The Tainan Urban Railway Underground Plan underwent the first phase of inspection by the Ministry of Transportation on September 19th and 20th. The Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation actively completed improvements on the "matters that must be improved before operation" proposed by the inspection team. After the relevant results were confirmed, they were reported to the Ministry of Transportation and approved for operation. The Railway Bureau stated today (4th) that the Tainan underground station will be officially opened on October 17, and the underground railway in Tainan has entered a new stage of opening to traffic.
Railway Director Yang Zhengjun said that in order to ensure that the conditions for opening to traffic are complete, the Railway Bureau will work with the Taiwan Railways Corporation after the survey to improve the 7 deficiencies listed by the survey team as "matters that must be improved before operation", covering station and platform facilities and equipment, electromechanical systems, central monitoring systems, track inspections, fire safety signs, and independent verification and confirmation. After the relevant improvement results are confirmed by each group, they will be reported to the Ministry of Transportation for review and approval for operation.
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In conjunction with the first phase of opening to traffic, the Southern Engineering Branch of the Railway Bureau is scheduled to first block the East Main Line at 10 pm on October 16 and maintain the single-line operation of the West Main Line. It will be fully blocked after 11 pm and will be fully blocked until 6 am on the 17th to implement railway switching construction. During the construction period, some passenger trains will be suspended or shortened, including 2 scheduled trains and 10 shuttle trains, a total of 12 trains. Therefore, passenger connection services will be provided from Shanhua to Bao'an on the Longitudinal Line and Tainan to Sharon Highway on the Sharon Line. Service personnel will also be arranged at each station along the way to guide and assist passengers in completing their itineraries.
The Southern Engineering Branch reminds that during the switching construction period, the Taiwan Railway Corporation will strengthen station and train broadcasts and announce relevant information. Passengers can pay attention to the Taiwan Railway Corporation's official website and announcements at each station to learn about trains and connection information in advance, and reserve transfer time.
The total length of the Tainan Railway underground project is 8.23 kilometers. The first phase of the opening is aimed at underground railway operation. Tainan underground station will also be opened. The station is equipped with two island platforms and four lanes, and integrates track, electromechanical and driving safety systems. After it is opened to traffic underground, 23 cross-cutting facilities such as ground level crossings, viaducts and underground tunnels along the route will be gradually eliminated, thereby improving the urban traffic obstruction caused by the railway for a long time, and at the same time improving the capacity, quality and driving safety of railway transportation services.
The entire line will be blocked from 11pm on October 16 to 6am the next morning for railway switching construction. During this period, some trains will be suspended or shortened, and highway passenger connection services will be provided.
The "Tainan Urban Railway Underground Plan" was carried out by the Ministry of Transportation in the first phase of inspection on September 19 and 20. The Railway Bureau actively completed improvements on the "matters that must be improved before operation" proposed by the inspection team. After the relevant results were confirmed, they were reported to the Ministry of Transportation and approved for operation.
The Southern Engineering Branch reminds that during the switching construction period, the Taiwan Railway Corporation will strengthen station and train announcements and announce relevant information. Passengers can pay attention to the official website of the Taiwan Railway Corporation and announcements at each station to grasp train and connection information in advance, and reserve transfer time.
The total length of the Tainan Railway underground project is 8.23 kilometers. In addition to converting Tainan Station into an underground station, two new underground commuter stations, including Linsen and South Tainan, will be added. After the completion of the project, it is expected to eliminate 9 level crossings, 8 underground tunnels, 4 land bridges and 2 railway bridges and culverts along the railway line, a total of 23 railway and road intersection facilities, reducing the railway's obstruction to urban traffic and space.
The project is carried out in two phases. The first phase is aimed at underground railway operation and the Tainan underground station will be opened at the same time. The station is equipped with 2 island platforms and 4 lanes, and integrates track, electromechanical and driving safety systems. After it is opened to traffic, 23 cross-cutting facilities such as level crossings, viaducts and underground tunnels along the line will be gradually eliminated, and the second phase and ground landscape projects will continue. It is expected that Linsen Station will be opened in 2029 and South Tainan Station in 2030.
