Is the Taichung MRT already partially functional or is it still under construction until 2017?

[image] Brianjones: [image] user86: bet it was the same in Kaohsiung. I’m guessing nobody took the KMRT back when it was just the red line. Correct. And when there was just the red and blue and brown line in Taipei the ridership was actually very low on the blue line. You would always ge…

[image] Explant: after a decade or 2, the city shifts its weight around good infrastructure and people will forget they hated efficient public transportation when it was new. Except the city is now under flack again with the giant rubber duck exhibit going on. The light rail cannot keep up w…

[image] user86: [image] Explant: after a decade or 2, the city shifts its weight around good infrastructure and people will forget they hated efficient public transportation when it was new. Except the city is now under flack again with the giant rubber duck exhibit going on. The light r…

[image] Explant: I do happen to think kaohsiung’s light rail is kind of stupid to be honest. I think it’s great. I take it every day. Without the light rail I would have no other feasible way to get to work. They just need to make the trains more frequent (or at least extend the rush hour wi…

That’s good to hear. Only taken it a few times. I mostly dral with them as a truck driver haha

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Yeah! All the news channels are reporting this now! Damn, I hardly take the MRT but now I don’t think I’ll ever ride it again or let my family go on one. :rage:

It’s not like stabbings or razor blade attacks are confined to MRT cars. Happens on the streets too, so I think being aware of your surroundings works better than avoiding public places altogether.