Taipei, Dec. 6 (CNA) Taipei Blood Center officially opened a blood donation facility in the busy underground East Metro Mall on the Taipei Metro blue line Monday in the hope of attracting more younger donors.
The Taipei Blood Center yesterday opened a blood donation station in the underground East Metro Mall near the Zhongxiao Dunhua MRT Station in the hope of attracting younger donors.
The new facility aims to collect more than 30,000 bags of blood a year, said executive officer Wei Sheng-tang (魏昇堂) of the Taiwan Blood Services Foundation, which runs five blood donation centers across Taiwan, including the Taipei facility.
During the inauguration ceremony, Taipei Deputy Mayor Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) said that while middle-aged people are the largest group of blood donors in the nation, she hopes that placing the new center in a popular
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Brown Line riders can check how crowded cars are
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Passengers of Taipei MRT System’s Wenhu Line (Brown Line) can check how crowded the carriages are using the Taipei MRT app, as well as displays in the stations, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) said yesterday.
The company has made the service available on the busiest MRT Line after testing it for one year on the Bannan Line (Blue Line). It is also offering it at a time when the nation has seen a rise in local COVID-19 cases.
A survey conducted by TRTC in 2016 identified the 10 most crowded sections of MRT lines during peak hours, nine of which were on the Brown Line. The most busy section on the list was between Zhongxiao Fuxing and Nanjing Fuxing stations.
Taipei MRT unveils line of 25th anniversary souvenirs
04/29/2021 06:07 PM
Photo courtesy of Taipei Metro
Taipei, April 29 (CNA) Taipei s mass rapid transit (MRT) system on Thursday announced plans to roll out a line of limited edition products to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its founding.
In a Facebook post, the company previewed several of the items it plans to launch in the coming days, including a three-dimensional MRT card in the shape of a train carriage on the Wenhu (brown) line.
When swiped, the battery-free 3D card will flash its headlights and emit a beeping sound similar to that of Taipei Metro trains as they prepare to depart a station, the company said.