Taichung MRT Orange Line Comprehensive Plan Wins and Officially Enters Substantive Design Stage

Taichung MRT construction reports important progress again! The feasibility study report of the Taichung Airport MRT (Orange Line) was approved by the Executive Yuan on August 18 this year. The TMT Bureau handled the bidding for comprehensive planning, environmental impact assessment and basic design. The tender was awarded on September 29, announcing that the Orange Line has entered the substantive detailed planning and basic design stage. The Orange Line has a total length of approximately 29.23 kilometers from Taichung Airport to Wufeng, with 15 elevated stations and 11 underground stations planned.

The Jiji Industrial Bureau pointed out that the team of Zhongxing Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. and Lin Tongpi Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. won the bid, and the comprehensive planning work was officially launched.

MRT Director Su Ruiwen said that the MRT Orange Line is an important golden corridor connecting Taichung International Airport and the core area of Taichung City. At the current stage of planning, the Orange Line is approximately 29.23 kilometers long and has 26 stations planned, including 15 elevated stations and 11 underground stations. The route starts from Taichung International Airport. Along the way, it passes through the administrative districts of Daya, Xitun, Beitun, North District, East District, South District, Dali and Wufeng, and connects important urban nodes such as Shuinan Economic and Trade Park, No. 1 Middle School Business District, Taichung Station, National Chung Hsing University and Taichung Software Park. It will create a backbone road network that functions as both an airport gateway and a commuter hub.

Su Ruiwen pointed out that after the Orange Line is opened to traffic in the future, it will be able to easily transfer with the Green Line in operation, the Blue Line under construction and the Taiwan Railway, greatly improving the coverage and convenience of public transportation; during the subsequent planning period, the city government will focus on traffic maintenance, environmental impact assessment and land construction in the areas where the line passes. A comprehensive assessment of the benefits of land development will be carried out. The winning team will then conduct on-site surveys, urban plan changes, environmental impact assessment operations and basic design, and develop comprehensive traffic maintenance and project management supporting measures, striving to minimize the impact on citizens' lives and traffic during the construction period.