Taichung gets first MRT line after long wait Staff writer, with CNA Taichung has officially entered the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) age with the city’s Green Line beginning full service at noon yesterday, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said. Tsai in an address said that Taichung residents were witnessing history in the making, as the metropolitan rail system has been a dream of local residents for more than 30 years. “The official beginning of service on the Green Line shows that collaboration between the central and local governments can get things done,” she said. From left, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Ho Hsin-chun, Deputy Legislative Speaker Tsai Chi-chang, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, Vice Premier Shen Jong-chin, President Tsai Ing-wen, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen, former president Ma Ying-jeou, former Taipei mayor Hau Lung-bin, former Taichung mayor Jason Hu and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang, who is also a legislator representing Taichung, take part in the official launch of the Taichung MRT system’s Green Line yesterday.