Taipei Travel

New YouBike Rental Station Inaugurated near Guandu Temple

The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that three new YouBike Rental Stations have been established and will serve the public starting May 7.

The three new stations include “Guandu Temple,” “Guangfu S. Road Lane 22 Intersection,” and “Zhongxiao E. Road Section 3 Lane 217 Intersection.”

The new YouBike station next to Guandu Temple is located next to the Guandu Riverside Park and serves as a stopover for cyclists who need to rest or who are interested in touring the surrounding areas. It is also conveniently situated next to the Guandu wharf, offering access to ferries.

Both the “Guangfu S. Road Lane 22 Intersection” and “Zhongxiao E. Road Section 3 Lane 217 Intersection” are rental stations located in a mixed commercial-residential area. These stops are conveniently located near MRT stations (MRT Zhongxiao Fuxing Station and MRT Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station, respectively) along the Blue Line, providing passengers with convenient transfer options.

The Guandu Temple station comes with 40 YouBike parking slots (20 poles); the “Guangfu S. Road Lane 22 Intersection” station has 30 YouBike parking slots (15 poles); and the “Zhongxiao E. Road Section 3 Lane 217 Intersection” station offers 38 YouBike parking slots (19 poles).

For more information, please call the 1999 Citizens Hotline or the YouBike Customer Service (TEL: 02-8978-5511). Details are also available on the Chinese websites of DOT (www.dot.taipei.gov.tw) and YouBike (www.youbike.com.tw).                           

• Source: Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government