Step off the MRT straight into a medical centre, in a school-centred residential area
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Wanfang Hospital Station is built into the hospital itself: step off the train and you're there. The Wanfang commercial area centres on the hospital and the MRT station, with shops selling medical supplies, chain restaurants, daily necessities and traditional snacks. Around them are China University of Technology, Taiwan Police College, Wanfang Senior High School and Xinghua Elementary School; the MRT, hospital and schools bring in foot traffic, so chain stores have moved in too. It is a classic school-centred residential district, with markets, parks and a hospital.
The Wenhu Line has two stations in this neighborhood, Wanfang Hospital Station and Xinhai Station to the north. The Wanfang commercial area as defined by the city's Commerce Office runs along Xinglong Road Section 3 between Xinhai Road Section 5 and Wanfang Road; what people usually mean by the Wanfang commercial area is the stretch from Wanfang Hospital to Xinhai Station. For public transport, this neighborhood ranks 37th out of Taipei's 73 neighborhoods, and 32nd for greenery, both middling. The medical centre is right by the station, and the Wenshan Sports Center is also on Xinglong Road Section 3. The elementary schools are Xinghua Elementary School and Xinhai Elementary School.
For everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 69th among Taipei's 73 neighborhoods, so be prepared to walk a bit further for your daily groceries. All five li in this neighborhood have slopes; homes cluster along Xinglong Road and Xinhai Road, and leaving the main roads usually means climbing. Xinhai Road Section 4 cuts through the middle of the neighborhood, and Xingchang Village to the north is entirely hillside. Xingde Village to the south also hugs the western slope of Xianji Rock.
Wanfang Hospital was built by the city government in 1989, but financial problems delayed its opening for years; in 1996 it was contracted out to Taipei Medical University to run. When it opened in February 1997, it was Taipei's first publicly-built, privately-operated municipal hospital. Wanfang Hospital Station opened a year before the hospital, with the Muzha Line in 1996, in a structure shared with the hospital building. Xinhai Station was originally going to be called Wanmei Street, but was renamed to clearly mark the nearby Xinhai Tunnel and Xinhai Road. The hospital passed its medical centre accreditation in 2012.
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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