11/28 Nine-in-one election! The high-speed rail will open 40 additional trains and tickets will be available for purchase in the early morning of 10/30

Local public office elections will be held on Saturday, November 28. The Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail Corporation announced today (28th) that in order to better serve the needs of passengers returning home to vote, a four-day election operation will be planned from Friday, November 27 to Monday, November 30. During this period, 40 additional trains will be operated (18 southbound and 22 northbound), providing a total of 718 train travel services.

The High-Speed ​​Railway Company stated that ticket purchases for all trains will be available from 0:00 a.m. on Friday, October 30. Passengers are advised to use the "T-EX Mobile Ticketing" App, high-speed rail cooperative convenience stores, online ticketing systems, or go to the ticket windows and automatic ticket machines during station business hours to pre-purchase the tickets required during the election transportation period, and complete the ticket collection in advance before boarding.

The High-speed Railway Company stated that based on past transportation experience, the High-speed Railway Company has planned to open additional services between 17:00 and 20:00 on the last working day before the holiday on November 27, when two waves of people commuting from work and returning home will appear at the same time. times, during the 4-hour off-duty peak period, there will be 2 to 3 trains departing from Nangang or Taipei south to Taichung every hour and stopping at various stations along the way. Each train will be equipped with 11 free seats. A total of 9 expanded free-seat trains will be provided in 4 hours.

The Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail Corporation stated that passengers taking reserved seats should reserve seats in advance and collect tickets in advance. After arriving at the station, they can enter the station directly to take the train to save queuing time. In addition, during the distribution period, each train will be equipped with free-seat carriages ranging from 2 to 11 cars. Passengers taking free seats are recommended to check the free-seat configuration information of each train through the station's "Passenger Information Display System" after arriving at the station to confirm the queuing route. At the same time, cooperate with the guidance of the station staff to board the train in order.

The Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail Corporation specifically reminds passengers who plan to use free seats to return home or travel, to check the high-speed rail corporate website, the "T-EX Mobile Ticketing" App or the "Category" tab in LINE TODAY in advance to immediately know the estimated waiting time for free seats at each station on the day. It is recommended to give priority to taking the train during the green signal period to avoid peak crowds and save valuable time.

In addition, trains 1297 and 1173 going south on 11/27 (Friday) and trains 1336, 1698 and 1296 going north on 11/29 (Sunday) only provide cars 11-12 as free-seat carriages for the above five trains, and the arrival time at the terminal station (Zuoying Station/Nangang Station) will be past midnight (arrive at the terminal station at 0:30 p.m. at the latest).

The Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail Corporation stated that during the transportation period, programs such as "Early Bird Discount," "College Student Discount," and "Limited Business Class Upgrade" will still be maintained, but programs such as "TGo Members' Monthly Go Rewards," "Designated Train Groups," "Off-Campus Teaching Groups," and "Designated Section Groups" are not applicable.