New Taipei Christmas City will be launched in Banqiao from 11/13 to 12/27. Please pay attention to the adjustment of traffic control and public transportation.

This year's New Taipei City "New Taipei Christmas City" will be held from the 13th to December 27th. This year, it will be held with the theme of "Cute Fantasy Travel" in conjunction with the popular IP "Kana Hera's Little Animals". Li Youqin, Traffic Safety Section Chief of the New Taipei City Transportation Bureau reminded that large crowds of people are expected around Banqiao Citizen Plaza during the event. Depending on the number of people, traffic control will be implemented on some road sections, including the pedestrian-only hours at four intersections around the Citizen Square, including Xianmin Avenue, the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Xinzhan Road, and the Xinfu Road intersection, from 22:00 to 23:00 every night. It is recommended that the public take the MRT, bus or train to avoid traffic jams and the trouble of finding parking spaces.

Li Youqin pointed out that in response to the influx of a large number of people and vehicles during the event, the police station will strengthen traffic diversion and illegal parking on major roads such as Wenhua Road, Xianmin Avenue and Zhongshan Road. In order to improve the operation efficiency of surrounding intersections, left turns to Xinzhan Road from 15:00 to 23:00 on Xianmin Avenue towards Tucheng are prohibited. Drivers can turn left from Hansheng East Road in advance or to Minquan Road at the next intersection. The intersection of Xianmin Avenue and Hansheng East Road will also be adjusted to two left-turn lanes to facilitate vehicle turning.

As for public transportation, Li Youqin said that during the event, routes 920 and 948 at Banqiao Bus Station will be temporarily moved to the end of the first platform; routes 932, 952 and Leapfrog Bus "Three Gorges-NTU Hospital" will be temporarily moved to stop in front of the Lihpao Building. People are asked to wait according to the on-site instructions; during the event, from 16:00 to 23:00 every day, people around the Civic Square will Riding bicycles is prohibited on the sidewalks shared by cars. The "Xinzhan Road Station" and "Xinfu Road Station" YouBike rental stations next to the Civic Square will be suspended from 15:00 to 24:00 every day. Among them, "Xinzhan Road Station" will be suspended from December 10 to 13, and the "Banqiao Bus Station" YouBike rental station will be suspended throughout the event.

The Transportation Bureau added that the Christmas City venue is adjacent to Banqiao Station. Passengers can easily reach it by taking the MRT Bannan Line, Circular Line, Taiwan Railway, high-speed rail or bus. Before departure, you can also check real-time information on the New Taipei Christmas City official website or the Greater Taipei Bus Network, and make more use of public transportation to get there.