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The first phase of Taipei’s MRT circular line was opened to traffic in January this year. The 14 stations are located within the jurisdiction of the city of New Taipei. The New Taipei city government funded the construction and commissioned the Taipei City MRT Office to build and operate the Taipei MRT Corporation. The fight for the right to operate the circular line has been competing many times.
In an interview with Apple News, Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe revealed that he had made conditions for New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi. The two routes of Keelung MRT and MRT Wanda Line will be transferred to Hou for operation, and the circular route will be handed over to the Beijing municipal government. If coordination fails Finally, it must be coordinated by the Ministry of Transport.
Shuangbei has often cooperated recently. The two from Kohou seem to get along on the surface and have good comments for each other. They previously announced that they would work together to organize the 2025 Zhuang World Conference and join hands with Keelung MRT to open Shuangbei. As a product of the Northern Cooperation, Hou Youyi jumped to fight for management rights and break the apparent harmony. Ke had to offer negotiation tokens to see if Hou would pay the bill and the two could form an alliance on the MRT.
The first phase of the circular MRT line was funded by the new Taipei city government. In 2006, the Beijing municipal government was commissioned to build it. There are 14 stations from Dapinglin Station in Xindian District to Xinbei Industrial Park Station in Xinzhuang District, all of them in Xinbei Area. It was completed and opened to traffic this month and is currently operated by Beijie.According to Beijie statistics, the daily traffic volume has been around 50,000 since the opening of traffic in January, which is still in the money-losing stage .
The monitoring road network project of the entire ring section is still planned and built by the Beishi MRT Office, and the southern and northern ring sections in Shuangbei City will be built next year. Furthermore, the section of the eastern ring that passes through Beishi Neihu and Xinyi District is in the planning stage, and the monitoring road network in Beishi is larger than that of New Taipei City.
● Hou Youyi competes for his own Gu Ke P under the jurisdiction of the City of New Taipei, “who builds and operates”
Since the beginning of the year, New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi has continuously demanded that the Beijing municipal government return the right to operate the circular line. Hou insisted that as long as the MRT road network is under the jurisdiction of the city of New Taipei, he should be responsible for himself. Operation, “the two sides have not yet reached a consensus.
Ke Wenzhe was interviewed by “Apple” on the 27th. When asked about the dispute over the circular line, the New North criticized “people who hold hands in front and murder behind.” Ke said it is impossible to deliver the circular line built by the Beishi MRT Office to the new North. North City MRT Corporation is in operation. The 230 billion projects (including the construction of the north-south ring and east ring sections, and the northern city government has invested 140 billion) are still under construction. It is impossible to hand over to New Taipei City to issue contracts. It’s useless.
Ke even pointed out that 1/4 of the full loop line is in New Taipei and 3/4 in North City. New Taipei City can say how many shares it will occupy, but it is impossible to operate New Taipei City. This must be controversial. He told the DPP Many times, coordinate with the Ministry of Transportation.
● Ke Wenzhe: The new city of Taipei must first take what it wants, I will not leave the problem for posterity.
Ke Wenzhe said the Keelung MRT (which is undergoing comprehensive planning and environmental assessment), the Wanda Line (the first phase is expected to be completed in 2025) was originally proposed to the city of New Taipei, or Shuangbei City can be settled by taking a part of each, but Hou believes that the north-south ring will be nine years later to finish all the work. “New Taipei City must first take what it wants and talk about others later.” But it definitely doesn’t save your children from debt, and you won’t leave the problem to future people. You should talk about it in advance.
To resolve the dispute over Shuangbei’s management rights, Ke Wenzhe reiterated that his two principles are “an MRT line is operated by an MRT company, and whoever builds it is responsible for the operation.” Ke replied, “Does Xinbei operate a circular line? In the future, when I drive to Taipei City, I will ask everyone to get out and change cars, change drivers, and change mechanical and electrical systems before I go. This is it is impossible “.
Ke reiterated that he proposed that the Keelung MRT and the Wanda Line be operated by the City of New Taipei, and that the circular line be given to the City of Taipei. He has also expressed his position to Hou, but in the end everyone has to sit down and coordinate.
Zhang Zexiong, director of Beishi MRT, said that after the first phase of the circular line opens to traffic, the north-south circular section will be built next year and the east circular section passing through Neihu and the Xinyi district.When the circular line is completely finished, there will be 14 MRT roads. There are 16 rail systems connected to the Internet, the Taiwan Railways and the High Speed Railways. The entire ring must be implemented and operated together. Beishi’s fully automated unmanned autonomous driving system is mature and there are also proprietary systems that cannot be transferred to New Taipei City.
● New Taipei City Transit Office: In the first phase, it was entrusted to operate for 3 years and a notice was issued for its withdrawal in advance.
Li Zhengan, director of New Taipei City Transit, responded that the first phase of the circular line was to “entrust” North Jetty Company to operate for 3 years. The exploitation rights had never been transferred. In September this year, it was clearly stated that the city of New Taipei would be reclaimed and handed over to North Jetty. The transportation company operates, and a group consultation meeting will be held with the relevant Shuangbei municipal government offices before the end of October.
He also replied that Ke said that the airport’s MRT passed through Taoyuan, New Taipei and Taipei, and that the Taipei end was also built in North City. There were no problems getting off and changing cars. The north-south ring and east ring sections will take a long time to complete, at which point the government will discuss how to operate with an MRT company.
Zhang Shengxiong, a professor at the Department of Transportation Management at Tamkang University, assessed the circular line as a money-losing product. If New Taipei runs its own business, you don’t think it will make money. Only one route has insufficient economic scale and has nothing to do with hard work. But for government agencies, losing money is also paying taxes for ordinary people. The fight for exploitation rights is mainly about fighting for influence, and even having more dominance in the design of the MRT road network.
● Academic: Ke “I want to let go of the little thing”, Hou “I don’t want to be a little brother” Fight to win or lose, not to sacrifice public transport rights
According to Qu Zhaoxiang, a professor at the National Taiwan Normal University Policy Research Institute, Ke Wenzhe’s decision is “to leave a lot.” The circular line is the largest and the other two smaller ones are interchanged for the purpose of planning the city itself. Of course, Hou Youyi has to fight largely. Otherwise, “You should treat me like my little brother.” It is understandable that politicians seize political achievements. After all, both sides will face pressure from parliament and their respective citizens. In the future, Kehou’s political path will be higher. It can be said that it was “planned during my tenure”, but the fight to win or lose must be based on the convenience of public transport and the least financial burden.
DPP member Liang Wenjie once analyzed that Beijie has 6,465 employees, plus more than 7,000 dispatched employees. What Hou Youyi wants is the right to build the MRT line, that is, the right to contract. Also, you can receive support in the future. There are 7,000 people (New Taipei MRT Company, which was established 2 years ago). Of course, Hou has the right to fight for it, but it is absolutely necessary for Beijing, because if one group of personnel can operate, two groups of personnel will increase costs and increase costs. It can be reflected in the rate.
The northern city councilor Dai Xiqin commented that the Shuangbei mayor’s fight for the right to operate the circular line is absolutely political. Hou Youyi, who has gained momentum, is a popular candidate for president appointed by Lanying. New Taipei has more and more railway constructions. Of course, Hou is unwilling to become a supporting role. , Ke Wenzhe has declared that he will elect the president in 2024. The north of the Czech Republic is doing well. If management rights are given to Xinbei as compensation for the land cessation, of course, Ke will not allow this to happen.
He urged the two sides not to sacrifice the transportation rights of millions of Greater Taipei citizens for political ambitions or voices. People are more concerned with the stable and convenient transportation and the stability of fares, rather than the multi-head transportation operation, which confuses people. , The Ministry of Transportation should step forward to coordinate. (Lin Yuanling, Chen Sihao / Taipei Report)
