Seven stations on the northern section of the planned Taoyuan Metro Green Line are projected to open to the public in 2026, the Taoyuan Department of Rapid Transit Systems said yesterday.
The department also announced plans to further extend the Green Line in the direction of Taoyuan Railway Station in 2028, before the entire route becomes fully operational in 2030.
Plans to extend the Green Line to Jhongli District (中壢) were approved by the Executive Yuan in December last year.
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The Executive Yuan in March approved the construction of the Taoyuan Metro Brown Line, which would connect Taoyuan with New Taipei City, the department said.
The Green Line extension and the Brown Line project are expected to begin next year.
Meanwhile, the Taoyuan Airport MRT is also being extended to the Laojie River Station to further expand transportation services available to commuters, it said.
The department said it has also begun to move Taoyuan’s railroad underground to further consolidate the city’s public transportation services.
Work has begun this year to transfer tracks at Taoyuan and Jhongli train stations underground, and construction for two new underground train stations — tentatively called Jhonglu (中路) and Jhongyuan (中原) train stations — have also started.
The viability of further extending the Green Line, and developing the Blue and Orange Lines are currently being explored, the department said.
Taoyuan Mayor Chang San-cheng (張善政) yesterday praised the speedy development of Taoyuan MRT-related projects over the past two years.
There is a high possibility the seven stations on the Green Line’s north section would open on schedule, Chang said, adding that the first two cars of the light metro service arrived last week and test runs would likely start on the line’s overhead tracks as early as the first half of next year.
Chang said the city aims to meet projections for the full opening of the main Green Line in 2030 before opening a branch line in 2032.
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