The Railway Department Park at the Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, a day of fun for train captains Do you have a little railroad fan in your family? You can't miss the Railway Department Park at the Tibo Museum, which is full of retro flavors and Japanese and European architectural tastes. Not only can you see a series of old model trains, but you can also experience the fun of being a little train captain and feeling the joy of riding a train, so bring your kids here to have fun!

Taipei's most beautiful monument Taiwan Museum of Art Railway Department Campus has undergone 16 years of renovation, and finally met with everyone before the summer vacation this year.

Enjoy the history and artifacts of railroads from the Japanese colonial period to modern times in the romantic and beautiful exhibition rooms, where model trains, railroad signs, and even the Juguang, coaches, and stations are all authentically reproduced.

In addition, the children's special exhibition allows children to become one-day conductors, driving a small train around, so that parents can play indoors in the cold air all day, is definitely a fun attraction that can not be missed this summer.

Taiwanese Museum of Modern Art Address: No. 2, Sec. 1, Yanping North Road, Datong District, Taipei City. Opening hours: 09:30~17:00, closed on Mondays. Tickets: Full ticket NT$100, half ticket NT$50. The four museums combined ticket is NT$130 for a full ticket and NT$65 for a half ticket. Visit this museum and the Paleontology Museum, the South Gate Museum and the North Gate Museum within one month from the date of ticket purchase. Official website: Ministry of Railway Park official website. MRT Transportation/How to get there MRT: Take the MRT Xindian Line to Exit 2 of Beimen Station or the Danshui Xinyi Line to Exit 7 of Taipei Station and walk for 5 minutes. Bus: You can take a bus to the MRT Beimen Station, Taipei Post Office, and United Hospital Zhongxing Campus, please see the official website of the Ministry of Railway Park for detailed information. Parking at the Taitung Museum Railway Department Parking Taipei Underground Street Parking Lot B2 (Zhengzhou Road), Times Yanping Kaifeng Parking Lot, Yingan 168 Zhonghua North Gate Parking Lot. History of Taiwan Museum Railway Department Park In 1884 Taiwan governor Liu Ming-chuan hired foreign consultants to build a machine bureau inside the Danshui River wharf to assemble guns and ammunition and to mint currency. In 1895, the Japanese military took over the Machine Bureau and transformed it into the Taipei Arms Repair Institute, which manufactured and repaired weapons under the control of the Army, and could manufacture projectiles, letter tubes, small cannonballs, and medicine? It was renamed as Taiwan Artillery Factory. 1900, it was transferred from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Railways and renamed as Taipei Workshop in the same year. In 1908, the opening of the Western Taiwan Railway, in response to the railroad traffic volume and vehicle maintenance needs increased greatly, in 1909, Taipei Works new vehicle repair workshop, coating workshop. 1918, the new Ministry of Railways Hall, forming the South Hall, the North Factory. In 1934, Taipei Works moved to Songshan (the current site for the Taipei Machine Works), the old buildings in the street outline refurbished and eliminated, reopened to the public in 2020, so that Taipei residents and friends to witness its dazzling splendor once again. Features of the Ministry of Railways Building at the Taiwan Museum The most important building and the one that occupies the largest area is the "Ministry of Railways Hall", which is a brick and wood structure with a reddish color that makes it still eye-catching in the busy streets. The front of the building has two symmetrical towers as the entrance, and the rounded shape is designed according to the corner of the intersection, giving it a beautiful arc. Supported by three classical columns on each side and a large slot window on the mono-pitched roof, the gorgeous European style is still incredibly beautiful through time, adding a touch of romantic flavor to the hinterland of Taipei Station. Attractions near Taipei Station There are a superb number of attractions near Taipei Station, or you can easily take a day trip by transferring to Dadaocheng and Ximending. Mitsui Warehouse, Beimen Square, Beimen Branch of the Postal Museum, Fudai Street Foreign House, Zhongshan Hall, Earthen Silver Exhibition Hall, and the Taipei Memorial Hall on February 28th.

After visiting a number of Japanese-style buildings in Taipei, I was looking forward to the official opening of the Ministry of Railway Park, which has a beautiful appearance and is located in an important transportation location, and together with the Mitsui Warehouse, Beimen Plaza, North Gate Branch of the Postal Museum, and the Fudai Street Building, form a cluster of historical monuments in Taipei.

In addition to adding greenery and European flavor to the hinterland around Taipei Station, it also allows you to read about the past and present of Taipei City in an open space, which is not an exaggeration to call it an open museum.

With the Ministry of Railways Park as the center, looking east to Taipei 101, north to Dadaocheng, and south to Ximending, no matter which direction you go, it's an in-depth tour of both history and food.

Railroad fans and families should follow me into this magical and beautiful romantic memory.

Take the MRT to Beimen Station, take Exit 2 to the ground level, and turn around to see the Ministry of Railways campus, but you have to turn left on Yanping North Road from Tacheng Street to get to the main entrance.

Along the way, you can see the exterior of the Ministry of Railways, the elegant red brick arch wall with greenery, and the interior is illuminated with a halo light, which seems to pull people back to their past memories.

The high school I attended was also a red building left over from the Japanese colonial period, so I feel more familiar with the scenery in front of me.

Before long, the North Gate and the Taipei Post Office appeared in front of us, two old monuments looking at each other, and the Ministry of Railways*** with the construction of the historical imagery of Taipei City.

You see, the Ministry of Railways is not really beautiful, so people can not wait to go inside to visit it.

Wait a minute, please line up in order, you will first get a vaccination fill out a sheet, then come to the ticket office to get a ticket with a QR code and then you can enter through the induction gate, but please pay attention to the following:

Pets, tripods, and *** sticks are not allowed in the park. No food or drink is allowed inside the park. There are two restaurants and rest areas for drinking. There is a mail locker at the entrance, which can be utilized by those who need it. Hall 1 floor

The overall space of the Ministry of Railways is not small, there are six buildings including the Ministry of Railways Hall, Octagonal Building, Power Room, Canteen, Public Works Room and Wartime Command Center, and there is also the eastern fence and stone path of the city-defined monument "Remains of the Qing Dynasty Machine Bureau".

But in fact, the exhibition room at the entrance to the halls of the main, remember to get a map on the first floor of the halls of a more sense of direction, in accordance with the halls of the octagonal building → power supply room → engineering room → cafeteria in the order of the strategy can be easy to play.

Remind, holiday crowd, we encountered the restaurant's hot food sold out only left drinks embarrassment, parents and children can consider first fill the children's stomach before shopping.

Then you can browse online one by one.

First, walk through the gates to the first floor of the hall, where you'll find two permanent exhibits, our railroads and the daily life of a train.

Our Railroads includes Centennial Chronicles and Railroad Routes, which brings you the history of Taiwan's railroads.

The first exhibition is about Liu Ming-chuan's railroad building in 1880 to the modern life of Taiwan's high-speed railroads, and the related artifacts and illustrations in the window make you feel like you are taking a train of memories through Taiwan's history, which is much more appealing to children than a textbook.

Railroad Routes

I love the design of this exhibit, with a large projection wall that constantly rotates historical photos of stations and trains. Underneath the screen is a geographic model of Taiwan, with the railroad routes illuminated from time to time, making it very playful.

On both sides, there are touch screens where you can select different railroad routes to enjoy the historical information of each station, this area should not be missed.

Industrial railroad

This is a dark analog tunnel, I thought there would be a train crashing through ..... It turned out to be just projecting a passage.

Power Evolution

This area is a must-see for rail fans, with a number of model trains on display, such as this steam train, which reminds me of Hokkaido's Niseko trains. The sound of the whistle and the white misty smoke is the romance of the railroads.

Juguang

This is also a very cool area.

The park is a real representation of the Juguang carriages, with windows made of fluorescent screens to create a feeling of movement of the vehicles, and with the sound of the train coming from time to time, it is quite realistic.

The luggage on the shelves is also a decorative item, which allows people to see that the heavy cost of restoration is really different after 16 years of repairs.

Tickets travel

Here to show the previous thin paper tickets and the current perforated rectangular tickets, the most popular tickets than the success of the chase points as well as very happy it.

Buses

Wow, even the model buses have been brought here ..... Classical front shape, the rear is the dining car compartment, the details are not sloppy, railroad fans again scream crazy.

Isn't it, although this is not as good as Kim Jong-un's Joy Train, not to mention the Corpse Train, but the nostalgic atmosphere makes people press the shutter constantly, super good shot.

Even the name plates of the trains are here, showing that in the early days they were mostly military and political.

Wooden station

Since the front of the train is carried here, it is normal that there is a station here, right~~~ Simple color tone, small station building is also the focus of tourists to take pictures.

Vault exhibition

This vault is not like the vault of the earth and silver exhibition hall, placed a few old and worn cabinets, no real gold or banknotes.

Hall 2

Then walk up the stairs to the second floor. By the way, parents please remember to remind your children not to run and jump when going up and down the stairs, in addition to avoiding the danger, but also to take care of the monument floor.

Railroad travel

This familiar Taiwan Railroad gate is linked to my Japanese memories, insert the ticket, and then pull it up with a click.

Visitors can choose their own language for the announcement, and since I often take the high-speed train on business trips, the sound is inexplicably familiar to me.

The running lights on the carriages are not full of memories for you?

The more I look at it, the more I feel the urge to travel by rail.

The permanent exhibition of dynamic model railroads on Taiwan's parallel lines recreates the era of Taiwan's railroads from the 1970s to the 1980s, and the scenes around the third-generation train station in Taipei.

The exquisite models with lighting changes are loved by both adults and children.

At the entrance, there is a lighted timetable, so you can take photos of yourself.

The North Gate, Mitsui Warehouse and the General Post Office stand out among the concrete buildings.

The original appearance of the Ministry of Railways, the main open area is the left half of the center corridor, the right half of the building has been removed, leaving only the Qing Dynasty Machinery Bureau of the street, so people sigh monuments are not easy to preserve.

While waiting for the light show, you might want to take a break at the outside seating area. I'm not exaggerating, but on this day, I walked until the tendons in my left leg cramped up, because every corner was too good to photograph.

Signal Transmission

The level crossing lights, which are usually only seen from afar, have become the object of children's play, so please remind your parents not to damage the equipment by pressing it too hard.

The three-dimensional plasterwork exhibition area

In addition to railroad artifacts, the building itself is also worth tourists to slowly appreciate the focus, especially the second floor of the large wide room, the oval ceiling and Roman columns let people see the Ministry of Railways once magnificent, this kind of opulence can also be seen in the Taipei Hotel.

Souvenir Shop/Cafeteria

The exterior is a wooden two-story Western-style building with stairs and corridors connecting the hall and cafeteria. It is now used as a souvenir store, where you can buy railway books, models, puzzles, toys, etc. as a perfect ending to your trip.

A special feature is that the windows are decorated with photographs of the renovation, which not only shades the light, but also reminds the monument of the difficulty of maintenance.

We are also looking forward to the rebirth of more old houses in Taipei. If you like Japanese architecture as much as I do, take advantage of the period when you can't go abroad to take a light trip to Japan in the alleys of Taipei.

The octagonal building / men's restroom

After strolling through the exhibition room, we came to the outdoor.

First, there is the Octagonal Building, built in 1919, with a slate tile roof and a main structure of reinforced concrete hollow octagonal columns, with a vent above, connected to the exterior wall by eight reinforced concrete beams, and the exterior wall is made of washed stones and wall dividing lines to show the classical style of imitation stone masonry.

At that time, even in modern times can be said to be quite advanced toilet ah.

Look at the octagonal urinal with eight people pouring their whole body in the same direction, the view is special.

Dining Room/Power Room

Created as early as 1925, it may have been used for mechanical power generation or as a single-floor power supply for a power storage plant.

The structure is a brick load-bearing wall with pilasters, a wooden trussed roof, and a ventilated air window above, commonly known as the Prince's Building.

Now as a restaurant, the price of the main food from 220 yuan is the price of the landscape restaurant, but the holiday crowd, too late to be too late to have to eat mental preparation.

The restoration of the monuments show workshop/workshop

The construction date should be in 1934 after the relocation of the Taipei Workshop, for the Western-style wooden single-storey wooden building.

The highlight here is that children can play with clay and sculpture, while mom and dad can cool off with a drink.

Children's Exhibition Steam Dream Factory

A must-see for families, the Children's Exhibition takes children into the world of steam trains to learn about the evolution of power, the mechanical structure of a train, the process of converting steam into kinetic energy, and to see who worked on a steam train, and to enter into a fantasy train journey.

A variety of fine and lovely dashboards really do not and you call together, net beauty card is also suitable.

Total **** planning jigsaw puzzles, screen painting, charcoal throwing practice range, block trains and the hottest little driving test ride experience, parents come to line up.

Taiwan Railway Hotel (1908-1945)

Taking Taiwan's first Western-style hotel, the Taiwan Railway Hotel, as the theme, visitors are led to recognize the building from the hotel's equipment and décor, as well as the tenants who stayed there, etc. It is a pity that it was destroyed during the Taipei Air Raid, and is not available to be seen.

Exhibition Date: 2020/04/28 ~ 2021/04/30 Exhibition Venue: 1st floor of the hall. Successful shuttle bus

Taiwanese Museum of Fine Arts has a free shuttle bus service to the four parks under its jurisdiction, and you can go to and from different parks by presenting your ticket.

The Ministry of Railway Park has a super elaborate railroad theme that railroad fans will absolutely love. The children's special exhibition in the park can drive a small train, play games, indoor air-conditioning makes parents super happy. With the attractions near the Taipei Station to plan a day trip to the history and food, parents and children walk through the city of Taipei on the sauce to play.