Taipei Tour｜Mining Memories on the Pingxi Line｜Wandering in Jingtong Old Street🚂

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The sound of bells ringing from the wooden station building beside the railway tracks seems to call travelers back to the coal mining heyday of the 1920s. Jingtong Old Street, the terminus of the Pingxi Line, retains the most complete mining settlement style in Taiwan. On the mottled red brick walls of the "Shidi Coal Mine Preparation and Washing Plant", vines are gently covering the industrial scars of the past.

Strolling along the streets lined with bamboo tubes for blessing, there is a faint scent of charcoal in the air. Entering the "Jingtong Mining Life Museum", the miners' equipment and yellowed salary bags from the black gold era tell the difficult years of "mining black gold". The cultural and creative shops converted from the Japanese-style dormitories next to the railway are now filled with the aroma of coffee and the laughter of young people.

information:
- Jingtong Station: The terminal station of the Taiwan Railway Pingxi Line
- Mining Life Museum: No. 138 Jingtong Street

Post by 湯馬士火車頭 | Mar 29, 2025