Taiwan Railways signs MOU with JR East to promote Taiwan-Japan rail tourism

Taiwan Railway Corporation today (28th) officially issued a memorandum of cooperation (MOU) with East Japan Railway Co., Ltd., one of Japan's largest railway operators. The two parties will establish a long-term cooperation and exchange mechanism to jointly improve railway safety and service quality through technical experience sharing, operational exchanges and tourism promotion cooperation.

JR East is Japan's representative railway organization, with rich experience and outstanding achievements in railway operation management, infrastructure maintenance, station development and tourism marketing. Taiwan Railway Corporation stated that the signing of the memorandum of cooperation between the two parties not only symbolizes a new stage of Taiwan-Japan railway cooperation, but also demonstrates the determination of both parties to promote railway technology exchanges, improve operational safety, and promote sustainable development.

The Taiwan Railway Corporation and JR East will promote the following related exchanges, including railway facility maintenance and natural disaster response, through exchanges of opinions, technical seminars, mutual inspections, and personnel visits. The two parties will exchange experience in the maintenance and management of civil structures such as tracks, bridges, and slopes, as well as natural disaster prevention, monitoring, and response measures, and jointly improve the resilience and safety management capabilities of the railway system.

In addition, there is also station and asset development and revitalization, focusing on issues such as station and surrounding land development, asset activation and utilization, commercial facility management and operation, sharing practical experience and successful cases to promote the improvement of asset management efficiency of both parties.

Taiwan Railway Corporation stated that it is also cooperating in the promotion of Taiwan-Japan railway tourism, combining the railway characteristics and tourism resources of both parties to jointly promote Taiwan-Japan railway tourism marketing and publicity activities, attracting more tourists to experience the railway culture of Taiwan and Japan and the charm of sightseeing along the lines, promoting tourism and cultural exchanges between the two places, and continuing to expand more diverse exchanges and cooperation areas based on industrial development needs and cooperation results.