Taiwan Rail Developments - Page 6

hkskyline · #**101** Posted **Jun 12, 2021, 5:47 AM**

hkskyline · #**102** Posted **Jun 14, 2021, 5:29 AM**

Train operators to cap passenger load factor at 20 percent
Taipei Times Excerpt
June 7, 2021

Taiwan’s main railway operators yesterday said that they would seek to reduce ridership on trains to about 20 percent of capacity during the Dragon Boat Festival long weekend to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The aim to reduce ridership is in compliance with Central Epidemic Command Center guidelines, and amid concerns that the virus would spread among travelers and during family gatherings, the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) and Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) said.

Since ticket presale for TRA trains started on May 14, 33,000 tickets had been sold, with a cancelation rate of about 76 percent, the agency said.

The number of sold tickets could fall to below 30,000, as more cancelations are expected, the agency added.

TRA data showed that only 59 reserved seat tickets had been sold for express trains from Taipei to Kaohsiung on Friday evening and Sunday morning, and 57 tickets had been sold for Kaohsiung-to-Taipei trips on Monday next week.

More : https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/tai.../07/2003758733

hkskyline · #**103** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 8:59 AM**

TRA urges relief for station stores
Taipei Times Excerpt
June 17, 2021

The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) has proposed that retail stores at railway stations be allowed to pay half their rent and royalties to weather challenges caused by a nationwide level 3 COVID-19 alert.

Ridership on railway services has declined dramatically as people have been encouraged to stay at home as much as possible under the alert. This has hurt retail stores and restaurants at railway stations, which depended heavily on business generated by foot traffic.

Some lawmakers at a meeting of the legislature’s Finance Committee on Tuesday seconded a motion asking the TRA to consider reducing the rent and other expenses for retail stores at railway stations.

More : https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/tai.../17/2003759326

hkskyline · #**104** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 4:23 PM**

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hkskyline · #**105** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 6:38 PM**

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hkskyline · #**106** Posted **Jun 23, 2021, 5:29 PM**

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hkskyline · #**107** Posted **Jun 25, 2021, 2:29 AM**

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hkskyline · #**108** Posted **Jun 28, 2021, 9:15 PM**

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homebucket · #**109** Posted **Jun 29, 2021, 5:28 PM**

^ Neat paint scheme!

hkskyline · #**110** Posted **Jul 2, 2021, 5:16 AM**

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hkskyline · #**111** Posted **Jul 6, 2021, 2:07 PM**

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hkskyline · #**112** Posted **Jul 9, 2021, 10:48 AM**

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hkskyline · #**113** Posted **Jul 12, 2021, 3:56 AM**

New express train from Japan to arrive at end of July
Excerpt

Taipei, July 7 (CNA) Taiwan will receive the first of 50 intercity express trains ordered from Japanese manufacturer Hitachi about one month later than scheduled on July 30, the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said Wednesday.

After the new train, an EMU3000 model consisting of 12 cars, arrives at Hualien Port, it will be tested for quality and safety for approximately three months before entering service, the TRA said in a statement.

The testing will be overseen by three parties, the TRA, Hitachi, and TÜV Rheinland Taiwan Ltd., which will perform independent verification and validation (IV&V) functions, the agency said.

More : https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202107070011

hkskyline · #**114** Posted **Jul 20, 2021, 7:14 AM**

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hkskyline · #**115** Posted **Jul 28, 2021, 3:27 PM**

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hkskyline · #**116** Posted **Aug 13, 2021, 4:55 PM**

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hkskyline · #**117** Posted **Aug 14, 2021, 5:57 PM**

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hkskyline · #**118** Posted **Aug 15, 2021, 5:54 AM**

Migrant workers exploited in construction of new MRT line: lawmaker
Excerpt

Taipei, Aug. 14 (CNA) A Taiwanese lawmaker has called for an investigation into a joint Taiwanese-Indonesian construction project on the new MRT Sanying, or Light Blue Line, amid allegations that foreign workers are being paid as little as NT$10,000 (US$359) per month.

Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智), a legislator from the New Power Party, held a press conference Friday with the Taiwan International Workers' Association (TIWA), which said it had received complaints from several workers on the project last Sunday.

They called on the Ministry of Labor to investigate the workers' allegations of wage exploitation by the two companies leading the project, Taiwan's RSEA Engineering Corp. and Indonesian state-owned PT. Wijaya Karya.

More : https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202108140011

hkskyline · #**119** Posted **Aug 15, 2021, 5:58 PM**

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hkskyline · #**120** Posted **Aug 16, 2021, 10:24 AM**

High-speed rail to add trains as Taiwan's COVID-19 situation eases
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Taipei, Aug. 16 (CNA) More trains will run on Taiwan's high-speed rail line starting on Sept. 1 as recent COVID-19 case numbers remain low, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) announced Monday.

THSRC said it will offer 180 more trips -- 90 northbound and 90 southbound -- to bring the total number to 809 per week beginning in September.

Passengers can begin to book tickets for these trains on Aug. 18 through THSRC's T-Express mobile ticketing system, online ticket booking system, voice-processing booking system, contracted convenience stores or THSRC ticket counters, the company said.

More : https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202108160012