Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/24
By: Sunrise Huang, Yu Hsia-han, Liang Pei-chi and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Dec. 24 (CNA) The first section of the Circular Line of Taipei's mass rapid transit system will not start operating by the end of the year as expected because the date for a final inspection has yet to be set, New Taipei's Department of Transit Systems said Monday.

New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) said on Dec. 18 that if a final inspection was set for Dec. 24 and improvements were made as requested, the line's first section would likely start operations by the end of the year.

If not, he hoped the line would start service as soon as possible once the safety of the system was ensured, he said at the time.

A Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) official told CNA there was no plan to conduct a final inspection on Tuesday.    [FULL  STORY]