Taichung’s MRT to start four weeks of test runsFIRST OF FOUR: The Green Line is to link some of the city’s transport hubs, while feasibility studies for a second line are under way, the MRT company saidStaff writer, with CNAThe first line of Taichung’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system could start trial runs within a week, allowing people to travel for free, the Taichung City Government said on Friday, after it received final operational approval from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Two trains of the Taichung Mass Rapid Transit system are parked at a station on Aug. 28. Photo: Su Chin-feng, Taipei TimesThe MRT Taichung Green Line has 18 stations and is scheduled to start commercial operations by the end of this year, after 11 years of construction, the city government said. Costs for the Green Line totaled NT$59.3 billion (US$2.05 billion), with NT$32.8 billion funded by the central government. Non-compliance with the Autonomous Regulations of Low-carbon City Development in Taichung City (臺中市發展低碳城市自治條例), which are to be imposed next year, would result in a verbal warning in the first instance, and fines from NT$1,200 to NT$6,000 for further contraventions.

Source: Taipei Times November 07, 2020 15:56 UTC