Taipei Metro Set to Launch App
The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation has launched a mobile app to allow users to check the arrival times of Taipei Metro trains. The app also shows the location of YouBike stations and parking lots near Metro station and gives bus transfer information. It also indicates which MRT exits have elevators, escalators or just staircases....Continue reading
Northern Taiwan Gears Up for Wan’an Drill This Afternoon
Defense and disaster prevention drill Wan’an No. 38, will be held in the six cities and counties in northern Taiwan today. After sirens sound at 1:30 p.m. in Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan and Hsinchu cities and Hsinchu and Yilan counties, pedestrians and vehicles will have to stay off the road. If you’re going to...Continue reading
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
Commuters May Get “Green Points” for Taking Metro From June
The Environmental Protection Administration says it hopes to introduce a scheme that will see users of the Taipei and Kaohsiung metro systems gaining “green points” as rewards. Under the pilot scheme, which could be launched as soon as June, MRT commuters will be able to earn the points with their rides. These points can then...Continue reading
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