TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – New Taipei has submitted a plan to the central government for the Minsheng Mass Rapid Transit Line, allowing direct trains between Keelung and Taipei’s Dadaocheng area, reports said Saturday.

The direct services would be possible by linking up the new line to two other projects under preparation, the Xidong Line between the Xizhi District in New Taipei and Donghu Station in Taipei’s Neihu District, and the Keelung City MRT. The new line would include eight underground stations and one elevated station over a length of 11.02 kilometers, per CNA.

The Minsheng Line would allow passengers to travel all the way between Keelung by way of Xizhi and Taipei’s Nangang District to the Dadaocheng neighborhood on the western side of the capital. The system would also include a depot in Keelung’s Badu area.

The New Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems said it already submitted a general plan for the project to the Ministry of Transportation in April. Following a review and consultations by the ministry, the New Taipei City Government again proposed the idea to the central government on Friday.

Work on the Xidong MRT Line was expected to start in 2025, with earlier reports mentioning 2032 as the possible completion date.