Want China Times
Date: 2015-07-24
By: CNA
Kaohsiung began a week-long test of the country’s first light rail system on Tuesday with an
A light rail train on a test run in Kaohsiung, July 21. (File photo/Liu yu-ting)
eye toward holding a passenger trial run in the second half of August, the southern Taiwan city’s Mass Rapid Transit Bureau said.
The tests, being conducted to prepare for an initial review by the municipal government, will have trams run every half hour for seven days between the C1 and C4 stops.
Once the system passes its initial review, the city can apply for a final review and approval by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications before opening the light rail system to the public, according to the bureau.
The light rail line is set to run on a circular route around the city with a total of 37 stops. Construction has been divided into two phases.
The first 8.7-kilometer phase, which includes the four stops currently being tested, consists of 14 stops and is expected to be completed in June next year, the bureau said. [FULL STORY]
