground MRT stations in Taiwan. In 2010, the Xinzhuang Line and Luzhou Line opened, turning this station into a transfer point between two lines.
Compared with the 73 Taipei neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
NHI-contracted hospitals, public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area (estimated from the 2026 school-year village/neighborhood catchment table, treating every neighborhood in a village as equal in size; "Shared catchment" means families there can choose between two or more schools), high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores.
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