Taichung MRT to launch this year, Mayor Lu says‘WE ARE CONFIDENT’: The city is planning a ceremony to celebrate the launch, and would invite former officials who helped oversee the project, Mayor Lu Shiow-yen saidBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe Taichung City Government would apply for a preliminary inspection next month of the Tai-chung MRT Green Line, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) said yesterday, adding that the line would become operational by the end of this year. Taichung city councilors take a test ride on the city’s Mass Rapid Transit system’s Green Line yesterday. Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), who was Taichung mayor from 2014 to 2018, oversaw the project as well, Lu said. Ticket prices for the Taichung MRT Line would start at NT$20, with an extra NT$5 to be added for every 2km traveled, she said. The Taichung Transportation Bureau is also preparing for the launch of the MRT service, Yeh said.

Source: Taipei Times July 06, 2020 15:56 UTC