
It cost 2.1 billion to build and integrates 27 national highways and urban passenger routes.
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Taichung Transfer Center is an important construction in the development of the old city, costing 2.1 billion yuan to build.
The Taichung Transfer Center, which was built with a cost of NT$2.1 billion, was officially opened today. 27 national highway passenger transport, highway passenger transport, urban bus and other transportation services have been added to the service. The Taichung City Transportation Bureau said that there was a large number of passengers on the first day of operation, and more than 1,200 passengers were transported in just half a day, demonstrating the benefits of the transfer center integrating the passenger transport network and improving transfer convenience.
The Taichung Transfer Center is an important construction that promotes the development of the old city. The traffic routes and bus schedules on the first day of operation attracted attention. Transportation Director Ye Zhaofu pointed out that there are 27 national highway passenger transport, highway passenger transport and urban bus routes stationed in the Taichung Transfer Center, including Guoguang Passenger Transport, Tonglian Passenger Transport, Taichung Passenger Transport, Nantou Passenger Transport, Zongda Passenger Transport and Taiwan Haoxing No. 11 Fashion City-in-City Line provide services to counties and cities such as Keelung, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung, providing cross-county and city transportation services to the public.
Ye Zhaofu pointed out that there were a large number of passengers on the first day of operation today. The new station has clear movement lines. People said it was very convenient to buy tickets, wait for the bus and get on the bus. The overall operation was smooth. According to statistics, more than 1,200 passengers were transported in the first half of the day alone.
The Transportation Bureau pointed out that the surrounding traffic flow and the entry and exit of buses are quite smooth. It will continue to monitor the traffic conditions through on-site personnel and "Lens", and continuously review the timing system and continuation configuration of major intersection signs based on actual traffic demand to improve the continuity of traffic flow and ensure smooth entry and exit of vehicles at the transfer center.

The Tourism Department announced that the weekday international travel subsidy under the "Tourism Two-wheel Drive Plan" will be extended until the end of December. Currently, 804,000 rooms in Taiwan have been discounted, with an implementation rate of over 50%. In addition, due to the strong sales of the Taiwan PASS dual-province plan, an additional 42,400 units will be added to continue to promote tourism consumption.

The Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transport has launched a two-wheel drive plan for tourism. The weekday international travel subsidy was originally scheduled to November 30, but has now been extended to the end of December. Liu Xilin, a professor at Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, pointed out that the international travel market is not unpopular, but is sluggish during concentrated holidays and overnight stays, and the subsidy incentives are lower than the cost of taking special leave. He suggested that the government cooperate with OTA platforms to increase the occupancy rate, and then gradually solve the problem of weekday travel.

The Executive Yuan announced that the weekday international travel subsidy will be extended to the end of December. However, hoteliers pointed out that consecutive holidays are not applicable and people often use special holidays to go abroad. The estimated utilization rate is only 20 to 30%, questioning the limited effectiveness of the subsidy.

The Ministry of Transport will report on the implementation of the two-wheel drive tourism plan at the Executive Yuan, extending the weekday accommodation subsidies and amusement park overnight activities until December 31, which is expected to drive 4.4 million people to spend and create a tourism output value of 37.4 billion yuan; the 48,000 units of the Taiwan Pass 50% discount plan are about to be sold out, and the international independent travel tourist plan has attracted 120,000 registrations.
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