Pingtung’s long wait for HSRBy Yeh Yu-chin 葉宇晉For decades, Pingtung County (屏東縣) in southern Taiwan has been conspicuously left behind in the development of high-speed rail (HSR). While other regions already enjoy fast and reliable long-distance transport, Pingtung is still being asked whether it “really needs” HSR. Yet these arguments miss the reality of local transportation needs. A major infrastructure project with profound implications for southern development is thus being judged almost entirely through non-local lenses. Pingtung County Commissioner Chou Chun-mi (周春米) has continued pressing the central government for the southern HSR extension, completing urban planning work and advancing complementary development around the proposed station.

Source: Taipei Times February 04, 2026 16:06 UTC