TPASS Flat-Fare Transit Pass (Greater Taipei)
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Since 1 July 2023, a flat NT$1,200 monthly pass has covered MRT, city buses, light rail, intercity buses, Taiwan Railway and YouBike across Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung and Taoyuan. Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation designed and funded TPASS from a national post-pandemic special budget, rolling it out in several metro regions simultaneously, not as a Taipei-led program.
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In the first six months, transit ridership across the Greater Taipei region rose 9%, Taoyuan Metro ridership rose 34%, and driving trips fell 7.3% — ahead of the government's 5% target. Over 500,000 passes were being sold monthly in the region.
🎓 Lesson
A national ministry can stand up a multi-city fare product faster and cheaper than any one city could alone — but tying it to a time-limited special budget left it exposed: 2026 budget-appropriation delays held up cashback payouts to roughly 533,000 riders for three months.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “TPASS Flat-Fare Transit Pass (Greater Taipei)” — Taipei, Taiwan. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/taipei-tpass-flat-fare/ (last verified 2026-08-11). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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