Taipei City Hall metro station

Taipei City Hall (Chinese: 市政府; pinyin: Shìzhèngfǔ) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.

Taipei City Hall

市政府
Taipei metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese市政府
General information
Location2 Sec 5 Zhongxiao E Rd
Xinyi District, Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates 25.0411°N 121.5663°E / 25.0411; 121.5663
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesAccess available
Other information
Station codeBL18
Websiteweb.metro.taipei/e/stationdetail2010.asp?ID=BL18-093
History
Opened1999-12-24[1]
Passengers
201744.213 million per year[2]  3.28%
Rank3 out of 108
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
towards Dingpu or Far Eastern Hospital
 Bannan line Yongchun
towards Nangang Exhib Center

Station overview
Exit 3 at Breeze Xinyi
Platform prior to installation of platform gates

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.[3] 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.[4][5]

In recent years, the station has gone through renovations to connect it with a bus transfer station, mall, and hotel above.[6] The Taipei City Hall Bus Station opened for service on 5 August 2010.[7]

In February 2009, a 105.3 m (345 ft)-long vegetal wall was unveiled at the station for a two-month exhibition. It was expected to absorb 35.445 kg (78.14 lb) of carbon dioxide while releasing 26.094 kg (57.53 lb) of oxygen.[8]

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.[9] "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
Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms(West side, outside fare zone near exit 2)
B2 Platform 1 ← Bannan Line toward Nangang Exhib Center (BL19 Yongchun)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → Bannan Line toward Dingpu / Far Eastern Hospital (BL17 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall) →

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.[10] Since the opening of the Taipei City Hall Bus Station, daily ridership increased during November 2010 to 116,400,[11] 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.[12]

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.

Ridership by years
Year Daily ridership
2002 22,785
2003 23,892
2004 29,327
2005 30,608
2006 35,986
2007 39,379
2008 43,081
2009 43,633
2010 48,770
2011 58,390
2012 61,871
2013 64,606
2014 55,936
2015 56,764
2016 58,061
2017 59,947
2018 60,749

Around the station
Underground passage connecting the station to Taipei City Hall and the surrounding buildings.

Transport

Government and financial organizations

Entertainment

References
  1. "Chronicles". Taipei Metro. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "臺北市交通統計查詢系統". dotstat.taipei.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. "Taipei City Hall". Archived from the original on 2010-08-08.
  4. http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/feb/12/today-taipei9-3.htm 防跳軌 捷運3站將設月台門- 自由電子報
  5. http://61.222.185.194/?FID=6&CID=47840 台灣新生報 | 防跳軌 北捷增3站設月台門
  6. Mo Yan-chih (2010-05-24). "Traffic chaos expected in Xinyi". Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  7. "New Taipei City Hall Bus Station opens to commuters". Asia One News. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  8. "Regional public transportation meeting opens in Taipei". The China Post. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  9. "Public Art on the Nangang Line". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  10. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Station". Institute of Transportation, MOTC. 2009-12-14. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  11. "臺北捷運各站旅運量" (PDF). Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  12. "Taipei Metro Successfully Meets the Challenge of New Year's Eve Transport Service". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
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