Taiwan's high-speed rail single-day passenger volume hits record high, free-seat passenger station business cars spark controversy

Taiwan's high-speed rail's single-day passenger volume hit a record high, but passengers standing in the business class also caused controversy. (File photo, taken by reporter Wu Liangyi)

The single-day passenger volume of Taiwan's high-speed rail has reached a record high, but it has also caused controversy. Some business class passengers complained that free-seat passengers stood in the business class and demanded that free-seat passengers should pay for their tickets. In fact, high-speed rail has express regulations that standing in business cars is not allowed.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival and Teacher's Day holidays lasted from September 25 to 28. Taiwan's high-speed rail planned a six-day holiday operation from September 24 to 29. Since the 25th coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, the number of people returning home came in advance on the 24th. On the 24th, the total number of passengers reached a record of 348,000. On the 25th, the number of passengers reached 315,000, for a total of 663,000 passengers in two days.

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High-speed rail travel has hit a new high. There are reports on the Internet that passengers are unable to board the train, and passengers with free seats are overflowing into designated carriages and even business carriages.

Passengers who took the business class class posted on Threads that they bought the business class class just because they didn’t want to be disturbed. Under current regulations, free-seat passengers are not allowed to stand in the business class class. If free-seat passengers want to stand in the business class class, they should pay the price difference between the free seat and the business class class.

According to the official website of the High-Speed ​​Rail, from Nangang to Zuoying Station, the fare for the business class carriage is NT$2,500 and for an unreserved seat is NT$1,480, a price difference of approximately NT$1,020.

Regarding the free-seat and standing carriages, the high-speed rail stipulates that standing in business carriages is not allowed, and public announcements will continue to be made on board. If train personnel discover this, they will persuade passengers to leave.

For passengers taking unreserved seats during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, Taiwan High Speed ​​Rail urges people to return north early. Before taking the unrestricted seats, you can check in advance through the high-speed rail corporate website, "T-EX Mobile Ticketing" App or LINE TODAY "Life Channel" to know the estimated "reserved seat waiting time" at each station that day. Take advantage of the off-peak hours with green signals to avoid peak crowds.

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