According to the plan of the Taipei Municipal Transportation Bureau, starting from February 14th, the number of internal medicine commuter buses on Line 9 will be increased to relieve traffic congestion. The picture shows internal medicine staff waiting in a long queue at the bus stop.

(Photo by reporter Cai Yahua)

[Reporter Cai Yahua/Taipei Report] In order to solve the traffic congestion problem in Neihu Science and Technology Park, the Taipei City Public Transportation Department announced today that commuter buses on Line 9, which currently has a high volume of passengers, will add 12 more trips during the morning peak hours starting from February 14. In March, a new route was opened to encourage the public to take public transportation to and from get off work and reduce the number of private motor vehicles entering the internal medicine department.

At present, there are 19 special commuter lines for internal medicine. According to statistics from the Public Transport Office, line 9 commuter special cars with a high number of passengers, after coordinating with the operator, will start additional trips during the morning peak hours on weekdays from February 14, including the special commuter bus for internal medicine 7 (increased at 09:00 40 minutes), 8 (add 8 hours and 5 minutes), 12 (add 7 hours and 30 minutes), 16 (add 7 hours and 15 minutes), 17 (add 7 hours and 55 minutes), 18 (add 8 hours), 19 (add 7:55), city hall direct train (increased by 8:15, 8:45) and Yuanshan direct train (increased by 07:40, 7:55, 8:28), etc. There are 12 shifts.

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The Department of Public Transport stated that there are currently 73 bus routes passing through the internal medicine area, including 19 lines of internal medicine commuter buses and 12 reserved jumping frog buses. These routes meet the needs, and passengers use them with high stickiness.

Chang Huazhen, Director of Public Transport, said that the observed figures show that peak hours of get off work are more crowded, so extra shifts are added, and the supply during peak hours is still sufficient. Public transport can carry 20 to 40 people, so that there are not so many cars and less traffic. A few days ago, I went to the surrounding stations to inquire about the traffic flow, and the public also reported that the congestion on Gangqian Road and Ruiguang Road has been greatly reduced, and more routes will be added in March.

The Department of Public Transport pointed out that if the number of passengers exceeds 40, the operator will be asked to evaluate the number of additional flights. The demand for additional 9 routes will be high during peak hours of work, and there will always be more than 40 passengers. If each flight carries at least 20 people, 12 flights It can carry 240 people. Calculated as one person and one car, at least 240 cars and locomotives can be reduced to enter the internal medicine department, and traffic congestion can be alleviated.

In addition, the Public Transport Department stated that in order to meet the needs of the public in the 4 counties and cities of Beibei Jitao for bus connection and boarding of diversified routes, there is now a Leapfrog bus app, and the public can plan their own bus routes according to their needs. Those with more than one person are given priority to open, and the public can also make more use of it.