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Now out of service; to board TRA trains, please proceed to the new station. **Highlights** ◼️ One of the most completely preserved stations in Taiwan ◼️ A “three-generation” complex: new station, old station, and first-generation station standing together Taichung Railway Station is the largest in central Taiwan and sits at the midpoint of the island’s west-coast mainline. **First Generation** The first Taichung Station was built in 1905 (Meiji 38) as a timber structure. When it became inadequate, the second-generation station was erected in 1917 (Taishō 6). This brick edifice, in free Classicist style, features a central spire and pedimented façade that display exquisite architectural artistry; its roof is clad in copper tiles. It remains one of Taiwan’s most intact stations and is designated a National Monument (formerly Grade-2 under the previous heritage law). Railway elevation has ushered Taichung into a new era, leaving a “three-generation” ensemble: new, old, and first-generation stations side by side. The forecourt has been paved, landscaped, and furnished with accessible paths, roads, and sidewalks, creating a modern urban leisure space. Road reconfiguration and landscape renewal integrate contemporary plazas and green imagery with the century-old station, revitalizing and reanimating its historic character.