Local governments can fund TPass until June: TaipeiBy Tung Kuan-yi and Sam Garcia / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNALocal governments in northern Taiwan can provide funds to continue TPass until June, transportation directors from Taipei, New Taipei City, Keelung and Taoyuan said today after meeting to discuss how the stalled central government budget has impacted the program. TPass is a joint policy between central and local governments that benefits the public, Taipei Department of Transportation Commissioner Hsieh Ming-hung (謝銘鴻) said after the meeting. To prioritize public well-being, local government subsidies could be used first to cover the expenses, Hsieh said. People walk past a sign for TPass onto the Taiwan Railway in an undated photograph. Currently about 698,000 people use TPass every month and about 379,000 people use TPass 2.0, Ministry of Transportation and Communications data showed.

Source: Taipei Times January 12, 2026 07:55 UTC