An optional operation organization of Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport rail link project in Taiwan

Abstract

With CKS International Airport remains one the important gateways to Taiwan, the CKS International Airport rail link system would serve as a most crucial mass transportation tool that would poise to excel the competitiveness of the international airport and its adjacent metropolises. In light of which, how best to locate an optimal operating organization that offers a sustainable management would emerge as a pressing concern. Taking into account urban transit and airport rail link service, the study, upon analyzing using the FAHP and TOPSIS methods, has chosen the Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Corporate alternative as the optimized alternative, together with the alternative of setting up a new private-run company as the second best alternative. As derived from analyses conducting on various decision-making groups, an operator with actual transportation operations would emerge as a crucial determining factor to become the future airport rail link operator. The study findings are not only intended as references to government departments but also to recommend the government to expeditiously finalize the operator as an urgent mission to facilitate subsequent implementation in light of the complexity in the rail system's interfacing logistical implementation.