Airport Railroad Signs MOU with Kaohsiung Metro in Taiwan

From Taoyuan and Taipei to Kaohsiung... Expanding the Taiwan Railway Cooperation Network
Strengthening Collaboration through Cross-Promotion, Joint Projects, and Sharing of Operational Expertise

Airport Railroad Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Airport Railroad) announced that at 10:00 a.m. local time on April 29, it signed a business agreement with Kaohsiung Metro (KRTC) at the Kaohsiung Metro headquarters in Taiwan.

Photo of the memorandum of understanding signing between Airport Railroad and Kaohsiung Metro (from left: Kominrim, Director of tourism bureau of Kaohsiung City; Park Daesu, President of Airport Railroad; Yang Aggon, Chairman of Kaohsiung Metro; Kwak Limyo, Deputy Director of urban railway of Kaohsiung City)

The signing ceremony was attended by Daesu Park, President of Airport Railroad; Akgon Yang (楊岳崑), Chairman of Kaohsiung Metro; Kominlim (高閔琳), Director of the Tourism Bureau of Kaohsiung City; and Kwak Limyo (郭林堯), Deputy Director of Urban Rail Transit of Kaohsiung City, among other key officials. This agreement was prepared to expand exchanges and cooperation between the two organizations and to strengthen their foundation for mutual collaboration.

Kaohsiung Metro (Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation), like Airport Railroad, is a railway operator established through a private investment project. It operates three lines and 77 stations throughout Kaohsiung, which is Taiwan's second-largest city and its largest port city. As a leading urban railway corporation in the region, it manages the Red Line connecting Kaohsiung International Airport to downtown, as well as Taiwan's first light rail transit (LRT) system.

With this agreement, the two organizations plan to ▲promote cross-marketing using online and offline media ▲pursue joint collaboration projects to expand demand ▲and advance exchange and cooperation in management, operations, and technology. Through these efforts, they aim to boost the competitiveness of railway operations, enhance passenger convenience, and invigorate tourism-related connections.

Group photo commemorating the signing of the business agreement between Airport Railroad and Kaohsiung Metro

This agreement is significant in that it further expands Airport Railroad's railway cooperation network linking major cities in Taiwan, in addition to its ongoing partnerships with railway operators in countries such as Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand. Following the signing of business agreements with Taoyuan Metro in 2023 and Taipei Metro in 2025, this partnership with Kaohsiung Metro establishes a collaborative framework encompassing both the northern and southern regions of Taiwan.

Airport Railroad plans to continue expanding exchanges and cooperation with overseas railway operators and further strengthen its role as the "gateway railroad of Korea" connecting Korea with the world.

Akgon Yang, Chairman of Kaohsiung Metro, stated, "There is much that Kaohsiung Metro can learn from Airport Railroad's adoption of smart technology and efficient operations. I look forward to this collaboration taking cross-border cooperation between our companies to a new level."

Daesu Park, President of Airport Railroad, remarked, "More than 1 million tourists from Taiwan visit Korea every year, and Kaohsiung has recently become a popular destination for Korean travelers to Taiwan. Based on the close cooperative system between our organizations, we will continue to improve travel convenience for tourists from both countries and strive to provide even more comfortable transportation services."

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