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Journal of Rapid Transit System and Technology No.59
pp. 1-24, 2024 DOI 10.29670/JRTST.202410_(59).0001

Received June 06, 2022, accepted August 23, 2022, date of publication October 31, 2024

The Way of Rail Transit and Urban

Symbiosis: Taking the Development History of

MRT and Taipei as an Example

CHAOJUNG TSENG , CHIHWEI YEN 2
1
1 Comprehensive Planning Division, Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government
2 Comprehensive Planning Division, Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government
Corresponding author: CHIHWEI YEN,E-mail: chihweiyen@gov.taipei

ABSTRACT

The construction of the mass rapid transit system in the Taipei Metropolitan Area
began with preliminary planning in 1975. It has been opened to traffic 22 times so
far. Since its operation, reliability and satisfaction have ranked among the best in
the world's subway systems. It can be said to complement the urban development
of the Taipei Metropolitan Area. Taipei Metropolitan Area MRT started with
solving traffic issues, and gradually developed a station-centered development
strategy, which means urban development oriented by mass transportation. The
positive assistance and experience feedback from the software and hardware
aspects of the Taipei Metropolitan Area, and the urban development of the Taipei
Metropolitan Area also provide financial sustainability for Taipei MRT. The
symbiotic model of rail transit and urban development should take the rail transit as
the core, and shape an urban development environment with high mobility and
good public services through the design of the surrounding areas of the station, the
integration of networks and CSR services. Driven by the symbiosis strategy, the
follow-up network of the Taipei MRT has been gradually completed, and the
isochronous circle of the Taipei metropolitan area has also been expanded
simultaneously. It is hoped that the overall rail network in the Taipei area will be
improved in 2050, and the road of rail transit and urban symbiosis will continue to
spread.

Keywords: Rail Transit, Urban Symbiosis, MRT, Transit Oriented Development.