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2020/12/15 10:32 Longshan Temple Station. (Facebook photo) Longshan Temple Station. (Facebook photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A Taipei Metro train suddenly slammed on the emergency brakes during the rush hour commute Tuesday morning (Dec. 15), forcing 1,200 passengers to be evacuated and causing a chaotic scene at the Longshan Temple Station. At 8:18 a.m., a train on the Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Bannan Line, or blue line, bound for Kunyang Station suddenly deployed its emergency brakes at the platform for the Longshan Temple Station. According to the standard operating procedure (SOP), the traffic control center asked the approximately 1,200 passengers on board to take the next train, reported CNA.