Disability groups criticize Taipei Main for inaccessible infrastructure
Disability groups criticize Taipei Main for inaccessible infrastructure
2025-12-10
Nearly 600,000 people access Taipei Main Station every day. But nine advocacy groups recently blasted the station for being extremely inaccessible to the disabled. Lawmakers took to wheelchairs to see for themselves. Not only did they find the signage unclear, they also had trouble finding any elevators. Even though it was right in front of them, they had to go around, spending 40 minutes to locate the entrance. They called on the transportation ministry to improve the facilities, and Taiwan Railway in response said it would think of improvements.
Disability advocacy groups recruited legislators Kuo Yu-ching and Chen Ching-hui to experience for themselves the challenges that wheelchair users face when trying to navigate Taipei Main Station.
They wanted to go downstairs, but couldn’t find an elevator anywhere.
Not only is the signage unclear, but the path intended for wheelchairs was incomplete. They wandered around the main hall aimlessly until they finally found a sign...
Even the ramp was full of dangers, the floor just inches away. Turns out the elevator was outside, forcing them to go around the building again. Advocacy groups denounced the state of the facilities, saying they desperately need improvement.
Liu Chin-chung
Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
At Taipei Main, you need these signs to tell you where to go, but you’ll never find it. I’ve really asked five different people and spent 40 minutes looking before.
Lu Hung-wen
Taipei Blind Welfare Association
At first, I couldn’t even find a single guide point. Where’s the tactile pavement? I couldn’t find it.
Nine groups, including the League for Persons with Disabilities, Blind Welfare Association, Spinal Cord Injury Foundation, and Alzheimer’s Disease Association, got together to bring attention to the problem. In response, Taiwan Railway vowed to make improvements. After all, the station serves as the gateway to Taiwan. Nearly 600,000 people access it every day. But people with disabilities are left with nowhere to turn, complaining that Taipei’s reputation as a friendly city is nothing but a slogan.
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9身障團體控"北車無障礙動線不友善" 找電梯要花40分鐘
2025-12-10
台北車站每天將近有60萬人進出，但9大身障團體聯合控訴，北車無障礙動線一點也不友善。藍綠立委坐輪椅實測，不僅指標不明確，連要上下樓，都找不到電梯，明明就在眼前，還要從外面繞，至少要花40分鐘，公開點名交通部加強改善，台鐵回應，會想辦法改善。
身障團體，找來藍綠立委郭昱晴與陳菁徽，坐上輪椅實測，到底北車對身障朋友，有多不友善。
坐輪椅，要下樓，但找著找著，到底電梯在哪？
不僅指標不明確，無障礙通路斷線，就像無頭蒼蠅在北車大廳繞啊繞，好不容易找到指標....
連個坡道都危機重重，樓層近在咫尺，無障礙電梯卻在外面，又得從外面繞。身障團體聯合控訴，北車無障礙動線真的很需要改善。
[[脊髓損傷基金會副董事長 劉金鐘]]
“在台北車站，你要靠著這些標誌來找到那個要去的地方，一輩子找不到，我真的曾經問過5個人，花了40分鐘的時間。”
[[台北市盲人福利協進會常務理事 呂鴻文]]
“開始要找連一個指引的點都找不到，那個引導磚哪裡的，找不到。”
包括身障聯盟、盲人協進會、脊髓損傷協會、失智症協會等9大身障團體揪出缺失，台鐵承諾會盡力改善。畢竟台北車站做為台灣國門，每天將近有60萬人次進出，偏偏讓身障民眾’’走投無路’’，抱怨"友善城市"不友善，淪為口號。
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