Footage shows crowds of visitors swarming the station's service booth to catch a glimpse of Mikan diligently patrolling the desk as he carries out his duties.
"Mikan only comes on duty one day a month, and on that day, everyone wants to come and see just how adorable he looks on the job. So you'll see huge crowds of people who come out specifically just for him," Kaohsiung MRT public relations personnel, Jill Huang, commented.
Stationmaster Mikan at Taiwan's Kaohsiung subway. Video by Viory
"I've run into visitors from Hong Kong and overseas who came here specifically for Mikan. Once, when I took the MRT here, I saw a friend from Taipei who had brought Korean colleagues - they were working in Taiwan - all the way down from Taipei just to seehim," one of the locals, Mitchell Yang, noted.
The feline was adopted by station staff after being found as a stray kitten in 2020. He was later given the name "Mikan" - a Japanese word for tangerine - due to his bright ginger fur.
