Taipei City Hall MRT 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 the Nangang Line. The station is situated under Zhongxiao East Road, between Keelung Road and Songren Road. Washrooms are located outside of the fare area of the station. Due to crowding during New Year's festivities, automatic platform gates have been installed at this station.

In recent years, the station has gone through renovations to connect it with a bus transfer station, mall, and hotel above. The Taipei City Hall Bus Station opened for service on 5 August 2010.

In February 2009, a -long vegetal wall was unveiled at the station for a two-month exhibition. It was expected to absorb of carbon dioxide while releasing of oxygen.

Public art

Numerous pieces of public art are situated in and around the station. A series of five sculptures (titled "Growth") are placed around the station. "Furrows" and "Push" (granite/marble) are located in entrance square, while "Sprout", "Twist", and "Sway" (bronze/aluminum statues) are located on the station platform.

Station layout

Exits

*Exit 1: Song Shan Senior High School／United Daily News Office
*Exit 2: Taipei City Hall Bus Station／Uni-Ustyle Department Stores, Eslite Bookstore, Taipei City Hall
*Exit 3: Xinyi Shopping District／Breeze XIN YI
*Exit 4: TCWC Children Home

Operations

Because the station is underneath Zhongxiao East Road and nearby the newly developed Xinyi District, the Taipei City Hall station is one of the most widely used station in the Taipei Metro. In 2008, the station handled 86,967 passengers (entries/exits) per day. Since the opening of the Taipei City Hall Bus Station, daily ridership increased during November 2010 to 116,400, becoming the second-busiest station, only behind Taipei Main Station. Due to the large crowd during weekends and rush hours, the parallel Xinyi Line has been constructed to disperse some of the crowds. To cope with crowds during New Year's Eve celebrations, designated trains pass through the station without stopping.

The station is also a transit station for local and long-distance buses to Neihu, Sanchong, Xinzhuang, Luzhou, Jingmei, Muzha, and to Keelung, Taoyuan, Zhongli, Miaoli, Taichung, etc. A large bus transit terminal was constructed between the space of exit 1 and the United Daily News Office. The station also provides free shuttle bus transport to the Taipei 101 Financial Center and to the World Trade Center during major exhibitions.

Around the station

Transport

*Taipei City Hall Bus Station

Government and financial organizations

* Taipei City Hall
** Discovery Center of Taipei
* Taipei City Council
* Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office
* Netherlands Trade and Investment Office
*Uni-President International Building
** British Office Taipei
** Canadian Trade Office in Taipei
* Criminal Investigation Bureau
* Taipei Songshan High School
* Financial Data Center, Ministry of Finance
* CPC Corporation
* United Cooperation International Headquarters
* United Daily News Office

Entertainment

* Songshan Cultural and Creative Park
**Taiwan Design Center
**Taipei New Horizon
** Eslite Spectrum
*Uni-Ustyle Department Stores
* Breeze XIN YI
*BELLAVITA Shopping Center
* Eslite Xinyi Branch
* Shinkong Mitsukoshi
*VIESHOW Cinemas
* ATT 4 Fun
*Taipei World Trade Center
**Taipei International Convention Center
**Taipei World Trade Center International Trade Building
* Taipei 101

References

{{Xinyi Special District

Bannan line stations
Railway stations opened in 1999
1999 establishments in Taiwan
Xinyi Special District