"The idea that the Mucha line was unusable was a media judgment, but the Mucha MRT line actually never 'died'; we can only say that it was labeled a loser by some people, and now through hard work it has fought its way back again," says new Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) chairman and president Regis Chen, who took up his post less than six months ago.
「說木柵線不堪使用，那是媒體宣判的，木柵捷運從來沒有『死亡』過；只能說它曾經被打入敗部，現在力爭之下，從敗部復活了」，新到任不過半年的北市大眾捷運公司董事長兼總經理陳朝威則做了如此的比方。