Taiwan Rail Developments - Page 8

hkskyline · #**141** Posted **Sep 3, 2021, 8:36 AM**

TRA to release new batch of iPass cards shaped like train
Sept 1, 2021
Taipei Times Excerpt

The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) yesterday said it would release more EMU900 train-shaped iPass cards on Friday, following a successful launch last month.

The railway operator on Aug. 11 put 900 train-shaped electronic ticket cards on sale at its online store (railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip/tip005/tip511/shop) where it sells TRA-related souvenirs.

The cards sold out within 46 seconds.

More : https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/tai.../01/2003763598

hkskyline · #**142** Posted **Sep 4, 2021, 2:15 PM**

_MG_7587 by waychen_c, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**143** Posted **Sep 4, 2021, 2:19 PM**

D71_2964 by brook1979, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**144** Posted **Sep 5, 2021, 5:03 PM**

_MG_8024 by waychen_c, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**145** Posted **Sep 6, 2021, 12:21 PM**

Taiwan extends Level 2 COVID alert, but eases train restrictions
Excerpt

Taipei, Sept. 6 (CNA) Taiwan will extend its current Level 2 alert against COVID-19 to at least Sept. 20 as sporadic domestically transmitted cases with unknown causes continue to be reported, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Monday.

Restrictions on seat arrangements on Taiwan Railways and high-speed rail trains, however, will be eased to some extent starting Tuesday, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said at a daily CECC briefing.

The current Level-2 alert was previously set to expire on Monday after being extended for two weeks on Aug. 24.

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According to the CECC, the Taiwan Railways Administration and Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. will start to sell reserved tickets for all seats on trains, but a ban on the sale of unreserved and standing room seats will be maintained.

Currently, the two railway systems are only allowed to sell a portion of available seats to ensure that passengers maintain appropriate social distancing.

More : https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202109060015

hkskyline · #**146** Posted **Sep 7, 2021, 12:13 PM**

TRA 8781 @ 貢寮-雙溪 EMU900 by JamesChan7751, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**147** Posted **Sep 8, 2021, 3:30 PM**

7558次冬山=新馬 by Xinru Chen, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**148** Posted **Sep 9, 2021, 10:48 AM**

台東｜Taitung by 里卡豆 Ricardo, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**149** Posted **Sep 13, 2021, 5:28 PM**

_MG_5097 by waychen_c, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**150** Posted **Sep 15, 2021, 3:27 PM**

Taipei by hiroshiken, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**151** Posted **Sep 17, 2021, 9:00 AM**

Yilan high-speed rail link to rely on consent: MOTC
Taipei Times Excerpt
Sep 17, 2021

The government has yet to decide on a location for the terminal station of a planned high-speed rail extension line to Yilan County, but would not implement any plan without the consent of local residents, Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) said yesterday.

Wang made the statement after the Executive Yuan approved amendments to the Railway Act (鐵路法) in a Cabinet meeting in the morning.

The amendments would enhance oversight of railway safety and ensure sustainable operations of state-run railway services, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said.

More : https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/tai.../17/2003764512

hkskyline · #**152** Posted **Sep 20, 2021, 11:44 AM**

7358次花蓮港 by Xinru Chen, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**153** Posted **Sep 23, 2021, 5:20 PM**

_MG_8751 by waychen_c, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**154** Posted **Oct 1, 2021, 11:40 PM**

Minister denies splitting Yilan residents over plans for high-speed rail extension
Taipei Times Excerpt
Sep 30, 2021

Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) on Monday pledged to continue communicating with Yilan County residents about a planned high-speed rail extension after being accused of dividing people there.

On Saturday, Wang presided over a town hall meeting to explain to local residents the pros and cons of four potential sites for the Yilan terminal: the Sicheng (四城), Yilan, Luodong (羅東) or Yilan County Government railway stations.

Yilan County Commissioner Lin Tzu-miao (林姿妙) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chen Ou-po (陳歐珀), who represents Yilan, accused the ministry of disrespecting them by not giving them presentation materials ahead of the meeting, although Lin was listed as a cohost.

More : https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/tai.../30/2003765282

hkskyline · #**155** Posted **Oct 26, 2021, 2:59 PM**

Premier backs further high speed rail extension in Pingtung
Excerpt

Taipei, Oct. 26 (CNA) Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said Tuesday that he will ask the transportation minister to speed up work on a planned high speed rail (HSR) extension in Pingtung, including a lawmaker's proposal to extend the line further than originally planned.

Su made the comment in response to Legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清, no relation), an independent representing the southern part of Pingtung County, who asked if the high speed rail could be extended further south to Chaozhou Township, instead of the county capital Pingtung City.

The lawmaker said only 2.5 kilometers of the 17.5-km extension currently approved by the Cabinet from the high speed rail's southern terminus in Kaohsiung is actually in Pingtung.

More : https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202110260020

hkskyline · #**156** Posted **Oct 28, 2021, 9:29 PM**

DSCF1537 by 蕭暐承, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**157** Posted **Nov 7, 2021, 12:42 AM**

Taipei MRT eases mask mandate for eating, drinking
November 7, 2021
Taipei Times Excerpt

People would be allowed to temporarily take off their masks on Taipei’s MRT metropolitan railway system, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp said yesterday.

People would be allowed to remove their masks for eating or drinking in areas where that is permitted, as long as they can keep a safe social distance from others, the MRT operator said.

In general, mask wearing would still be required inside stations and trains, and those who contravene the rule would be fined up to NT$15,000 and banned from the premises, it said, adding that the rule update is in line with policies by the Central Epidemic Command Center and the Taipei City Government.

More : https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/tai.../07/2003767469

hkskyline · #**158** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 6:48 AM**

TRA 417 @ 瑞芳-四腳亭 TEMU1000 by JamesChan7751, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**159** Posted **Nov 24, 2021, 3:20 PM**

521 by 蕭暐承, on Flickr

hkskyline · #**160** Posted **Dec 4, 2021, 3:02 PM**

遊輪列車 by Stephen Wu, on Flickr