Taipei City Hall Bus Station


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.

Overview

The station covers an area of 2,500 ping and operates using a BOT scheme for 50 years under Uni-President Enterprises Corporation. 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.
It houses facilities for a shopping mall and hotel. The shopping mall has nine levels and has a total floor space of 8,000 ping. The mall was expected to open by October 2010. The station opened for service on 5 August 2010, and was estimated to serve around 10,000 bus commuters per day. The entire station complex was expected to serve 100,000 people per day. Since opening, ridership has been above expectations, with around 24,000 people using the bus services daily.
The bus station is aimed at reducing congestion at Taipei Bus Station near Taipei Station, as well as serving the bustling Xinyi District. In addition to short-distance bus services, many long-distance bus services to cities in northern and central Taiwan originate from the station.