The Taipei City Hall Bus Station is a multi-use transportation complex located in Xinyi District, Taipei

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...

. It serves as a transportation hub for bus

Taipei bus

The Taipei Joint Bus System is a bus system that serves the greater metropolitan area of Taipei, Taiwan. It is administered by the Taipei Joint Bus Service Management Center, the Taipei City Traffic Bureau, and the New Taipei City Traffic Bureau , and is operated by 15 private agencies...

 and metro

Taipei Rapid Transit System

The Taipei Metro, more commonly known as the MRT or formally as the Taipei Rapid Transit System, is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei in Taiwan. The system is built and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and consists of 89 stations and of revenue track...

, with the metro's Taipei City Hall Station

Taipei City Hall Station

The Taipei Metro Taipei City Hall Station is located in the Xinyi District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Nangang Line .-Station overview:...

 incorporated into the basement.

Overview

The station covers an area of 2,500 ping (7934 m²) and will operate using a BOT

Build-Operate-Transfer

Build-own-operate-transfer or build-operate-transfer is a form of project financing, wherein a private entity receives a concession from the private or public sector to finance, design, construct, and operate a facility stated in the concession contract...

 scheme for 50 years under Uni-President Enterprises Corporation

Uni-President Enterprises Corporation

Uni-President Enterprises Corporation is an international food conglomerate based in Tainan, Taiwan. It is the largest food production company in Taiwan as well as Asia, and has a significant market share in dairy product, foods and snacks, and beverages markets. It is also responsible for...

. It is situated on the southeastern side of the intersection of Keelung Road

Keelung Road

Keelung Road is a major arterial and highway in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Neihu district from the MacAuthur 1st Bridge in the east with the Songshan, Xinyi, and Daan districts towards the southwest, with a connection to Yonghe City via the Fuhe Bridge...

 and Zhongxiao East Road

Zhongxiao Road

Zhongxiao Road is a major arterial and provincial highway in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Zhongzheng district in the west with the Daan, Songshan, Xinyi, and Nangang districts towards the east...

. 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

Ma Ying-jeou

Ma Ying-jeou is the 12th term and current President of the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, and the Chairman of the Kuomintang Party, also known as the Chinese Nationalist Party. He formerly served as Justice Minister from 1993 to 1996, Mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006, and Chairman...

.

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). The mall is expected to open by October 2010. The station opened for service on August 5, 2010, and is estimated to serve around 10,000 bus commuters per day. The entire station complex is 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

Taipei Bus Station

Taipei Bus Station is a multi-use complex located next to Taipei Station in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. The complex houses the Taipei bus terminal station which was inaugurated on August 19, 2009, as well as recreational and leisure faciltiies. The mall complex was inaugurated on December 11,...

 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.

Station Layout

All bus platforms are located on the first floor. Platform assignments and routes are:

• Platform 1: Jhungli Bus Company, Ltd., Chih-Nan Bus Company, Ltd.
  • Taipei－Taoyuan
• Platform 2: San-Chung Bus Company, Ltd., Taoyuan Bus Company, Ltd.
  • Taipei－Taoyuan
• Platform 3: San-Chung Bus Company, Ltd.
  • Taipei－Chang Gung University
• Platform 5: Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation Company Ltd., Jhungli Bus Company, Ltd., Taiwan United
  • Taipei－Zhongli
• Platform 6: Fuhobus Inc.
  • Taipei－Keelung
• Platforms 7, 8: Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation Company Ltd.
  • Taipei－Jingqing Center
  • Zhonglun－Keelung
• Platform 10: United Bus Company Ltd.
  • Taipei－Tainan
  • Taipei－Miaoli
• Platform 11: CitiAir Bus Co., Taichung Bus Company, Ltd.
  • Taipei－Taoyuan Airport (CitiAir only)
  • Taipei－Taichung
• Platforms 12-16: Capital Bus Company, Ltd.
  • Taipei－Yilan
  • Taipei－Luodong (Local)
  • Taipei－Luodong (Express)
• Platform 17: Jianming Bus Company, Ltd.
  • Taipei－Zhongli
  • Taipei－Hsinchu
  • Taipei－Taichung
• Platform 18: Yalian Bus Company, Ltd., Chung-Shing Bus Company, Ltd.
  • Taipei－Hsinchu (Yalian)
  • Taipei－Ruifang (Chung-Shing)