To enhance mobility for rural residents—particularly for commuting to school, medical appointments, administrative errands, and daily shopping—the Transportation Bureau announced that the reservation-based Shared Kaohsiung GO service in Tauyuan District and Namasia District will commence trial operations on November 18, 2025.
Director-General Chang Shu-Chuan stated that Shared Kaohsiung GO first launched in Meinong District in 2022 and has since expanded to two additional districts annually. To date, the service has been provided in six districts, delivering more than 260,000 passenger trips. Over 70% of all passengers are made by students commuting to school and older adults traveling for medical care or long-term care needs, while other trips include daily shopping and visiting friends. The Liouguei District Shared Kaohsiung GO even awarded the Gold Transport Award from the Highway Bureau, MOTC for 2025, demonstrating its effectiveness in improving mobility autonomy and happiness felling in rural areas.
The Transportation Bureau has completed demand assessments in Tauyuan and Namasia this year and has now begun trial operations. During the trial period, passengers will be provided free of charge, and rolling review service will be made based on actual local needs. The service is scheduled to enter official operations in early 2026. Director Chang emphasized that with the addition of Tauyuan and Namasia, the entire neighboring Cishan and Meinong mountain areas is now fully covered by the Shared Kaohsiung GO network, achieving a 100% service coverage rate and fulfilling the Kaohsiung City Government’s goal of advancing transportation equity in rural communities.
Tauyuan and Namasia cover vast mountainous areas with highly dispersed populations, making it challenging for conventional bus services to concentrate headways or design routes that do not excessively detour to accommodate scattered needs. After reviewing local travel demands and service capacity, the Transportation Bureau adopted a point-to-point reservation model to better meet community mobility needs. This approach allows passengers to reach their destinations in the most direct manner while paying only standard bus fares, thereby enhancing the efficiency of rural public transportation.
The Transportation Bureau explained that Shared Kaohsiung GO adopts a reservation-based system, allowing passengers to board and alight at any point within the designated service zone. Residents may make trip reservations through familiar local offices—such as district offices, household registration offices, village offices, hospitals, clinics, schools, long-term care stations, and community care centers—or by calling the toll-free hotline 0800-660-696 or through the official LINE account “高市交通局高雄GO.” More information is available on the Transportation Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government website (https://www.tbkc.gov.tw) or the Shared Kaohsiung GO website (https://www.khgo.net/Meinong/WebPage/PublicWebModule/pagMeinongmotc.aspx).
Responsible Unit:
Transportation Supervision Division
Division Chief Wang Wei-Che
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