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Date: 2015-10-29
By: CNA and Staff Reporter
A rapid transit line connecting Taiwan’s main international airport and the greater Taipei
A carriage is lifted onto the track in Taoyuan, Sept. 2. (Photo courtesy of Taoyuan Metro Corp.)
area is still expected to open in March 2016 after final tests are conducted, the country’s deputy transportation minister Wu Meng-fen on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a legislative committee hearing, Wu said the Taoyuan International Airport MRT project has met 42 of 43 test criteria.
The remaining criterion involves the stability of the line’s signaling system, an area that has caused multiple difficulties for the project since the testing process began.
Wu said the Transportation Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taoyuan city government that commits to begin operating the MRT system by the end of March next year on condition that it is proved safe. “We’re not giving up on this target,” Wu said, while acknowledging that there are problems that still need to be solved during the final tests.
Wu said the Transportation Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taoyuan city government that commits to begin operating the MRT system by the end of March next year on condition that it is proved safe. “We’re not giving up on this target,” Wu said, while acknowledging that there are problems that still need to be solved during the final tests. [FULL STORY]
