Development plans in Jiaozaitu made little progress during Liu's term as governor, and his successor ended up memorializing the throne with a request to make Taipei the permanent provincial capital The rail line was completed as far south as Hsinchu in 1893.
結果劉銘傳去任前，台中省城建設十有九缺，接任的巡撫邵友濂只得奏請改台北為省城，台中首府的地位終遭台北取而代之。