Construction of the Taichung Metro’s Blue Line is to start on Thursday next week, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) said yesterday.
The Taichung Metro’s Green Line would offer free rides that day to commemorate the groundbreaking, Lu also said.
The new line would begin at the Port of Taichung and move eastward through Shalu (沙鹿) and Situn (西屯) districts before arriving in central Taichung, the Taichung City Government said.
Photo: Liao Yao-tung, Taipei
The planned 20-station, NT$161.51 billion (US$5.47 billion) Blue Line would intersect with the Green Line at the Taichung City Hall Station and is expected to open in 2034.
Meanwhile, the search continues for the 50 millionth rider of the Taichung Metro, who is eligible for a prize of two Starlux business-class round-trip tickets from Taichung to any destination in Asia.
The rider rode the metro on Monday last week, but their card was not registered in the city’s system, leaving their identity unknown. The rider was using an iPass card numbered 35000104351, Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Corp said.
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