Taipei's double-decker sightseeing bus hits the road, gaining huge popularity on social media with enthusiastic ridership

By / MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team, compiled and reported

A Google search for "double-decker bus Taipei" yielded over 410,000 results as of noon on January 19, including 14,000 webpages created within the past 24 hours, and nearly 700 media news articles published in just one day, demonstrating the extraordinary charm of the double-decker sightseeing bus. News about the bus's launch also became a hot topic of sharing and discussion on Facebook among major travel websites, travel agencies, hotels, and the general public. Calls continuously flooded into the city government, with inquiries about riding details for future trip planning, and many citizens called in during the "Citizen Chief Editorialist" program on Taipei radio to ask for specifics.

Although the weather on January 19 wasn’t perfectly sunny, it didn’t dampen tourists’ enthusiasm to ride. By 9 a.m. at Taipei Main Station, the first stop, there was already a queue of people waiting. Tourists carefully studied the routes and attractions on the double-decker sightseeing bus brochures, their faces showing unmistakable excitement and joy. Once aboard, they took numerous photos and videos as keepsakes, and many shared their experiences online. The two routes of the double-decker sightseeing bus pass through major attractions such as Taipei Main Station, Beimen, Ximending, Taipei 101, the National Palace Museum, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei Spotlight, the Taipei Flower Expo Park, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Taipei Story House, and the Shilin Official Residence. Passengers can get on and off unlimited times within the validity period of their tickets.

Information about bus stops and real-time locations can be checked via the Taipei City 5284 webpage by selecting “Taipei Sightseeing Bus Red Line” or “Taipei Sightseeing Bus Blue Line.”

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