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Taichung MRT
The Taichung MRT (TMRT; also called Taichung Mass Rapid Transit or Taichung Metro) is a medium-capacity rapid transit system in Taichung, Taiwan. Taichung MRT's first route, the Green line, officially began operation on April 25, 2021, making it the 5th rapid transit system operating in Taiwan.
Planning of the Taichung MRT started in 1990 with a study conducted by the Taiwanese Bureau of Housing and Urban Development. The study was completed in 1998 and suggested the implementation of three routes (Red, Green, and Blue). The project was formally approved by the Executive Yuan of the ROC government on November 23, 2004. The city government signed a joint development contract with the Taipei City Government on December 12, 2007.
Meanwhile, the Taichung City Government started their own planning of more lines and decided that the much cheaper BRT system would be the future of mass transit in Taichung.[citation needed] Since the corridor of the originally proposed Red line was partially served by TRA commuter services, the Blue line corridor was chosen as a first step to implement BRT in Taichung.[citation needed]
Construction of the first line, the Green line, had been paid for and was expected to begin in October 2007, though it was pushed back and started construction on October 8, 2009. The 16.7 km (10.4 mi) section of the Green line was scheduled for completion by 2020 and includes 18 stations.
On March 9, 2011, Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that it had won a joint order with Alstom Transport SA (France) and CTCI Corp. (Taiwan) to supply 36 units consisting of two-car, driverless trains totaling 29.5 billion yen. While Kawasaki will oversee construction, Alstom will focus on signaling and CTCI will supply the electrical system.
On November 16, 2020, the Green line started trial runs. The first day of trial runs attracted more than 70,000 rides. The trial runs were suspended on November 21, 2020, when a railway coupler snapped in half. On March 10, 2021, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen announced that trial runs would resume on March 25, and the opening ceremony would be a month after. The Green line officially began operation as scheduled on April 25, 2021.
On April 29, 2025, the Taichung City Government announced that the Blue line would begin electromechanical construction in June of that year, with urban planning work completing by the end of the year. Construction officially began on June 26, 2025.
The Green line between Beitun and Wuri is an elevated railway with driverless electric trains. The route is 16.5 km (10.3 mi) long and contains 18 stations. It stretches from Beitun Main Station on Songzhu Road in Beitun District along Beitun Road, Wenxin Road, and Wenxin South Road to the Taichung HSR station in Wuri District. It was expected to cost NT$53.491 billion and was built by the Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems. In 2011, the planned total cost for the project was NT$51.39 billion (including land acquisition costs), split between the local and central governments.
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Taichung MRT
The Taichung MRT (TMRT; also called Taichung Mass Rapid Transit or Taichung Metro) is a medium-capacity rapid transit system in Taichung, Taiwan. Taichung MRT's first route, the Green line, officially began operation on April 25, 2021, making it the 5th rapid transit system operating in Taiwan.
Planning of the Taichung MRT started in 1990 with a study conducted by the Taiwanese Bureau of Housing and Urban Development. The study was completed in 1998 and suggested the implementation of three routes (Red, Green, and Blue). The project was formally approved by the Executive Yuan of the ROC government on November 23, 2004. The city government signed a joint development contract with the Taipei City Government on December 12, 2007.
Meanwhile, the Taichung City Government started their own planning of more lines and decided that the much cheaper BRT system would be the future of mass transit in Taichung.[citation needed] Since the corridor of the originally proposed Red line was partially served by TRA commuter services, the Blue line corridor was chosen as a first step to implement BRT in Taichung.[citation needed]
Construction of the first line, the Green line, had been paid for and was expected to begin in October 2007, though it was pushed back and started construction on October 8, 2009. The 16.7 km (10.4 mi) section of the Green line was scheduled for completion by 2020 and includes 18 stations.
On March 9, 2011, Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that it had won a joint order with Alstom Transport SA (France) and CTCI Corp. (Taiwan) to supply 36 units consisting of two-car, driverless trains totaling 29.5 billion yen. While Kawasaki will oversee construction, Alstom will focus on signaling and CTCI will supply the electrical system.
On November 16, 2020, the Green line started trial runs. The first day of trial runs attracted more than 70,000 rides. The trial runs were suspended on November 21, 2020, when a railway coupler snapped in half. On March 10, 2021, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen announced that trial runs would resume on March 25, and the opening ceremony would be a month after. The Green line officially began operation as scheduled on April 25, 2021.
On April 29, 2025, the Taichung City Government announced that the Blue line would begin electromechanical construction in June of that year, with urban planning work completing by the end of the year. Construction officially began on June 26, 2025.
The Green line between Beitun and Wuri is an elevated railway with driverless electric trains. The route is 16.5 km (10.3 mi) long and contains 18 stations. It stretches from Beitun Main Station on Songzhu Road in Beitun District along Beitun Road, Wenxin Road, and Wenxin South Road to the Taichung HSR station in Wuri District. It was expected to cost NT$53.491 billion and was built by the Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems. In 2011, the planned total cost for the project was NT$51.39 billion (including land acquisition costs), split between the local and central governments.
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