Old station-front streets, transfer crowds, and Southeast Asian eateries and grocery stores
The closest neighborhoods in the same city.
The area in front of Zhongli Station is the transfer hub for Zhongli and southern Taoyuan, with all the major bus terminals around the station. The Taiwan Railway Zhongli Station alone sees about 49,000 passenger trips a day, ranking 6th among all Taiwan Railway stations. That foot traffic supports the streets in front of the station: hotels, bookstores, banks, and fast food restaurants lined up one after another. On Yuanhua Road, Zhongping Road, and Xinxing Road—whether at the front or the rear of the station—you'll find Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Filipino eateries and grocery stores. If you want some fresh air, head west to Laojie River, where the riverbank has been turned into a waterfront walking path and bike path.
Right next to Laojie River is the Airport MRT A22 Laojie River Station, with its exit on Zhongfeng Road. Combined with Taiwan Railway, public transit here ranks 1st among Taoyuan's 11 neighborhoods. Convenience of daily life also ranks 1st—for groceries, there's First Market on Zhongzheng Road, which opened back in 1973. For shopping, head to Zhongping Road, which was converted into a pedestrian zone in 2006, closed to traffic on weekends, aiming to draw young people with its clothing shops. Zhongli Elementary School on Yanping Road has a school district that also takes in parts of Beian and Beishi villages in Pingzhen.
Green space is scarce here—greenery ranks last, 11th out of Taoyuan's 11 neighborhoods. The shopping district in front of the station has seen less foot traffic in recent years due to shifting commercial centers, the rise of shopping malls, and online shopping, leading to higher storefront vacancy rates and quite a few for-rent signs. The area around the station will also be under construction for several more years—the underground Zhongli Station isn't expected to open until 2033, and Airport MRT A23 has been pushed back to 2029.
Zhongli's old name was Jianzaili, referring to the two river valleys carved out by Laojie River and Xinjie River; the name "Zhongli" comes from its location midway between Zhuqian and Tamsui. In 1893, the "Zhongli Railway Wharf" was established here—this was the predecessor of Zhongli Station. At No. 99 Fuxing Road, the Zhongping Road Story House is a Japanese-era dormitory built in 1930, renovated and opened to the public in 2015. The station's rear entrance opened in 1995, and the urban section of Laojie River was uncovered in 2011.
The Airport MRT extension to Zhongli Station, A23, had its timeline pushed back in a 2024 announcement to July 2029, coordinated with the extension of the Green Line to Zhongli. Taiwan Railway's Zhongli Station will be converted into an underground station as part of the first phase of the railway's undergrounding project; the revised plan was approved in August 2026, and the current timeline has it opening in January 2033.
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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