President Lai Ching-te will preside over the lighting ceremony of the Southern Railway Underground in the evening

The Tainan Railway Underground was officially opened to traffic on the 17th. The Tainan Station will hold an opening ceremony this evening (16th). President Lai Qingde will personally preside over the lighting ceremony. However, due to national security considerations, the organizer did not disclose the president's attendance information in advance, and did not let the outside world know until the national security inspection was carried out on site.

Before the event, Railway Director Yang Zhengjun said in an interview that the subsequent cross-crossing facilities are expected to be dismantled within two years. Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said that citizens have been waiting for the underground railway for a long time. The city government will also promote the planning and construction of park greenways along the railway to transform the space along the railway and create a better living environment for citizens.

Tonight’s event will kick off with a projection sculpture lighting up the new station, ushering in a new era for Tainan Railway. The finale of "Tainan Station's Last Night" will be to bid farewell to the underground railway that has accompanied Tainan people for a century through ceremonies such as the handover of century-old street signs, three blasts of the whistle, and the farewell of the last train.

The atmosphere at the scene was warm, and the area around the old Tainan Main Station, a national monument, was already crowded with people. Many people took advantage of the last night before it was opened underground and picked up their mobile phones and cameras to take photos and record the historic moment.