Eventually, under guarantees from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, rights were granted for a period of trial operations, meaning that the NT $ 480 billion HSR could finally roll out, with the exclusion of the Taipei-Panchiao section, expected to open at the end of January.
從規劃到完工歷經 18 年、成本達四千八百多億台幣的高鐵，終於上路；最後的台北──板橋段也可望在一月底取得營運許可。