DATE CONTENT
Feb,1999
The First preparatory meeting held.
May,1999
 Application to tender accepted.
May,2000
 Selected as the best applicant.
Dec,2000
 Initiator Conference and first meeting of the Board members.
Dec,2000
 Obtained company licence.
Jan,2001
 Signing of the "Construction and Operation Agreement" and the"Development Agreement" with Kaohsiung Municipal Government
Aug,2001
 Sign Contracts with Siemens AG for Rolling Stocks,
Signalling System,DC Power Supply System,and E&M Poject Management
Oct,2001
 Ground-breaking ceremony for Red Line R3 Station
Oct,2001
 The Ministry of Transportation and Communications approved the project starting date of the Red and Orange Lines of Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System
Nov,2001
 Ground-breaking ceremony for the Red and Orange Lines O5/R10 Station
Jan,2002
 The paid-in capital reached 10 billion New Taiwan Dollars and cash raising from stock issue completed
Jun,2002
 General contracts for CR1、CR3、CR4、CO1 concluded
Jul,2002
 General contract for CR2 concluded
Sep,2002
 General contracts for CR5、CR6、CR7、CO2、CO3、CO4 concluded
Nov,2002
 The civil general contracts for Depot CD2、CD3 concluded
Nov,2002
 The ceremony for the readiness of shield machine"Happy#1" was held in R3 station 　
Dec,2002
Signed Contract for Platform Screen Door System and Depot Equipment
Jan,2003
 Signed Contract for Escalator 、Elevator and Communication System
Jan,2003
Signed the syndicated credit facility agreement in the total amount of NT 19.8 billion.
Mar,2003
 Signed Contract for Track Work and Power Supply System
Mar,2003
 Ground-breaking ceremony for the Red and Orange Lines in Kaohsiung County.
Apr,2003
 Signed Contract for Automatic Fare Collection System.
Apr,2005
 The breakthrough of all the shield tunnels from R3 to R8 Station is accomplished..
May,2005
 Train No.1 rolled out from Siemens SGP Verkehrtecknik in Vienna, Austria.
Oct,2005
 The first shipment of Train arrived at Kaohsiung Port.
Dec,2005
 Reached the first milestone of Construction and Operation Agreement - running test on the main line between South Depot and R4 Station.
May, 2006
 The breakthrough of all the shield tunnels on the red and orange lines is accomplished.
Sep, 2006
 Operation Control Center open ceremony
Apr, 2007
 The CR2 section was awarded 2007 Public Construction Safety and Health Award held by Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan.
May, 2007
 126 cars have arrived at South Depot.
Sep, 2007
 R3 to R8 initial inspection.
Oct, 2007
 Red line trial run.
Nov, 2007
 R3 to R8 final inspection.
Jan, 2008
 R9 to R23 initial inspection.