Construction set to start on New Taipei light rail system

The New Taipei City Government's plan is to build a light rail system that will serve as an extension from the Tamsui Station of the Mass Rapid Transit system. The two lines will cover a total of 13.99 km and will have 20 stations, as well as a maintenance workshop, the bureau said.

The first phase of construction will comprise a 9.55-section that will be composed of elevated and ground-level sections, the bureau said, adding that this part will be completed in six years after construction begins.

The remaining 4.44-km ground-level section will include six stations and will be finished in 11 years, the bureau said.

The Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the New Taipei City Government will be responsible for meeting the NT$15.3 billion (US$518 million) cost of the project, it said.

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