Field Trips ＼ Company Building

Company Building
Our team had an appointment with Mr. Chang from Taipei Transit Rapid Corporation and he gave us a tour guide about Taipei Metro. Outside the corporation stands the dream dog, Mr. Cloudy, and across from the corporation is the Jazz Plaza, where some fun fair and events are held.

The logo of Taipei Metro stands tall at the entrance of Taipei Metro Corporation. The logo says, “Welcome to Taipei, Welcome to take Taipei Metro, and Welcome to the beautiful life.” The exhibition hall on the 1st floor is like a mini museum.

There are signboards respectively introducing the construction process, business philosophy, different rout lines and the related operation items of Taipei Metro, for instance, Taipei Children’s Amusement Park, Taipei Arena, Maokong Gondola, Beitou Resort and the MRT Evacuation Experience Center. We have learned that when the first line was opened in 1996, only 12 stations were in service and the average daily passenger capacity is 40,000. By 2016, there were already 117 stations, with the average daily passenger capacity over 2 million and the accumulated ridership exceeding 10 billion by 2016. The metro service hours for passengers are 6:00-24:00 with 24hr custormer service by phone. There are more than 5,800 workers in the staff, including the station staff, drivers, maintenance staff, and the operation staff. According to the annual records and questionnaire surveys, the passenger satisfaction exceeded 95%, the punctuality of the train exceeded 99.5%, and the reliability of the MRT system exceeded 99.99%. No wonder Taipei Metro is often praised for its safety, reliability and quality.

The displaying boards show the twenty years of operational history, the impacts from the floods and the continuing breakthroughs of Taipei Metro. Books about Taipei Metro and MRT in foreign countries are part of the exhibition and there is a resting area for visitors to enjoy the books. Another amazing display to us is a whole wall showing models of MRT and HSR trains from other countries in the world.

It helps us not only know the MRT trains in Taiwan, but also the history and some special features about the MRT in other countries. For example, the oldest subway is in London and the largest metro is in Shanghai. If you have time, come visit the headquarter of Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation in Shuanglian Station, and enjoy the stories of Taipei Metro!