Kagawa Prefecture, Japan arrived in Chiayi City to inspect BRT

Kagawa Prefecture, Japan arrived in Chiayi City to inspect BRT

(Taiwan Business Daily News) Masao Sugifeng, deputy head of the Transport Policy Section in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, and Naoko Matsugawa, deputy chief, came to Chiayi City on the 17th to inspect the high-speed rail foreign bus rapid transit system (BRT), and held exchanges and discussions with relevant units of the Chiayi municipal government, as a reference for its Shinkansen railway construction plan in the four countries.

Kagawa Prefecture is located in the north of Shikoku, Japan, an area of about 1900 square kilometers, a population of about 1 million people, is currently planning to build a Shinkansen station. As the environment of Xiangchuan County is similar to that of Chiayi, after paying a visit to the High-speed Railway Bureau yesterday, we specially went south to visit the Chiayi high-speed rail station, bus rapid transit system and the city's advance traffic transfer center, where the municipal transportation department introduced the course of BRT implementation, route frequency, construction funds, as well as various BRT facilities such as low-chassis buses, bus lanes, platforms and waiting kiosks, bus dynamic information system, bus priority signal system and electronic ticket system.

After the party, he held a discussion with the municipal traffic and tourism office, civil administration office, urban development office, etc., and exchanged views on issues such as urban development and population growth after the opening of the high-speed railway. Shanfeng expressed interest in the current BRT capacity and operating profits and losses in Chiayi City, and taught the municipal government on the advantages and disadvantages of the co-structure of the two railways and the development of towns around the high-speed railway. The two sides discussed enthusiastically, the deputy director of the municipal transportation and tourism office said. In the future, we will continue to maintain exchanges and exchange relevant advanced measures.