A: Apart from the Danjiang Bridge in New Taipei City, the MRT Sanying Line (Light Blue Line) will open in June.
B: Is that the new line leading to Yingge District, the ceramic town?
A: Yup, the line will connect the Yingge Ceramics Museum and the Old Streets in Sanxia and Yingge Districts.
Photo: Liberty Times 照片：自由時報
B: The eastward extension of the Tamsui-Xinyi Line (Red Line) that goes through Taipei’s Xinyi District will also open in June.
A: Plus, Taoyuan’s Aerotropolis Line (Green Line) will partially open by the end of the year. In the future, it will connect the Taoyuan Airport MRT and Taiwan high-speed rail, helping make a one-hour living radius across northern Taiwan a reality.
A: 除了新北市淡江大橋，捷運三鶯線（淡藍線）6月即將通車啦！
B: 就是通往陶瓷之鄉鶯歌區的新線嗎？
A: 對啊新線將可串聯鶯歌陶瓷博物館，及三峽、鶯歌老街商圈。
B: 而淡信線（紅線）東延段則往東延伸，貫穿台北市信義區，6月也將啟用。
A: 此外桃捷航空城線（綠線）預計年底部分通車，未來該線將銜接機捷與高鐵，「北台灣一小時生活圈」就快要實現啦。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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