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Taipei City Hall Bus Station
市府轉運站
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| Taipei City Hall Bus Station | |
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| Municipality | Taipei |
| District(s) | Xinyi |
| Address | Keelung Road |
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| Type | At-grade |
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| Opened | August 5, 2010 |
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| Operator(s) | Uni-President Enterprises Corporation |
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The Taipei City Hall Bus Station is a multi-use transportation complex located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It serves as a transportation hub for bus and metro, with the metro's Taipei City Hall Station incorporated into the basement.
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The station covers an area of 2,500 ping (7934 m2) and will operate using a BOT scheme for 50 years under Uni-President Enterprises Corporation.[1] It is situated on the southeastern side of the intersection of Keelung Road and Zhongxiao East Road. The 150-meter tall station building has 31 stories above ground and 5 stories below. Plans for the station date back to 1998 under then-mayor Ma Ying-jeou.[2]
It houses facilities for a shopping mall (Uni-President Hankyu Department Store) and hotel. The shopping mall will have nine levels (including two underground) and will have a total floor space of 8,000 ping (26,446 m2).[3] The mall is expected to open by October 2010.[4] The station opened for service on August 5, 2010, and is estimated to serve around 10,000 bus commuters per day.[5] The entire station complex is expected to serve 100,000 people per day.[3] Since opening, ridership has been above expectations, with around 24,000 people using the bus services daily.[6]
The bus station is aimed at reducing congestion at Taipei Bus Station near Taipei Station,[5] as well as serving the bustling Xinyi District.[7] In addition to short-distance bus services, many long-distance bus services to cities in northern and central Taiwan originate from the station.
All bus platforms are located on the first floor. Platform assignments and routes are:[8]