Airport MRT to operate non-stop over New Year’s
Staff writer, with CNA
The Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT line is to offer 41 hours of non-stop service from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1 so that crowds of revelers expected to attend a New Year’s Eve celebration held by the Taoyuan City Government can return home safely, Taoyuan Metro Corp announced on Friday.
The Taoyuan airport line is to operate from 6am on Dec. 31 to 11pm on Jan. 1, the company said, adding that the extended service also aims to cut down on traffic congestion.
On New Year’s Eve, the city government is holding a celebration, titled “Wonderland,” at the High Speed Rail’s Taoyuan Station Plaza, only one minute’s walk from the Taoyuan HSR Station on the airport line.
Taoyuan Airport MRT to extend service hours on New Year s Eve
12/11/2020 10:58 PM
Taoyuan Airport MRT. CNA file photo
Taipei, Dec. 11 (CNA) Taoyuan Airport MRT will operate a 41-hour non-stop service from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, 2021, to transport crowds of revelers expected to partake in a city government-held New Year s Eve celebration, the Taoyuan Metro Corporation announced on Friday.
To help get New Year s Eve revelers home and prevent possible traffic congestion, Taoyuan Airport MRT will operate the non-stop commuter service from 6 a.m. on Dec. 31 to 11:00 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2021, the corporation said.
On Dec. 31, Taoyuan City government will hold a New Year s Eve party, titled Wonderland, at the High Speed Rail s Taoyuan Station Plaza, which is only a one minute walk away from one of the stations on the Taoyuan Airport MRT line, called Taoyuan HSR Station.