Xinzhongshan Linear Park, Taipei, Taiwan

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About Xinzhongshan Linear Park

Xinzhongshan Linear Park is a pedestrian green corridor shaped by the former surface alignment of the Taiwan Railway Administration railway between Zhongshan and Shuanglian. Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation began renovating the green space between the two MRT stations in 2017. The project formed part of the city museum plan, expanded the green area by 14 percent and added a pedestrian walkway. The railway origin is not a decorative theme applied to an unrelated garden; it is the structure that explains the park’s long, narrow form and its direct relationship with the metro system.

The work redesigned urban space rather than creating an isolated destination behind gates. Railway space was replaced with planting, while local community expectations informed children’s facilities and improvements to the surrounding environment. Nearby cultural and commercial places, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, the underground mall and neighbourhood shopping streets, remain part of the setting. The result is both a route and a place to pause: pedestrians can move between stations through landscaped public space while staying connected to the surrounding Zhongshan district. This transport, railway and neighbourhood context distinguishes Xinzhongshan Linear Park from a conventional rectangular city park.

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What's inside

Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation divides the 500-metre park above Zhongshan Metro Mall into five named areas: Shuttle Plaza, Rover Station, Lunar Forest Plaza, Jazz Square and Constellation Play Area. These zones turn a single linear walk into a sequence of public spaces rather than one lawn or one central monument. The park supports recreation, exercise and exhibitions. Jazz Square itself has a dancing area for street-dance practice and a garden area for sitting among greenery.

The park and the mall beneath it are connected but are not the same attraction. Zhongshan Metro Mall is an 815-metre facility between Taipei Main Station and Shuanglian Station, with seven entrances and four squares. The section from Zhongshan Station to Jazz Square contains the underground book street, with books, stationery, handicrafts, light meals, drinks and coffee. Exits connect the corridor with the Station Front, Nanxi and Chifeng Street shopping districts.

A craft fair is scheduled for the second weekend of each month, while food trucks appear on weekends and Jazz Square hosts music activity. Those programmed elements can change and should not be treated as permanent fixtures. The five zones, surface planting, underground passages and station-linked plazas are the dependable physical framework to look for during a walk.

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How long to spend

No recommended visit duration is published. The surface park is 500 metres long and contains five zones, so plan by choosing whether to walk through or stop at individual areas. A direct surface crossing keeps the visit between Zhongshan and Shuanglian stations. Pausing at Shuttle Plaza, Rover Station, Lunar Forest Plaza, Jazz Square or Constellation Play Area turns the same corridor into a sequence of shorter encounters. Exercise, exhibitions and activity at Jazz Square can extend a stop without changing the physical length of the park.

The underground component creates a different itinerary. Zhongshan Metro Mall runs 815 metres between Taipei Main Station and Shuanglian Station. Its section between Zhongshan Station and Jazz Square contains the underground book street, with books, stationery, handicrafts, food, drinks and coffee among the listed offerings. Descending to browse there, following the mall toward Taipei Main Station or returning to the surface adds a separate branch to the park walk.

For a compact route, choose Zhongshan and Shuanglian as the endpoints and remain on the surface. For a broader district visit, add one named component such as Jazz Square, the book street or Chifeng Street, then set the finish before starting. Time will vary with stops, pedestrian conditions and temporary events, but the station endpoints and named zones make the scope clear.

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Season and crowds

The park is open 24 hours daily and is listed for year-round visits. Shops, underground businesses, toilets, lifts, performances and markets may keep separate hours. A surface walk between the metro stations can therefore be planned independently of retail opening times, while a visit centred on a particular business or activity needs a separate schedule check. The attraction page lists creative shops and studios around the corridor but does not give one shared timetable for them.

Choose a time that matches the part of the site you need. The landscaped pedestrian route remains the constant element. Wheelchair access, an accessible elevator and accessible toilets are listed, but visitors who depend on a particular lift or facility should confirm its availability before travelling. A temporary installation or organised programme may also change movement through a plaza even while the wider corridor remains accessible.

Xinzhongshan is a working connection between Zhongshan and Shuanglian stations rather than a garden with one gate and one daily opening. Entering at one station and leaving at the other keeps the visit workable when a shop is closed or an event is absent. Recheck the Taipei Travel attraction page for current access information, then check the relevant operator separately for any business, performance or market that is essential to the visit.

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Tickets

Admission price: Not recorded. Taipei Travel lists no park ticket or reservation procedure. Shops, food businesses and temporary events may charge separately. The park is presented as a metro-linked pedestrian corridor, while commercial and programmed elements sit within or around the wider station area. Keep those costs separate instead of treating the whole area as one attraction with one admission.

Zhongshan Underground Book Street, the underground plaza, Jazz Square, creative shops and studios are named in the attraction description. Browsing or walking past them does not establish the price of a purchase, performance or organised activity. When a temporary exhibition, concert or market is the reason for visiting, consult that organiser for any booking condition. Metro fares are also separate from entry to the surface corridor.

A walk focused on the park requires no advance ticketing step listed by Taipei Travel. Begin from Zhongshan or Shuanglian station and use the corridor as public space between them. Budget only for the transport, shopping, food or event choices actually added to the route. This distinction matters because the park, metro facilities and nearby businesses share a connected setting but do not share a single admission product or price.

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Getting there

Use Zhongshan and Shuanglian MRT stations as the clearest endpoints for Xinzhongshan Linear Park. Taipei Travel’s current mobile visitor-information route starts at Zhongshan Station Exit 4, enters Xinzhongshan Linear Park, continues to Shuanglian Station Exit 1 and Minsheng West Road, then uses Chifeng Street and Lane 41 before returning through the park to Zhongshan Station Exit 4. That official circuit shows why the park should be approached as a corridor with several useful entry points rather than as a single front gate.

A simple through-walk can begin at either station and finish at the other. Starting at Zhongshan places the southern end beside the station area and the underground book-street connections. Starting at Shuanglian reverses the same north–south relationship. The official visitor route adds Chifeng Street to form a neighbourhood loop, but that street section is optional and should not be confused with the park itself. Minsheng West Road marks the northern reference used by the route.

Taipei Travel also places a free local travel-information service at the R9 Exit Plaza in the Zhongshan area on weekends, with published duty periods on its service page. Check that page for the current staffed times rather than assuming assistance is always present. Keep the station exit number visible in your directions because “Zhongshan” names both the station area and the wider district.

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What to watch out for

Xinzhongshan Linear Park is a pedestrian corridor: Taipei City states that bicycles and motorcycles are prohibited. Signs mark the restriction, and violations may draw fines of NT$600–NT$1,800. Keep the narrow path clear for pedestrians, take care at street crossings, and check temporary event layouts before walking through the corridor.

The vehicle restriction protects a safe walking and exercise environment; it is not simply a suggestion about considerate riding. Follow the signs rather than treating the long, railway-shaped space as a cycle route. No-smoking signs are painted on curbs inside the park to remind people not to smoke nearby. Observe those markings and keep smoke away from the pedestrian space.

Temporary events may change plaza layouts; follow current barriers and signs.

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Photography

Photograph Xinzhongshan Linear Park as a sequence of railway memory, planting and public art rather than expecting one dominant viewpoint. The corridor follows the former surface route of the Tamsui railway line. In 2001, the inherited space became a linear green strip with trees, flowers, paths and small lawns. Those repeated elements make the long axis, transitions between plazas and contrast with surrounding streets the defining visual subjects.

Public artworks arrived at different stages. A glass-mosaic project based on drawings by 80 Rixin Elementary School pupils dates to 1995. In 2009, cooperation between Taipei Metro and the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei brought contemporary works into the corridor between Zhongshan Station and Taipei Main Station. The collection includes sculpture, interactive installation, sound art and landscape work rather than one uniform medium. Later redesign retained public art within new concrete, pebble-finish and planted surroundings.

Use the artwork’s labels to identify a piece instead of assigning a title from appearance alone. Keep photographs within the pedestrian space and leave room around station entrances, paths and installations. Markets and performances can temporarily change sightlines, while the permanent railway alignment remains legible through the corridor’s direction. No general photography ban is recorded; follow current signs and event-staff instructions.

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