Taichung Transshipment Center opens, National Highway Passenger Transport will be stationed tomorrow morning

The Taichung Transit Center was officially opened today with an investment of more than 2.1 billion yuan. In addition to realizing the "7-to-7-turn" transportation vision of railways, national highway passenger transport, highway passenger transportation, urban buses, taxis, motorcycles, bicycles, etc., it will also connect MRT Blue Line and Orange Line stations in the future, upgrading to "8-to-8-turn". National highway passenger transport will also be stationed from the early morning of tomorrow. People traveling from south to north can directly transfer at the Taichung Transit Center.

Today's opening ceremony was attended by Mayor Lu Xiuyan, Democratic Progressive Party mayoral candidate He Xinchun, Kuomintang mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen, and many city council candidates. Since the Taichung Transit Center was designed with a "valley" in mind, it won the National Excellence in Construction Award for Excellence in Planning and Design and many other awards. Many people were attracted by the aerial bridge between Taichung Railway Station and Taichung Transit Center, and were also attracted by the streamlined design to take photos and check in.

Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan said that the Taichung Transfer Center is planned to have 2 floors above ground and 3 underground floors, with 12-seat bus parking space, providing access to 27 national highway passenger transport and urban bus routes, realizing the "7-to-7-turn" transportation vision. Once the Blue Line and Orange Line are completed in the future, it will become 8-to-8. In addition, the transfer center is close to Taichung Station, and passengers can travel directly to and from the air corridor. It also has nearly 2,000 parking spaces for automobiles and motorcycles, providing convenient pick-up and transfer space.

Transportation Director Ye Zhaofu pointed out that the Taichung Transfer Center has built a pedestrian sky bridge on the second floor. Pedestrians traveling between the Taichung Transfer Center and Taichung Station can transfer through the sky bridge. Pedestrian walking routes and ground vehicle flows have been established to reduce the risk of pedestrian and vehicle intersections and traffic conflicts. The station also has vertical circulation facilities such as elevators and escalators to meet passengers of different ages and mobility needs.

The most special thing is that the parking lot of Taichung Transit Center has 506 car parking spaces and 1,469 motorcycle parking spaces in three colors of blue, green and orange, representing the three lines of MRT and allowing people to remember their parking locations.

The Transportation Bureau stated that from November 4 to December 4, it will launch a parking discount for cars and motorcycles in the first month. Cars are 10 yuan per half hour on weekdays and 15 yuan per half hour on holidays. The maximum charge on the day is 100 yuan; motorcycles are 15 yuan per time on weekdays and 25 yuan per time on holidays.