The station covers an area of 2,500 ping (7934 m2) and operates using a
BOT scheme for 50 years under
Uni-President Enterprises Corporation. It is situated on the southeastern side of the intersection of
Keelung Road and
Zhongxiao East Road. The 150-meter tall station building has 31 stories above ground and 5 stories below. Plans for the station date back to 1998 under then-mayor
Ma Ying-jeou. It houses facilities for a shopping mall (Uni-President Hankyu Department Store) and hotel. The shopping mall has nine levels (including two underground) and has a total floor space of 8,000 ping (26,446 m2). The station opened for service on 5 August 2010, and was estimated to serve around 10,000 bus commuters per day. The entire station complex was expected to serve 100,000 people per day. Since opening, ridership has been above expectations, with around 24,000 people using the bus services daily. The bus station is aimed at reducing congestion at
Taipei Bus Station near
Taipei Main Station, In addition to short-distance bus services, many long-distance bus services to cities in northern and central Taiwan originate from the station. ==See also==