The Taipei City Hall Bus Station () is a mixed-used

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complex located in

Xinyi District, Taipei Xinyi District or Sinyi District is the seat of the Taipei City Government and Taipei City Council. The district includes Taipei 101, Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei World Trade Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei), Nat ...

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. The architectural height of the building is and it comprises 30 floors above ground. The lower floors of the building serves as a transportation hub for

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and

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, with the metro's

Taipei City Hall Station Taipei City Hall () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. Station overview The two-level, underground station structure with an island platform and four exits. The size of the station is larger than most other stations on ...

incorporated into the basement. The 8th to 31st floors of the building house the

W Taipei W Taipei is a five-star luxury hotel located in Taipei, Taiwan and owned by Taiwanese retail conglomerate Uni-president. It occupies the 8th to 31st floors of the Taipei City Hall Bus Station offering a total of 405 guest rooms. It started trial ...

, a

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operated by

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. It offers a total of 405 guest rooms. It started trial operations in February 2011, and official operations in March 2011.

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The station covers an area of 2,500 ping (7934 m²) and operates using a BOT scheme for 50 years under

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 products, foods and snacks, ...

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

Keelung Road Keelung Road (, also called 14th Ave or Jilong Road, referring to Keelung) 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 t ...

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

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. It houses facilities for a shopping mall (Uni-President Hankyu Department Store) and hotel. The shopping mall has nine levels (including two underground) and has a total floor space of 8,000 ping (26,446 m²). 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

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near

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, 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.

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