Taipei City Hall () is a metro station in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

, Taiwan served by

Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondo ...

Station overview

Taipei City Hall Station Exit 3 at Cathay Landmark 20160915

The two-level, underground station structure with an

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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 Zhongxiao Road (, also called 4th Blvd. or Chunghsiao Road) is a major arterial boulevard that is part of provincial highway 5 in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Zhongzheng district in the west with the Daan, Songshan, Xinyi, and Nangang d ...

, between

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 ...

and Songren Road. Washrooms are located outside of the fare area of the station. Due to crowding during New Year's festivities,

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s have been installed at this station. In recent years, the station has gone through renovations to connect it with a

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transfer station, mall, and hotel above. The

Taipei City Hall Bus Station The Taipei City Hall Bus Station () is a mixed-used skyscraper complex located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The architectural height of the building is and it comprises 30 floors above ground. The lower floors of the building serves as a ...

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

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while releasing of

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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 Accessibility-directory

, Eslite Bookstore, Taipei City Hall *Exit 3: Xinyi Shopping District／Breeze XIN YI *Exit 4: TCWC Children Home

Operations

Because the station is underneath

and nearby the newly developed Xinyi District, the Taipei City Hall station is one of the most widely used station in the

. In 2008, the station handled 86,967 passengers (entries/exits) per day. Since the opening of the

, daily

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increased during November 2010 to 116,400, becoming the second-busiest station, only behind

Taipei Main Station Taipei Main Station () is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, the Taiwan Railways Administration, and the Taipei Metro. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal sta ...

. 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

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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

Government and financial organizations

Taipei City Hall The Taipei City Hall (), the seat of Taipei City government, is located at Xinyi Special District, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The height of building is 54.42 m, the floor area is 196,684.59m2, and it comprises 12 floors above ground, as w ...

** Discovery Center of Taipei *

Taipei City Council Taipei City Council () is the city council of Taipei, Taiwan. One of the largest local councils in Taiwan, the city council is currently composed of 63 councillors, all elected lately in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections. Composition T ...

Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office The Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (HKETCO; ) is the representative office of Hong Kong in the Republic of China. Its counterpart body in Hong Kong is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong. The office is located a ...

* Netherlands Trade and Investment Office *

Uni-President 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, ...

International Building **

British Office Taipei British Office Taipei (), formerly British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO), is the representative office of the United Kingdom Government in Taiwan with a principal role to promote the British trade and investment interests. It functions as a ...

Canadian Trade Office in Taipei The Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT; french: Bureau commercial du Canada à Taipei; ) is Canada's trade office in Taiwan, which functions as a ''de facto'' embassy in the absence of official diplomatic relations in which Canada recognized ...

Criminal Investigation Bureau The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB; ) is the agency of National Police Agency under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China. History The modern criminal police system of the Republic of China was originally established in 194 ...

* Taipei Songshan High School * Financial Data Center,

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CPC Corporation CPC Corporation () is a state-owned petroleum, natural gas, and gasoline company in Taiwan and is the core of the Taiwanese petrochemicals industry. History Early history CPC was founded on 1 June 1946 in Shanghai as Chinese Petroleum Corp ...

* United Cooperation International Headquarters * United Daily News Office

Entertainment

Songshan Cultural and Creative Park The Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (SSCC; ) is a multifunctional park in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The park was initially constructed in 1937 as a tobacco factory under the name under the Japanese government. After Japan c ...

**Taiwan Design Center **Taipei New Horizon ** Eslite Spectrum *Uni-Ustyle Department Stores * Breeze XIN YI *BELLAVITA Shopping Center *

Eslite Eslite Bookstore () is one of the largest retail bookstore chains in Taiwan. It also offers one of the largest selections of English-language publications and translation materials in Taiwan. Its headquarters is in Xinyi District, Taipei. Br ...

Xinyi Branch * Shinkong

Mitsukoshi is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, which also owns the Isetan department store chain. History It was founded in 1673 with the (shop name) , sell ...

*VIESHOW Cinemas * ATT 4 Fun *

Taipei World Trade Center The Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC; ) was inaugurated in January 1986 by Taiwan's foremost trade promotion organization, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), to provide a single, modern venue that would combine exhibition spa ...

Taipei International Convention Center The Taipei International Convention Center (TICC; ) is a convention center in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The convention center is an integral part of the Taipei World Trade Center. Except for renting for conferences and exhibitions, the ven ...

**Taipei World Trade Center International Trade Building *

Taipei 101 Taipei 101 (; stylized as TAIPEI 101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a supertall skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 ...

References

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