Nanjing Road (Taipei)
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Nanjing Road is a major arterial in Taipei
, Taiwan
, connecting the Datong district in the west with the Zhongshan and Songshan districts in the east. Nanjing Road is known for tremendous traffic, channeling traffic from the MacAuthur 1st Bridge into central Taipei. There are bus lanes and platforms in the middle of the roadway because of the great transit use in the vicinity of the road. Nanjing Road is currently being reconstructed because of the addition of an underground MRT line
for most of the entire corridor.
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, connecting the Datong district in the west with the Zhongshan and Songshan districts in the east. Nanjing Road is known for tremendous traffic, channeling traffic from the MacAuthur 1st Bridge into central Taipei. There are bus lanes and platforms in the middle of the roadway because of the great transit use in the vicinity of the road. Nanjing Road is currently being reconstructed because of the addition of an underground MRT line
Songshan Line (TRTS)
The Taipei Metro Songshan Line is a high-capacity underground metro line currently under construction in Taipei, Taiwan. It is an extension of the Xindian Line. When completed, it will help ease congestion on the east-west Nangang Line....
for most of the entire corridor.
Major intersections
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