Citylink (Taiwanese shopping malls)

Taiwanese shopping mall chain

Citylink

Citylink (styled as CITYLINK) is a chain of shopping malls in Taiwan. It has four branches in Taipei, and a fifth branch in New Taipei is in preparation. All of the malls are connected to mass transit stations. The malls are owned by Ruentex Development Co (潤泰新), who opened the first Citylink mall in 2012 as part of the redevelopment of Songshan station.[1]

## Branches[edit]

### Songshan branch[edit]

Citylink Songshan (Chinese: CITYLINK 松山店) is a shopping mall in Xinyi District, Taipei, that opened on 18 December 2012.[2] The mall occupies levels 1 to 3 of Songshan station.[3] The main core stores of the mall include Muji, Uniqlo, Hsin Tung Yang and various themed restaurants.[4][5] The Songshan extension of the Songshan–Xindian line was beneficial for the business of the mall.[6]

### Nangang branch[edit]

Escalator void of Citylink Nangang, 2020

Citylink Nangang (Chinese: CITYLINK南港店) is a shopping mall in Nangang District, Taipei, that opened on 19 December 2014.[7] The mall occupies levels 1 to 10 of Block C of the Ruentex Nangang Station Complex.[8] It is the second store of Citylink, a Taiwanese chain shopping mall.[9] Main core stores of the mall include Tsutaya Bookstore, Uniqlo, Century Asia Cinemas, and various themed restaurants.[10][11]

### Neihu branch[edit]

Citylink Neihu (Chinese: CITYLINK內湖店) is a shopping mall in Neihu District, Taipei, that opened on 29 March 2018. The mall occupies levels 1 and 2 of the Neihu metro station complex.[12][13] It is the third store of Citylink, a Taiwanese chain shopping mall.[14][15] Main core stores of the mall include Tsutaya Bookstore, Uniqlo, and various themed restaurants.[16][17]

### Future Sanchong branch[edit]

Another branch in New Taipei is under construction in the Erchong Floodway, connecting to Sanchong metro station.[18]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Kao, Camaron (2012-12-19), "Ruentex opens shopping center at Songshan station", Taipei Times, retrieved 2021-06-15
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3. ^ "(Chinese)潤泰新跨足商場，首家CITYLINK下周開幕". moneydj.com.
4. ^ "(Chinese)添好運第10家分店將開在松山車站 預計6月開幕". ET Today.
5. ^ "(Chinese)防疫期間透透氣～CITYLINK松山店推「春櫻飄舞」，為日常轉運的商場帶來朝氣，仰首期盼春天的到來". Niu News.
6. ^ Yang, Shu-ming; Huang, Frances (2014-12-18). "New CITYLINK shopping mall to open in Nangang". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
7. ^ "(Chinese)潤泰新南港CITYLINK今日開幕". China Times.
8. ^ "(Chinese)CITYLINK南港車站開幕 年營收拼25億". Apple Daily News.
9. ^ "(Chinese)CITYLINK南港站開幕 幾米繪本迎客". Merit Times.
10. ^ "(Chinese)南港車站CITYLINK開幕 UNIQLO影城餐廳進駐". Cardu News.
11. ^ "(Chinese)《傳產》潤泰新南港CITYLINK今開幕，1年業績上看25億元". Yahoo! News.
12. ^ "(Chinese)CITYLINK內湖店開幕 啟動垂直型態生活". Mirror Media.
13. ^ "(Chinese)內湖CITYLINK引進蔦屋書店，潤泰新建案吸引目光". MoneyDJ.
14. ^ "(Chinese)內湖人注意！全新CITYLINK開幕還有日本最美的蔦屋書店". ET Today.
15. ^ "(Chinese)睽違多年！ 「內湖聯開案」共構商場正式開幕". TVBS Times.
16. ^ "(Chinese)內湖CITYLINK 蔦屋書店進駐". China Times.
17. ^ "(Chinese)蔦屋書店與WIRED CHAYA進駐！ CITYLINK內湖店開幕". Yam News.
18. ^ NOWnews今日新聞 (2021-05-28). "房市／二重重劃區右岸拉中古屋 破5字頭" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-06-15.