Tainan Station News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The government began evaluating the feasibility of building a high-speed rail (HSR) extension from Taipei to Yilan 21 years ago, the Railway Bureau said yesterday, adding that it did not cut corners by scrapping the feasibility study of the project. While the bureau has yet to complete a preliminary assessment of the Yilan extension, such as the location for a terminal station, critics accused Ministry of Transportation and Communications officials of “trampling procedural justice” and “allowing politics to transcend professionalism.” The ministry began assessing the feasibility of extending the line to Yilan in 2000, the bureau said, adding that it

T ai peiJilong shiHualian xianYilan xianCheng wei chiA taiwan high speed rail corpEnvironmental protection administrationRailway bureauMinistry of transportationTaiwan high speed rail corpTaipei timesTaiwan railway administrationShelley shanTaiwan high speed railTainan stationNangang station