The Mid-Autumn Festival high-speed rail congestion caused public dissatisfaction. Transport Minister Chen Shikai apologized and discussed the total number of free seats.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, a large number of people traveled from north to south, especially the high-speed trains were crowded with passengers, causing serious public complaints. Transportation Minister Chen Shikai apologized for the inconvenience caused to the public during the transportation period, and said that he would ask the Taiwan Railways to review the free-seat capacity and evaluate the implementation of total volume control during peak periods. However, there is currently no set time for the road to be put on the road, and the plan will be completed as soon as possible.

Chen Shikai said that during this Mid-Autumn Festival transportation period, people felt very crowded and uncomfortable. He felt very sorry and apologized to all walks of life. Colleagues on the front line fully cooperated with the arrangements of the Ministry of Transportation and worked overtime to help with the transportation process. They were also under great pressure.

Chen Shikai said frankly that judging from the transportation situation during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, Chinese people are becoming more and more dependent on high-speed rail. However, the carrying capacity of high-speed rail has reached the upper limit. In addition to considering the transportation capacity, people are also very concerned about comfort. Today, the high-speed rail company is also specially asked to review the total number of free seats during the peak transportation period. On the one hand, stricter control must be implemented, and on the other hand, diversion must be done.

In response to the crowded high-speed train on the 24th, Chen Shikai said that it was still a working day, but the next day was the Mid-Autumn Festival, which caused a double flow of people returning home and commuting into the station. In the future, high-speed trains should consider how much their free-seat capacity can accommodate during such peak periods. In order to ensure passenger comfort and avoid overcrowding, crowd control should be adopted. The high-speed train will be planned in the future to avoid a recurrence of the situation on the evening of the 24th.

In addition, Chen Shikai said that the Taiwan Railway's Ziqiang EMU3000 has sufficient seats and the overall carriage is comfortable. They also jointly assisted in the transportation during this transportation. Even Taichung Station, where people were worried about congestion during the holidays, thanks to the assistance of Taiwan Railway's Xinwuri Station and others, the overall transportation situation is good, and the results can be seen. All transportation vehicles of the Ministry of Transportation, including national highway passenger transport, also jointly carry out transportation.

Chen Shikai said that if the total number of free seats on the high-speed rail is limited, people will inevitably be unable to buy tickets and enter the station. The Ministry of Transportation will ask the high-speed rail to calculate the excess passenger volume. The Taiwan Railways and other transportation vehicles will also evaluate the number of people that can be absorbed, but it will take time to calculate. The Ministry of Transportation also needs to conduct internal discussions. The time for the road is not set yet, but the plan will be completed as soon as possible to achieve the goal of allowing people to return home comfortably.