Cease construction near rail lines: TPP
STILL NOT SAFE:
After a derailment in 2018, Tsai Ing-wen pledged ‘there would be no limit to the TRA’s reform,’ but none of the promises have been fulfilled, the party said
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) legislative caucus yesterday urged a temporary halt to all construction along railway lines nationwide and for the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) to carry out substantial reform.
The call came after Taroko Express No. 408 collided with a crane truck, which slid down a hill onto the tracks, as it was entering the Cingshuei Tunnel (清水隧道) in Hualien County’s Sioulin Township (秀林) on Friday last week, killing 50 people and injuring 200.