The station is on the West Coast Line and is a stop for both the KTM ETS services between Gemas and Padang Besar, and between Ipoh and Padang Besar since the two services commenced on 11 July 2015 and 10 July 2015 respectively, as well as the Bukit Mertajam-Padang Rengas route of the  1  KTM Komuter Northern Sector line.

Taiping station is situated exactly at Jalan Stesen, close to the town centre.

Taiping station is considered the central station for the entire Larut Matang and Selama district, which include towns of Batu Kurau, Changkat Jering, Kuala Sepetang, Trong and so on, with both Komuter and ETS services make their stop here.

However for Komuter, Kamunting has its own station which helps cover the northern part of the district.

The first Taiping railway station was opened in 1885 and is situated where the King Edward VII Primary School now stands.