📋 Tender Overview
Scope :
The Keelung MRT Line, which would connect Taipei’s Nangang Station to Keelung’s Badu Station, with about 77 percent of the costs to be paid by the central government. Building the Keelung metropolitan rail system is important, as it affects transportation, industrial development and tourism in Taipei, Keelung and New Taipei City. People have been waiting 30 years for the plan to be finalized, as officials had difficulty agreeing on the route.
The project from a light rail system to an MRT system, and government officials have come to an agreement on the MRT stations. Construction costs for the project have risen from NT$8 billion to NT$42.5 billion (US$286.94 million to US$1.52 billion), of which NT$32.7 billion would be paid by the central government. The remaining cost would be paid by the three city governments.
Once constructed, the line would convey travelers from Keelung directly to Nangang Station, where they could transfer to the Taipei MRT’s Bannan Line (Blue Line) and the Taiwan High-Speed Rail. Ministry had planned to build a light rail system that could operate on the Taiwan Railways Administration’s (TRA) rail network, but later found that doing so would greatly decrease the TRA system’s efficiency. The finalized plan is the first to connect Nangang and Badu adding that it would make the commute to Taipei easier from Keelung and New Taipei City’s Sijhih District The 16.05km-long line is to have 13 stations and passengers would be able to transfer at Nangang Station to the Taipei MRT’s Bannan Line and Wenhu Line (Brown Line), as well as the TRA and high-speed railways.
The plan must still undergo an environmental impact assessment. The Keelung MRT Line is to begin operations by April 2032.
