The Green Line of Taichung’s new mass rapid transit (MRT) system is to resume trial runs on March 25, four months after operations were suspended due to a major malfunction during test runs in November last year, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) told a news conference yesterday. The renewed trials are to last until April 23, with people able to ride for free with electronic tickets during the period, while commercial services would start on April 25. The only completed Taichung metro line started trial runs on Nov. 16 last year. However, on the sixth day of testing, a major malfunction caused by