The old town north of the station, with the Taoyuan Grand Temple and Japanese-style dormitories on Zhongzheng Road
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Taoyuan Station sees about 55,000 people passing through daily. Exiting to the north, you'll find the station-front commercial district along Zhongzheng Road, where department stores, electronics shops, restaurants, and movie theaters are clustered together in this stretch of streets. Jingfu Temple, commonly known as the Taoyuan Grand Temple, sits within this commercial district and serves as the shared center of worship for Taoyuan's fifteen villages; it sits on a roundabout, facing the station some distance away. About a 5-minute walk from the station, in Alley 77 off Zhongzheng Road, you'll find a group of Japanese-style police dormitories completed in 1937, which after restoration became Taoyuan 77 Arts Town, home to restaurants and small arts shops.
Shopping and healthcare are the strongest points of this neighborhood—it ranks #1 among Taoyuan's 11 neighborhoods for everyday shopping, and #1 for medical care. Dongmen Market is on Chunri Road at the east side of the neighborhood, and if you have kids, Dongmen Elementary School is right within the neighborhood on Dongguo Street. Public transit ranks #3, and in the future both Taoyuan Station and Jingfu Temple will have stops on the MRT Green Line.
Green space is limited and the streets aren't particularly clean—this neighborhood ranks #10 for greenery and #11 (last) for cleanliness among Taoyuan's 11 neighborhoods. The railway forms the southern border of this neighborhood, and the station itself sits right on that boundary—the area behind the station isn't included here, so be sure to check carefully when looking for housing. The area around the station will remain under construction for several more years, as the underground Taoyuan Station isn't expected to open until 2033.
Taoyuan was originally called 'Humao Zhuang' (Tiger Thatch Village); after settlers planted peach trees throughout the area, it became known as 'Taoziyuan' (Peach Garden). By the time of the 1888 land survey under the Qing dynasty, the fish-scale registers already recorded the name as 'Taoyuan'. Jingfu Temple was completed in 1811, dedicated primarily to Kaizhang Shengwang, and is now a city-designated historic site. In 1893, a 'Taoziyuan Railway Wharf' was established here; the line was rebuilt in 1905, the station building was rebuilt in wood, and the station name was set as 'Taoyuan'. The police dormitory complex, completed in 1937, didn't open as Taoyuan 77 Arts Town until 2018. Starting in 2015, the station switched to a temporary building to make way for the railway's undergrounding.
The comprehensive plan for undergrounding the railway was approved in 2020, and a revised plan was approved in August 2026. Taoyuan Station is included in the first phase, with the current schedule targeting a January 2033 opening. The MRT Green Line will have stops at both Taoyuan Station and Jingfu Temple. The Department of Rapid Transit Systems' current schedule calls for the northern section, from Kengkou to the Art and Cultural District, to open first in 2026, while the main line won't open until 2030.
Compared with the 11 Taoyuan neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
Hospitals with inpatient beds (2020 data), public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area, high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores. Many Tokyo junior high students attend private schools, so junior high catchments are only a guide.
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