The National Development Council (NDC) on Monday approved a project to build a Siaogang-Linyuan line on the Kaohisung Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT) system and said services on the line would be scheduled to begin in 2030. The NDC, the nation’s top economic planning agency, said construction of the new line is scheduled to start at the end of next year, pending final approval from the Executive Yuan. The total cost of the project is expected to be NT$53.3 billion (US$1.91 billion), it said. The 12km line is to have seven stations linking the terminal of the Red Line to Linyuan Industrial Park (林園工業區). In