We decided to visit Shilin night market last night and decided to take the tube/MRT. The nearest station to us is a reasonable 10 minute walk up the road (we walk quickly) but there is another station next to the Sogo Mall which is on a better line and so we plodded up there to make our trip easier.
A cheap NT$ 20 bought us a one way token from the automated machine (which also accepts bank notes and multiple ticket requests) and passing through the barrier we joined the hordes of folk on their way home form work.
The platforms have safety barriers and everyone queues in an orderly fashion behind the doors waiting for the trains to arrive, which are frequent and prompt. Getting on we naturally had to stand but it's all well mannered and amicable and inside the train you have plenty of maps and LED screens advising you of the next station (thankfully in English too).
Three stops for us and we changed at Taipei Main xtation and another six on the next line (red) saw us reach Shilin, with an all in travel time on the trains of less than half an hour.
Very easy, we didn't need any advice other than the clear instructions on the machines or sign posts and if I can get around the city as simply as this, anyone can.
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