The operators of the country’s four largest MRT metro rail systems have predicted combined losses of up to NT$10.156 billion (US$364.54 million) due to low ridership after the nationwide COVID-19 alert was raised to level 3 on May 19.
For the year, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp estimated losses of NT$5 billion to NT$8 billion, Taoyuan Metro Corp forecast NT$900 million in losses for its line from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Taipei, Taichung Mass Rapid Transit System Co predicted losses of NT$656 million and Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp estimated NT$600 million in losses, the companies said on Saturday.
In 2019,
Taichung, April 25 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Sunday announced that Taichung City has officially entered the mass rapid transit (MRT) age with the central Taiwan city's Green Line beginning full service at noon.
Soldiers take to paintball to help blow off steam
By Aaron Tu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Survival games are becoming a widely accepted pastime among military personnel, as they help foster camaraderie and give soldiers a way to blow off steam while staying in line with Ministry of National Defense policies, sources said.
Paintball, with a variety of game modes, allows military enthusiasts to simulate a battlefield, which they often further enhance by wearing military-like gear, including goggles, camouflage, tactical vests and other items.
The 269th and 333rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, the Kinmen Defense Command, the army’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense training center and the communication, electronics and information division have all established clubs for these kinds of games, the sources said.
Taichung MRT undergoes crucial tests to resume service
02/09/2021 08:11 PM
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Taipei, Feb. 9 (CNA) Taichung s new mass rapid transit (MRT) system, which suspended operations due to a major malfunction during trial runs in November last year, is undergoing a series of crucial tests in order to resume service, its operators said Tuesday.
Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (TMRTC) said all 18 trains have replaced broken components and are being subjected to a series of tests to ensure the system is stable.
The MRT system s Green Line, which started trial runs on Nov. 16, reported a major malfunction caused by the improper assembly of anchors for couplings that connect the carriages, leading to a suspension of service.