2021/02/13 13:22 (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A train service that takes passengers more than halfway around Taiwan and treats them to “unparalleled sea views” is proving popular, CNA reported Saturday (Feb. 13). The service came into being after the completion of railway electrification around the main island in December. Taiwan Railways Administration’s (TRA) Puyuma Express train No. 422 starts at Shulin train station in Taipei and ends in Kaohsiung, taking six hours and 33 minutes, and costing NT$1,174 (US$40.50). Taitung Station Chief Yang Shun-an (楊舜安) said the train follows the North Link line with its magnificent sea views to Hualien. The train then travels through the countryside to Taitung, between the Central Mountain Range and Coastal Mountain Range, before entering the South Link line to cut out the mountainous southeastern corner of Taiwan, and heading along the coast to its final destination.
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