Unlike art villages overseas, which rely on private donations, national foundations, private enterprises, local governments, and investment revenue, Taiwan's railroad art centers depend on financial assistance from the government. Fangliao's F3 Art Center is an exception in this respect, but for most art centers government support also entails certain restraints on their freedom of action.
相較於國外廣納個人捐款、國家基金會、民間企業贊助、地方政府預算、投資收益等財源的藝術村，目前的台灣鐵道藝術網路，除了枋寮 F3 藝術特區外，其他全數仰賴公部門經費存活，自然容易受到牽制。