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
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
iPass to be Accepted on Taipei MRT
Taipei’s subway system will begin accepting Kaoxiong’s iPass smartcards in September. However, EasyCard holders will have to wait until next year to enjoy cashless travel on Gaoxiong metro system. Easycard Investment Holdings Chairman Kenneth Lin says company’s stored value EasyCard will be accepted by Gaoxiong’s metro system next March at the earliest. The Gaoxiong Rapid...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
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 MRT Songshan line to open this Saturday
Taipei MRT’s Songshan line will open this Saturday, and EasyCard holders will be able to enjoy one months free travel on the line. The 8.5 kilometer Songshan line is an extension of the Xindian line. The new section travels from Ximen through six stations under Nanjing East Road to Songshan Train Station. The line will...Continue reading
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
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
Assailant Ordered Detained in Taipei MRT Stabbing
Twenty-one-year old student – Cheng Jie – was ordered detained by the New Taipei District Court earlier this morning after a 20-minute hearing. Cheng was arrested by police and metro staff at Jiangzicui MRT Station yesterday afternoon after killing four people and injuring 21 others on an MRT train. The train was traveling into Banqiao from...Continue reading
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