It was widely believed at the time that it would take at least a year to get the MRT up and running again. But within three months, all of the heavily damaged underground track had been reopened and operations had resumed.
當時外界普遍評估，元氣大傷的台北捷運，至少得花一年的時間才能恢復營運；但風災過後的 3 個月，所有受損嚴重的地下段路線，已全數搶通、回復運作。