Taipei Bus Station

Taipei Bus Station

台北轉運站
Taipei Bus Station; 台北轉運站
	Taipei Bus Station
General information
Location	Datong, Taipei; Taiwan
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	19 August 2009

25°02′57.6″N 121°31′00.7″E / 25.049333°N 121.516861°E / 25.049333; 121.516861

The Taipei Bus Station (Chinese: 台北轉運站; pinyin: Táiběi Zhuǎnyùnzhàn) is a multi-use complex located next to Taipei Station in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. The complex houses the Taipei bus terminal station provided a number of intercity express bus routes which was inaugurated on 19 August 2009, as well as recreational and leisure facilities.^[1] The mall complex was inaugurated on 11 December 2009. The shopping mall part is called Qsquare.

Facilities

Intercity bus routes

United Bus (UBus)
- 1610:Taipei－Kaohsiung
- 1611:Taipei－Tainan
- 1613:Taipei－Pingtung
- 1615:Taipei－Changhua
- 1616:Taipei－Yuanlin
- 1617:Taipei－Fengyuan—Dongshi District, Taichung
- 1618:Taipei－Chiayi
- 1619:Taipei－Chaoma—Taichung
- 1620:Taipei－Hsinchu—Shuinan—Taichung
- 1628:Taipei－Madou－Jali
- 1629:Taipei－Syuejia, Linziliao
- 1630:Taipei－Xigang
- 1631:Taipei－Ershuei－Zhushan
- 1632:Taipei－Ciaotun－Zhushan
- 1633:Taipei－Beigang－Santiaolun
- 1635:Taipei－Huwuei－Santiaolun
- 1636:Taipei－Siluo－Syhu－Santiaolun
- 1637:Taipei－Siluo－Lincuoliao－Santiaolun
- 1638:Taipei－Puzi－Dongshi Township, Chiayi
- 1639:Taipei－Budai
- 1652:Taipei－Lugang－Fanyuan
Kuo-Kuang Bus
- 1820:Taipei－Lonntan－Zhudon
- 1821:Taipei－Yuanshulin－Lonntan－Zhudon
- 1822:Taipei－Hsinchu
- 1823:Taipei－Zhunan
- 1824:Taipei－Highway No.1－Miaoli
- 1825:Taipei－Highway No.3－Miaoli
- 1826:Taipei－Shuinan－Taichung
- 1827:Taipei－Chaoma－Taichung
- 1828:Taipei－Changhua
- 1829:Taipei－Yuanlin
- 1830:Taipei－Beidou
- 1831:Taipei－Nantou
- 1832:Taipei－Puli
- 1833:Taipei－Sun Moon Lake
- 1834:Taipei－Chiayi
- 1835:Taipei－Chiayi－Alishan
- 1836:Taipei－Chiayi－Xinying
- 1837:Taipei－Tainan
- 1838:Taipei－Kaohsiung
- 1839:Taipei－Pingtung
Howtai Bus
- 2011:Taipei－Hsinchu
- 2012:Taipei－Xinfong
Ho-Hsin bus
- 7500:Taipei－Chaoma－Xinying－Tainan
Aloha Bus
- 3888:Taipei－Chaoma－Chiayi
- 3999:Taipei－Chaoma－Kaohsiung
KML BUS
- 1915:(Banqiao－)Taipei－FuXing S. Rd.－Jiaoxi－Yilan－Luodong
- 1915:(Banqiao－)Taipei－HuanDong Blvd.－Jiaoxi－Yilan－Luodong
- 1916:(Banqiao－)Taipei－FuXing S. Rd.－Yilan
- 1917:(Banqiao－)Taipei－FuXing S. Rd.－Luodong
Fengyuan Bus
- 6609:Taipei—Fengyuan
Hsinchu Bus
- 9003:Taipei－Hsinchu

Allowance of bus platforms

Floor	User	Platform used	Remark
2	Ubus Kuo-Kuang Bus Sanchong, Hsinchu	Ubus:2, 3, 6, 10, 16^[2] Kuo-Kuang Bus:11, 12, 13, 14, 15^[3] Sanchong Hsinchu:8, 9	Platform1, 4 Closed Platform 5, 7 for disembark of Kuo-Kuang Bus, Sanchong, Hsinchu
3	Ubus How Tai	Ubus:2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 How Tai:10	Platform 1, 4, 5, 11 Closed Platform6, 7, 8, 9 for disembarks
4	Ho Hsin Aloha Bus KML BUS Fongyuan Bus	Ho Hsin:1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Aloha Bus:15, 16^[4] KML Bus:13, 14^[5] Fongyuan Bus:10

Shopping Mall

Qsquare: Operational area at 20,000 ping. Entrance is at Chengde Rd. Opened on 11 December 2009. Includes Vieshow Cinemas.

Business Hotel

Palais de Chine

Residential

About 1,000 households provided.

Control Center

OCC of TRTC(T9 OCC)
Traffic OCC of Taipei City Hall

Accidents and incidents

On April 19, 2021, a fire broke out at the Palais De Chine hotel and later spread to the adjacent Qsquare shopping mall.^[6] Police officers arrived at the scene and found a fire near the outer smoke exhaust duct on the 5th floor. The fire was later extinguished. All 302 people evacuated the building and survived.

References

^ "「交九」開發案竣工臺北轉運站啟用營運". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
^ Platform 6 Temporary not in use
^ Platform 11 reserved
^ Platform 15 Temporary not in use
^ Platform 14 Temporary not in use
^ "「京站火警已滅無人傷亡 5樓君品酒店外側排煙管疑起火點[影]". CNA. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

External links

[1] "「交九」開發案竣工臺北轉運站啟用營運". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[2] Platform 6 Temporary not in use

[3] Platform 11 reserved

[4] Platform 15 Temporary not in use

[5] Platform 14 Temporary not in use

[6] "「京站火警已滅無人傷亡 5樓君品酒店外側排煙管疑起火點[影]". CNA. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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