The Southern Railway will be made underground and open to traffic on October 17! The night before, 18 trains were adjusted, street signs were handed over, and 3 whistles were blown to say goodbye.

The Tainan Railway will be opened underground this Saturday (17th). The Taiwan Railway Corporation stated that it is expected to carry out the most critical track, signal and tram line system switching construction from 22:00 on October 16 (Friday) to 6:00 the next morning. Some scheduled trains will be suspended or shortened and switched to highway connections. It is expected to affect 18 In addition, the "Last Night: Forever Tainan" commemorative event will be held at 9 o'clock on Friday evening. Officials will pass the street sign symbolizing the historical memory of Tainan Station and hand it to the driver of the 145th Ziqiang train. The train will blow its whistle three times before departure to bid farewell to the above-ground railway that has accompanied the city for hundreds of years.

Taiwan Railway Corporation stated that the Railway Administration and the company expect to carry out the most critical track, signal and tram line system switching construction from 10 pm on October 16 to 6 am the next day. The underground Tainan Station will be equipped with two island platforms and four tracks. In addition to completely eliminating level crossings along the line, it will also significantly improve overall driving safety and transportation service capacity. In order to cooperate with the construction work, some scheduled trains will be suspended or shortened and switched to highway connections. It is expected to affect 2 scheduled trains and 16 local (express) trains, for a total of 18 trains. Taiwan Railway Corporation will also operate additional local trains according to the situation.

In conjunction with the advancement of the underground railway project in Tainan, the Taiwan Railway Corporation will hold the "Last Night: Forever Tainan" commemorative event at Tainan Station at 9 p.m. on October 16. The event will arrange citizen story collection, memory message wall, old photo display, music performance and other sharing. The highlight of the day will be on the The 145th Ziqiang train will make its debut after entering the station. At 10:29 p.m., the 145th Ziqiang train will depart from the above-ground platform of Tainan Station. It will become the last southbound Ziqiang train to leave the above-ground station before the opening of the underground. It will also leave the last historical scene for the century-old history of Tainan Station's above-ground railway.

On that day, the Taiwan Railway planned to use "Centennial Street Signs. Handover of Generations" as the main ceremony of the last night. Taiwan Railway Chairman Zheng Guangyuan, Tainan City Mayor Huang Weizhe and Transportation Minister Chen Shikai sequentially handed over the street signs symbolizing the historical memory of Tainan Station, and finally handed them over to the hands of the 145th Ziqiang train driver. After the handover of the street signs, the live music and host sounds will be temporarily stopped, waiting for the last southbound Ziqiang train to depart. Before the train departs, the driver will blow the whistle three times. The first sound means farewell to the past, the second sound means thanks for accompanying the train, and the third sound means looking forward to the future.

To welcome the opening of the new Tainan station, the Taiwan Railway Corporation pointed out that the Taiwan Railway Bento combines Fucheng's local specialty ingredients to launch a limited-time "Fucheng Celebration Flavor Bento", which combines classic braised pork ribs with milkfish sausage, Fucheng shrimp rolls, mushrooms and milkfish balls, general asparagus and Mei Ling crispy plums and other Tainan flavors. It will be sold in limited quantities during lunch from October 17 to November 1, and each portion is NT$199.