Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
Posts tagged "MRT"
Celebs Respond to Brutal Child Killing

Celebs Respond to Brutal Child Killing

Celebrities and on-air personalities have been taking to social media to express their grief and outrage at the brutal murder of a 4-year-old girl earlier today. Host and entertainer Jacky Wu placed blame for the violence on the families of the perpetrators, angrily calling for the family of the 33-year-old suspect to be sent to...Continue reading
Taipei to Introduce MRT Coding System

Taipei to Introduce MRT Coding System

The Taipei City government is proposing a coding system for metro stations – and it is expected to be implemented before the 2017 Summer Universiade. The proposed coding system has been posted on one of the city government’s Facebook pages for a two-month public consultation. According to the proposed rules, each station will be coded...Continue reading
Five More Taipei MRT Stations to Have Storage Lockers

Five More Taipei MRT Stations to Have Storage Lockers

  The Taipei Metro company says they will be introducing storage lockers at 5 additional MRT stations. Since the roll-out of lockers at the Danshui, Taipei Main and Zhongshan MRT station, usage has seen anywhere from 70 to 100 percent full occupancy. The lockers will roll out in Sanchong, Beimin, Ximen, Dongmen and the Taipei...Continue reading
Kaohsiung LRT Opens to Public

Kaohsiung LRT Opens to Public

One of the Most Innovative Transport Systems in Asia To much fanfare, the public today finally got the chance to take a ride on Kaohsiung’s new Light Rail Transit line. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu officially launched the first four stations on the new Circular Line, running along the old route of the Kaohsiung Harbor Line...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: What's coming up for Taipei's MRT this year?

Taiwan Talk: What’s coming up for Taipei’s MRT this year?

Episode Description On this episode we make a trip over to Taipei’s Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS) for an update on the decades-long Taipei Metro project, and while we’re there we learn a little bit more about the lines set to open later this year. Guest: Deputy Commissioner Shih-Choib Fu Visit DORTS at their...Continue reading
Popular sights to check out along the new Taipei MRT Songshan Line

Popular sights to check out along the new Taipei MRT Songshan Line

The opening of Taipei MRT’s Songshan Line, an extension of the Xindian line, tomorrow will pave for the way to some of the best spots in the capital that were previously inaccessible by MRT. Stretching 8.5 kilometers, the line crosses the pre-existing Ximen, Zhongshan, Songjiang Nanjing and Nanjing Fuxing MRT stations and stops at the...Continue reading
Taipei Metro Seeking Monetary Compensation From Knife Attack Suspect

Taipei Metro Seeking Monetary Compensation From Knife Attack Suspect

The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation has filed a request with the New Taipei District Court, seeking compensation for financial losses it says have resulted from reduced ridership since last months deadly knife attack. The transit company is seeking 20 million NT in compensation from 21 year old Cheng Jie. The request states that ridership has...Continue reading
Parents of Suspect in Taipei Metro Stabbing Attack Offer Apology

Parents of Suspect in Taipei Metro Stabbing Attack Offer Apology

The parents of the student – Cheng Jie – appeared in public for the first time yesterday to apologize for their son’s killing of four people on the Taipei MRT last week. The move comes amid calls for them to take some responsibility for the incident. Escorted by police, the 21-year old student’s parents wept...Continue reading

Details Emerge About MRT Stabbing Assailant

Details began to emerge yesterday about 21-year old college student – Cheng Jie – who allegedly killed four aboard a moving metro train in Taipei Wednesday. Some accounts describe him as a loner who had spoken of plans for doing “something big.” Cheng, a sophomore studying environmental engineering, transferred last September to Dong-hai University after...Continue reading