THSRC plans more trains for pre
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp is introducing additional non-reserved train services on Friday evenings to manage passenger congestion. This move follows criticism regarding overcrowding during recent holiday periods and precedes the arrival of new train sets in 2028.
Why it matters
Efficient public transportation management is critical for handling high-volume travel during peak holiday seasons in densely populated regions.
Add TT as Preferred Source Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) said yesterday that beginning on Thursday, it would operate eight southbound train services from Taipei to Taichung between 5pm and 9pm every Friday consisting solely of non-reserved seat carriages to ease passenger pressure.
The announcement came after the high-speed railway operator faced criticism for not limiting sales of non-reserved seats for the four-day Mid-Autumn Festival and Teachers’ Day weekend last month, resulting in large numbers of non-reserved-seat passengers spilling into reserved-seat cars and leaving many passengers with reserved seats unable to board during the first two days of the holiday.
Statistics from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications showed the number of high-speed rail passengers reached a record-high 347,979 on the first day of the holiday. The system transported approximately 1.788 million people during the four-day long weekend, ministry data showed.
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