MRT fare evasion crackdown urgedBy Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer, with CNATaipei City Councilor Wang Hao (王浩) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) on Monday called for security improvements to the MRT, as fare evasion has increased more than 13-fold on the metropolitan railway system over the past five years. Passengers wait on a platform at Jingan MRT Station in New Taipei City’s Jhonghe District on Monday. Of the 481 cases of fare evasion, more than 20 percent (103 cases) were committed by 43 repeat offenders, one of whom was caught five times, the data showed. Taipei Rapid Transit Corp vowed to propose an improvement plan within a week. The Mass Rapid Transit Act (大眾捷運法) states that those found guilty of fare evasion, in addition to having to pay the original fare, must also pay an additional fine of up to 50 times the original fare or NT$4,500.

Source: Taipei Times September 22, 2020 15:56 UTC