The China Post
Date: August 29, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Echoing statements made by the city’s mayor, Taoyuan Metro Company general
This photo shows a Taoyuan metro train entering a station. The metro company invited members of the press to test-ride the airport line ahead of its official launch on Saturday, Aug. 27. The train departed from A1 Taipei Main Station and 37 minutes later arrived at A13 Taoyuan Airport Terminal 2.
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manager Chen Kai-ling (陳凱凌) said Sunday there was no set timetable for the start of the airport line, stressing that political considerations would not influence the launch date.
Addressing expectations that the MRT will launch by the end of this year, Chen replied that some of the 25 major flaws of the system would have to be improved within three months.
The opening date for the airport metro has been delayed several times.
On Saturday, Aug. 27, the Transportation Ministry’s Taoyuan International Airport Supervision Committee held a press conference presenting its final report, after two months of investigations into potential errors in the metro system.
The committee promised that the metro’s safety was assured and said the airport MRT could be launched immediately, with gradual improvements being made in the future. [FULL STORY]