Once the bullet-train service is inaugurated at the end of next year, the Taipei-Taichung trip will only take 46 minutes, and the Taipei-Kaohsiung trip only 90 minutes. This should make the dream that Taiwan's western corridor will be a one-day community a reality. The new train line should also stimulate the development of the towns along the route.
明年底，高鐵列車正式上路後，從台北直達台中僅需四十六分鐘，直達高雄也只要九十分鐘，可以有效改善國內西部縱貫交通線的壅塞情況，帶動經濟並促進南北平衡，而高速運輸、大量移動，西部走廊一日生活圈的理想可望實現。