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Originally Posted by Klazu
Good to hear. From Wikipedia I got the impression that the Red Line would not be planned to continue any further, which would not make sense. Good to hear that this will eventually happen, even if much later in the future.
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Red line eastern extension is currently under construction. It will add two more station to the east. The long term plan has the line extending further east with 2 additional stations.
North-south connection to all 3 east-west lines will be part of the circulation line as already noted.
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Originally Posted by williamchung taiwan
Only 40% of people live in Taipei Metro use public transport. It is below Hong Kong, Toyko and Singapore. Main reason for lower percentage of people using is because riding scooter is cheaper and more convenient than taking public transport.
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To be fair, some of most populated parts of New Taipei City are not yet connected to the Metro system and the system is still missing some critical components like the circular line and the light rail network that would make the system a lot more functional.
Also, Taipei's bus system is kind of a mess. It could be much more efficient but the two city Govt (Taipei and New Taipei) aren't on the same page and have competing agendas.
And lastly, as you noted, Govt policy on scooter drives people's commuting choice. If Taiwan ever decides to actually enforce emission controls on scooter (which will make buying and operating one much more expensive) or eliminates the *free* parking for scooters on public street sidewalks, metro usage will go up just like in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo.