The opening ceremony of the Ankeng Light Rail Transit in New Taipei City was held today. Public opinion representatives from Xindian District attended the ceremony enthusiastically. Councilors Chen Jinding and Jin Ruilong from Zhonghe District were also present to support it. It was quite grand.

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[Reporter He Yuhua/New Taipei Report] Ankeng Light Rail of New Taipei City MRT held an opening ceremony at K9 Shishizhang Station this (10) morning. Hu Xianglin, Deputy Minister of Communications of the Ministry of Communications, said that the Ankeng Light Rail was extended to be made in China, and the localized equipment started from the first 22% of 1 Danhai light rail, increased to 42%. In the future, when promoting Keelung MRT and Xidong line, it is hoped to increase to 50%. Hou Youyi, Mayor of New Taipei City, thanked the central government for affirming that New Taipei City has driven the development of the country's industries. "Please." The central government has accelerated the approval of other MRT routes.

After the opening ceremony of the Ankeng Light Rail, it is expected to start trial operation for one month in the afternoon, providing free rides with electronic tickets; Hou Youyi said that the trial operation is to find problems, and to focus on public comfort, safety, and convenience, and profit is not the main goal In his speech, he also thanked the previous heads, including the Central Committee and former New Taipei Mayor Zhu Lilun, and the construction team for their joint efforts.

However, Zhu Lilun was not invited to attend the opening ceremony.

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Hu Xianglin said in his speech that he participated in the opening ceremony of the MRT Loop Line at the same location (Shishizhang MRT Station) three years ago, and attended the opening ceremony of the Ankeng Light Rail today. The transportation network extends outwards; on the other hand, the Ankeng Light Rail is the second domestic-made MRT line, and the domestic equipment has increased from 22% of the Danhai Light Rail to 42%, which means that New Taipei City has considered domestic manufacturers to participate , Improve technical energy.

Hou Youyi said that the Ankeng light rail is the third line in operation in New Taipei City following the Danhai light rail and the Xinbei Loop Line. In the past four years, New Taipei City has completed an operating route of 26 kilometers and 26 stations, and the accumulated operating routes in the country have reached 93 kilometers78 In the future, we will continue to complete the MRT Sanying Line, Wanda Zhonghe Line, Xinbei Shulin Line, South-North Ring Road and Xidong Line, etc., and actively strive for the approval of Bali Light Rail, Wutai Light Rail, Taiban Light Rail and Shenkeng Light Rail. Moving towards the vision of 3 stations per 100,000 people in 2030, surpassing Tokyo and Seoul.

Ankeng light rail has a total length of 7.5 kilometers and a total cost of 16.6 billion yuan. There are 9 stations and 1 engine factory on the whole line. The engine factory is located at the intersection of Anyi Road and Antai Road. Section 3, before the Office of the Water Conservancy Department, cross Xindian Creek at Anxin Bridge to the east, and connect with the Ring Line; 9 stations are K9 Shishizhang Station, K8 Xinhe Elementary School Station, K7 Sunshine Sports Park Station, K6 Ankang Station, K5 Jingwenke University Station, K4 Gengxin Ankangyuan District Station, K3 Taipei Town Station, K2 Rose China Town Station, K1 Shuangcheng Station, which can reduce the time for Ankeng residents to travel to Shuangbei metropolitan area by 15 to 20 minutes.

From the first Danhai light rail to the second Ankeng light rail, the localized equipment increased from 22% to 42%.

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Hu Xianglin (left), deputy minister of the Ministry of Communications, was accompanied by Lin Yaochang (second from left), deputy director of the New Taipei City MRT Engineering Bureau, to experience the Ankeng light rail train.

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The Ankeng light rail in New Taipei City opened to traffic today, and a large number of people lined up to wait for the first train.

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