On May 25, Premier Yu Shyi-kun, Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Ling-san, and Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) chairwoman Nita Ing pushed the button to start unloading the first 700T high-speed train at Kaohsiung Harbor.
五月二十五日，在行政院長游錫 $、交通部長林陵三與台灣高鐵董事長殷琪等人按鈕啟動下，首列高鐵 700T 型列車正式由高雄港上岸抵台。