Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-10-24
Premier William Lai has traveled from Taipei to Hualien on a Puyuma Express train. The
east-coast service resumed Wednesday after a crash on Sunday that killed 18 and left 190 injured.
On Wednesday, Premier William Lai boarded a Puyuma Express train bound for Hualien on Taiwan’s east coast. Lai’s train was the first to run on repaired track following the fatal derailment of another Puyuma Express train Sunday. The accident was the worst train disaster in Taiwan for 37 years.
Lai said his trip was a concrete way of encouraging public confidence in the service’s safety. He called on the public to support the service. [FULL STORY]