Taipei City Hall Bus Station

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Taipei City Hall Bus Station

市府轉運站
Taipei city hall bus station north side.jpg
Taipei City Hall Bus Station
LocationKeelung Road
Xinyi, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated byUni-President Enterprises Corporation
ConnectionsBus terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened5 August 2010
Taipei City Hall Bus Station
市府轉運站
General information
StatusComplete
TypeBus station, Department store, Hotel
LocationNo. 10, Section 5, Zhongxiao East Road, Xinyi Special District, Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Construction startedMay 26, 2006[1]
CompletedOct 27, 2009[1]
Height150 metres (490 ft)
Technical details
Floor count30[1]
Floor area144,037.15 m2 (1,550,403.0 sq ft)[1]
Lifts/elevatorsunknown

The Taipei City Hall Bus Station or W Taipei (Chinese: 市府轉運站; pinyin: Shì fǔ Zhuǎn Yùn Zhàn) is a mixed-used skyscraper complex located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The architectural height of the building is 150 m (490 ft) and it comprises 30 floors above ground.[2]

The lower floors of the building serves as a transportation hub for bus and metro, with the metro's Taipei City Hall Station incorporated into the basement.

The 8th to 31st floors of the building house the W Taipei, a five-star hotel operated by W Hotels. It offers a total of 405 guest rooms.[3] It started trial operations in February 2011, and official operations in March 2011.[4][5]

Overview[]

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.[6] It is situated on the southeastern side of the intersection of Keelung Road 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 Ma Ying-jeou.[7]

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).[8] The mall was expected to open by October 2010.[9] The station opened for service on 5 August 2010, and was estimated to serve around 10,000 bus commuters per day.[10] The entire station complex was expected to serve 100,000 people per day.[8] Since opening, ridership has been above expectations, with around 24,000 people using the bus services daily.[11]

The bus station is aimed at reducing congestion at Taipei Bus Station near Taipei Station,[10] as well as serving the bustling Xinyi District.[12] In addition to short-distance bus services, many long-distance bus services to cities in northern and central Taiwan originate from the station.

The Hotel[]

Main article: W Taipei

W Taipei offers two restaurants, a pool bar, and a cocktail lounge, including the classic The Kitchen Table located on the 10th-storey and a Chinese restaurant Yen located on the top floor of the building. Other facilities include the WET Pool, WOOBAR, the AWAY Spa, FIT fitness center and WIRED business center. The exterior design of the hotel was done by a Japanese designer and the interior was designed by GA Design. Other facilities include the WET Bar and WET outdoor pool located on the 10th floor, which overlooks Taipei 101 and the skyline of the cosmopolitan downtown of Xinyi Special District.[13][14]

Restaurants & Bars[15][]

  • The Kitchen Table
  • WOOBAR
  • Yen
  • WET Bar

Gallery[]

  • W Taipei viewed from afar

  • W Taipei and President International Tower at night

  • W Taipei WET Pool

  • W Taipei WOOBAR

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d 台北市99使字第0010號
  2. ^ "W Hotel - The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com.
  3. ^ W Taipei
  4. ^ W Taipei official website
  5. ^ "(Chinese)台北W飯店「加價21元」住一晚！送4000元餐飲抵用金、房客免費玩冰上樂園 - Liberty Times Net". ltn.com.tw.
  6. ^ "Traffic jams as bus depot opens". Taipei Times. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  7. ^ "City Hall Bus Station opening delayed again". Taipei Times. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Taipei City Hall Bus Station to open in Aug". The China Post. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Two new department stores to open in Taipei this week". The China Post. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  10. ^ a b "New Taipei City Hall Bus Station opens to commuters". Asia One News. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  11. ^ "Taipei bus service predicts Feb. 1 New Year traffic peak". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  12. ^ "轉運站簡介". Taipei City Hall Bus Station. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  13. ^ "W Taipei". Oyster. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  14. ^ "(Chinese)旅宿精選／飯店控必搶！萬豪集團旗下9間酒店合推超殺優惠，一元加購兩客自助早餐，還能抽免費住宿". vogue.com.tw.
  15. ^ "W Taipei", thatfoodcray, Taipei, 11 June 2014. Retrieved on 23 December 2020.

Coordinates: 25°02′26″N 121°33′53″E / 25.0405°N 121.5648°E / 25.0405; 121.5648

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