Tainan’s old station tracks are open for a limited time, inviting the public to experience the last remaining warmth of the railway

The Tainan Railway has been opened underground. From now until October 26, the old platform and railway section will be open for the public to check in and take photos.

The first phase of undergrounding the Tainan Railway was officially opened to traffic on the 17th, and the old station tracks were also decommissioned. The city government coordinated with the Taiwan Railway Corporation and the Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation to temporarily open the old station track area that was previously inaccessible before the start of the next phase of the project, allowing the public to take photos and check in. The event is from now until October 26.

Mayor Huang Weizhe said that the series of activities to open the railway underground to traffic have received a great response, and the old station also saw the nostalgia and enthusiasm of the citizens on the last night. He expressed his gratitude to the Taiwan Railway Corporation and the Railway Administration for accepting the city's request to open inaccessible areas for a short period of time, inviting the public to feel the residual warmth left by the tracks, and to see the city in the distance on the parallel lines from an unprecedented perspective, leaving a testimony to Tainan's century-old railway.

Transportation Director Wang Mingde said that this event starts from the No. 4 waiting area at the northern end of the first platform of the original heritage station and ends at the southern end to the No. 2 waiting area. The rail track between Platforms 1 and 2 is open as an experience area. The event site is at the north and south ends of the open area of ​​the 1st platform. There are stairs up and down the platform and between the rails for the public to pass. Please enter and exit according to the designated entry and follow the instructions of the on-site personnel.

This activity is a static photo-taking experience. Please do not run, jump or engage in dynamic activities. Because there are still rails, ballast and other track facilities in the track area, please tread carefully. It is also prohibited to destroy, move, dismantle or take out various railway facilities, as well as to destroy historical monuments and violate cultural heritage laws. When there are large crowds, access will be flexibly controlled and people will not go beyond the open area of ​​the track to avoid danger.