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Poll says Tsai should lead TRA reform By Lo Chi and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer A poll released yesterday showed that 67.7 percent of respondents agreed that President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) should oversee reforms of the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) following the Taroko Express No. 408 derailment in Hualien County on April 2. The train crash, which left 49 people dead and more than 200 injured, is one of the worst train disasters in Taiwanese history. Transportation authorities have repeatedly said that the TRA will be reformed. Yen Yung-shen (顏永森), convenor of polling at the Grassroots Influence Foundation, which conducted the survey, told a news conference in Taipei that 48.8 percent of respondents said that they were dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the crash. ....
Minister pledges to corporatize Taiwan Railways within 3 years 04/28/2021 05:03 PM CNA file photo Taipei, April 28 (CNA) Newly appointed Transport Minister Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) confirmed Wednesday that the government supports the complete enterprization of the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) within three years, turning it into a state-owned company. To me, enterprization means turning it into a state-owned company, Wang said when asked by lawmakers at a legislative session to elaborate on the government s objectives in reforming the TRA, after one of its trains was involved in a deadly crash earlier this month. It was the first time the government has sought to clarify its intentions. Previously, the term enterprization was used merely to emphasize the need for an overhaul of the organizational culture at the TRA. ....
Ministry studies increasing track sizes on east coast to allow for faster travel Staff writer, with CNA The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is studying the feasibility of increasing the track gauge of the Taiwan Railways Administration’s (TRA) east coast rail network to allow trains to travel faster, the Railway Bureau said on Sunday. A feasibility study on increasing the track gauge from “narrow gauge” (106.7cm) to “standard gauge” (143.5cm) has been included in a research plan to allow express trains on the network to reach a maximum speed of 160kph from the current 130kph limit, while increasing overall network capacity, the bureau said. ....