Railway Act Article 10
Nationwide railway network projects shall be drafted by the MOTC, ratified and announced by the Executive Yuan, and carried out in stages. Modifications shall be conducted in the same manner.In case railway routes of the aforementioned ratified nationwide railway network projects fail to begin construction, local governments or citizens may apply to the MOTC for the ratification of construction and management of said routes.
中文原文 鐵路法第10條
全國鐵路網計畫，由交通部擬訂，報請行政院核定公告，分期實施；變更時亦同。
依前項核定全國鐵路網計畫中之鐵路線未能興工時，地方政府或國民得申請交通部核准建築經營之。
依前項核定全國鐵路網計畫中之鐵路線未能興工時，地方政府或國民得申請交通部核准建築經營之。