MRT Ankeng Light Rail opened to traffic at Shishizhang Station on the morning of this (10th), under the witness of Mayor Hou Youyi, officials of the Central Committee, New Taipei City Councilors, New Taipei Metro Bureau, New Taipei MRT Corporation and the construction team , officially launched the Ankeng Light Rail and its maiden voyage, and started trial operation at 1:00 p.m. on the same day, launching a one-month free trial ride. Passengers can enjoy free discounts when entering and exiting Ankeng Light Rail stations with electronic tickets.

The Ankeng light rail is open to traffic. In the future, I hope that the citizens of North and North Jitao will jointly prosper and prosper with the construction of the MRT.

Mayor Hou Youyi said that the Ankeng Light Rail is the third line in operation following the Danhai Light Rail and the New Taipei Loop Line. In the past four years, New Taipei City has completed an operating line of 26 kilometers and 26 stations, which is the highest in the country. The route has a total of 93 kilometers and 78 stations. In the future, we will continue to complete the MRT Sanying Line, Wanda Zhonghe Line, Xinbei Shulin Line, South-North Ring Line and Xidong MRT, and then actively strive for Bali Light Rail, Wutai Light Rail, Thailand The board light rail and the Shenkeng light rail were approved, moving towards the vision of 2030, so that the citizens of North and North Kitao can enjoy the MRT construction of common prosperity.

Nine stations on the entire Ankeng light rail line reduce the time for residents to commute to and from Shuangbei Metropolis

Mayor Hou Youyi explained that Ankeng light rail has a total length of 7.5 kilometers and a total projected cost of 16.6 billion yuan. There are nine stations (5 elevated stations and 4 flat stations) and a machine factory on the whole line. The machine factory is located at the intersection of Antai Road, Anyi Road. The light rail departs from the machine factory along An 1st Road, Anjie Road and Sections 1 to 3 of Anhe Road, crosses Xindian Creek at the Anxin Bridge to the east in front of the Office of the Water Resources Department, and connects with the Ring Line. It is expected to provide Ankeng residents to Shuang 15 to 20 minutes less in the northern metropolitan area.

The Ankeng Light Rail has been under construction for 6 years. Although it encountered a lack of work and materials in the general environment and the impact of the epidemic, the MRT team worked hard to overcome the difficulties in the rolling review of various work progress. Finally, the project was completed last year and the preliminary survey was completed. Before the Lunar New Year this year After completing the survey work, the Ministry of Communications approved the operation permit letter on February 2, and the opening ceremony will be held today (10).

A one-month free trial ride experience welcomes the public to take the Ankeng Light Rail

The New Taipei MRT Corporation will start a one-month free trial ride experience from 1:00 pm today (10th) to 10:00 to 18:00 on March 12th. Citizens are welcome to take the Ankeng for free with electronic tickets Light Rail.

The first 120 people who took the train's maiden voyage today will receive opening commemorative postcards, commemorative one-day tickets for the day's station stamps, and 100 yuan market vouchers.

Li Zhengan, director of New Taipei MRT, said that in order to increase the participation rate of domestic manufacturers, ensure technical operation and take into account the convenience of future maintenance, Ankeng Light Rail has properly planned the overall light rail system in New Taipei City during the bidding stage of the Danhai Light Rail turnkey project, so that Ankeng Keng light rail can extend Danhai light rail 22% localized equipment, and the proportion of domestically made equipment is greatly increased by 42%, including train air conditioners, lighting, seats and interior decoration panels, etc. are all made in Taiwan, the overall comfort and novelty are better than domestic The outer train will provide more convenient and safe MRT transportation for people in Xindian and Ankeng areas. The opening of the train in the future will effectively save commuting time in the Shuangbei area.

(Advertisement of MRT Engineering Bureau, New Taipei City Government)