Free transport for buses, long-range buses and light rail, only during peak hours for MRT
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/11/28
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In an effort to combat air pollution, Kaohsiung announced
Kaohsiung to fight air pollution with 3 months of free public transport. (By Central News Agency)
Tuesday it was making its public transport at least partly free for passengers in December, January and February.
Each winter, the weather and the city’s geological position prevented polluted air from escaping the area, harming air quality in the area, Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) said Tuesday.
If only motorists and motorcycle users would leave their vehicles at home and make their journey to work and back on public transport, the situation should improve, the mayor said.
The free travel program will start on December 1 and will be valid for passengers using electronic cards on city buses, long-distance buses and light-railway trains. On the city’s Mass Rapid Transit system, only journeys during peak hours between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on weekdays will be free for card users, according to the Central News Agency.
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