Radio Taiwan International 
Date: 27 May, 2019
By: Jake Chen

People rush to buy train tickets for upcoming Dragon Boat Holidays

A large number of people have rushed to buy tickets to return home next week, and for good reason: the Dragon Boat Festival. The holiday falls on June 7 this year, and is a popular time for people to return home and spend time with family members.

When online train ticket sales began on Thursday morning, close to 60,000 people rushed to get their tickets within the first minute alone. By 9 am, all tickets on the popular train routes were sold out.

The annual Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 7 this year, and people are making sure they can travel home to spend time with their family, in keeping with tradition.

The travel wave means this is one of the more stressful times for the Taiwan Railways Administration’s (TRA) online ticketing system. A senior TRA official says the updated system handled a larger number of online buyers than last year.    [FULL  STORY]