Taipei, Dec. 16 (CNA) Train ticket reservations for the Lunar New Year holiday are set to begin next week, with additional services to be added to the regular schedule from Jan. 18-30, the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) announced on Friday.
Taipei, April 22 (CNA) The Transportation Ministry on Friday announced contingency plans to provide alternatives for travel on Labor Day after over 90 percent of Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) drivers vowed not to work on the holiday because of a labor dispute.
Taipei, March 29 (CNA) Train buffs from around Taiwan gathered at train stations in Hualien and New Taipei on Tuesday to bid farewell to the last of the Fu-Hsing Semi Express trains, once the workhorse of Taiwan's passenger railway system.
Train enthusiasts from across the nation yesterday gathered at train stations in Hualien and New Taipei City to bid farewell to the last of the Fu-hsing semi-express trains, once the workhorse of Taiwan’s passenger railway system.
Fu-hsing Semi-Express No. 605 was the last of its kind to embark on a journey when it left Hualien Station at 6:05am on a three-hour, 51-minute trip to Shulin Station in New Taipei City.
Several train buffs and Hualien residents gathered at the departure station to take photographs and catch a glimpse of the locomotive at it left adorned with commemorative decorations.
More people gathered at Shulin