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BackAfter the opening of the Taichung Shui-Nan Transfer Center, the facilities were insufficient. Candidates from the Democratic Progressive Party questioned whether half-opening was a waste of public funds.
After the opening of the Taichung Shui-Nan Transfer Center, the facilities were insufficient. Candidates from the Democratic Progressive Party questioned whether half-opening was a waste of public funds.
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After the opening of the Taichung Shui-Nan Transfer Center, the facilities were insufficient. Candidates from the Democratic Progressive Party questioned whether half-opening was a waste of public funds.

TaichungShuinan Transfer CenterHe Xinchun

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  • The Taichung Shui-Nan Transfer Center was opened on August 5.
  • However, Democratic Progressive Party mayoral candidate He Xinchun and city councilors Chen Shuhua, Lin Qifeng and Zeng Ziyao pointed out that the center has four major problems, including incomplete national highway passenger transport services, insufficient urban bus connections, inconvenient ticketing and unsmooth external transportation routes.
  • They questioned that opening the facility before it was completed was a waste of public funds and proposed reform plans.

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Why It Matters

Shuinan Transfer Center started construction on September 15, 2022, with a total cost of 4.7 billion. After 1,253 calendar days, it was completed and opened on August 5, 2024. It will be stationed at Jiutiao urban bus on August 6, and is expected to be stationed at Jiutiao national highway passenger transport on September 30.

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The Taichung Shui-Nan Transfer Center opened on August 5. Democratic Progressive Party mayoral candidate He Xinchun went with three city council candidates today to learn about the situation after the opening. They found that the entire center was empty. He Xinchun criticized that the center currently has incomplete national highway passenger transportation services and urban bus services. There are four major problems: insufficient connections, inconvenient on-site ticketing services, and unsmooth external transportation routes. Councilors Chen Shuhua and Lin Qifeng even questioned whether it would be opened before it was completed. It would be a waste of public funds to open it after the entire project was completed. He Xinchun said that she would open it directly and not hold another ceremony.

Shuinan Transfer Center started construction on September 15, 2022, with a total cost of 4.7 billion. After 1,253 calendar days, it was successfully completed and opened on August 5 this year. It will be stationed at nine urban buses on August 6 and nine national highway passenger transport on September 30.

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Democratic Progressive Party mayoral candidate He Xinchun and three city councilors and candidates Chen Shuhua, Lin Qifeng and Zeng Ziyao went to understand the situation after the opening. He Xinchun said that many citizens reported that after the Shuinan Transfer Center was opened, the urban bus network was insufficient and the bus intervals were too long. Even No. 500 on Zhongqing Road did not enter the transfer center. Many people who took the national highway bus got off at Shuinan, but could not take the bus to the city.

He Xinchun further stated that the city government has repeatedly stated that the Shuinan Transfer Center has been opened, but the facilities have not been opened at all. Tickets cannot be purchased on-site. It is very inconvenient to purchase tickets online. Therefore, it proposes to integrate ticketing services and improve on-site ticket purchasing. Secondly, it is to strengthen the bus network and connection services and increase the presence of national highway passenger transport. The other is to accelerate the construction of the dedicated lane connecting National Highway No. 1 and reduce the impact of surrounding traffic. In the long term, it is to accelerate the construction of the Airport MRT Orange Line.

Chen Shuhua criticized that the opening of the Shuinan Transfer Center only included a bus station and a parking lot. National highway passenger transport has not been stationed at all. The transfer center has no transshipment function. Not all national highway passenger transport in the entire Shuinan Transfer Center has been stationed. The opening of half of the Shuinan Transfer Center is simply to achieve performance before Lu Xiuyan leaves office. Now people cannot buy tickets on the spot, which is very outrageous.

Lin Qifeng criticized Lu Xiuyan for spending RMB 4.7 billion on the "seven-to-seven-connection traffic arbitrary door" that she claimed to build. The site has been reduced to an empty shell transfer center in Shuinan. The second and third floors are not in use at all. Even the official ticket office still says "Stay tuned" to ask the public how long to wait.

Zeng Ziyao pointed out that it is not easy to have a construction that can solve traffic problems. Since it has been reduced to a sample for show, it is not a blessing to the citizens.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Shuinan Transfer Center will complete all national highway passenger transport operations before September 30

    Possible · Within weeks

  • The Taichung City Government will accelerate the construction of a dedicated road connecting National Highway No. 1

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • When will national highway passenger transport be fully stationed in the transfer center?
  • When will the urban bus connection network be completed?
  • When will on-site ticketing services resume?
  • What is the construction progress of the dedicated road connecting National Highway No. 1?

Related Topics

Taichung
PeopleHe XinchunChen ShuhuaLin QifengZeng Ziyao
OrganizationsDemocratic Progressive PartyTaichung City Government
PlacesShuinan Transfer CenterZhongqing Road
TopicsShuinan Transfer CenterHe XinchunChen ShuhuaLin QifengZeng ZiyaoLu Xiuyan
This article was originally published by 自由时报.

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