Transport ministry eyes reforms after knife attackBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe Ministry of Transportation and Communications yesterday pledged to set new criteria to prevent disasters in major transport hubs, following a knife attack at Taipei Main Station on Dec. 19. Three Special Police Corps officers stand with other police officers and a police dog at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The National Police Agency should consider merging the operations of 110 and 119 hotlines to better respond to incidents at the station, Tsai said. “People do not need to know the division of labor among law enforcement agencies, but they should know one number they can call whenever they see an abnormality at the railway station,” Tsai said. We are reviewing whether we should increase the number of emergency buttons inside Taipei Main Station.

Source: Taipei Times December 29, 2025 16:45 UTC