Development and Business Recruitment on Lands Around MRT Lands
In order to effectively utilize land resources and promote regional development, TCRT organizes the land development of lands alongside MRT routes, stations, sites and its adjacent areas. After the development is complete, developed land will be distributed in proportion according to the land value of the original land owner, amount of investment, and bonus space proportion invested by the government.
MRT Blue Line (planning)
The comprehensive planning operation of the MRT Blue Line started on Mar. 14, 2019. The total length of the planned route is 25.2 KM. It will embark from Taichung Port and connect with Shalu Train Station, Taichung City Government Hall, and Taichung Train Station along Taiwan Avenue, and eventually head eastward to the Taiwan Sugar Corporation Biological Park. There will be a total of 19 stations, including 7 elevated stations and 12 underground stations, and 1 depot.
MRT Wurih-Wunsin-Beitun Line
Total length of the route is 16.7 KM. It starts from Songzhu Road No. 2 Bridge and runs to THSR Taichung Station, including 18 stations. It received its operation permit from the MOTC on Nov. 6, 2020. Service trials will be conducted from Mar. 25 to Apr. 23, 2021 and will be officially put into service on Apr. 25, 2021.
Elevation and Rapid Transitization of TRA Railways
The total length of the route is 21.7 KM. It starts 1.5 KM north of Fengyuan Train Station and stretches 1.4 KM south of Daqing Train Station. It will elevate the current railway and stations while adding another 5 commuter stations. This route will be put into service in 2 stages according to the timetable of the Railway Reconstruction Bureau. In the first stage, the current train stations of Fengyuan, Tanzi, Taiyuan, Taichung, and Daqing will be reconstructed into elevated stations. In the second stage, which was completed on October 2018, 5 elevated commuter stations of Lilin, Toujiacuo, Songzhu, Jingwu, and Wuquan were put into service. Passengers can transit to the MRT Green Line Songzhu Station (G4) and Daqing Station (G13) at Songzhu Train Station and Daqing Train Station. As for the old building of Taichung Train Station, it was preserved at its original location as a historical site. The station is now utilized as a Transportation Square, parking lot, transit terminal, green land, and other public facilities. This project was due on June 2020.
