Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/24
By: Wang Shu-fen and Frances Huang
Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) on Monday reached the
CNA file photo
milestone of carrying its 500 millionth passenger, 11 years after the service was launched.
The passenger, who was traveling from Hsinchu to Taichung on a round trip ticket, has won a prize of unlimited travel on the high speed rail for one year, the operator Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) said Tuesday.
THSRC said it is also giving prizes such as vacation packages to the travelers who bought the two tickets before and after the 500 millionth passenger.
The 500 millionth passenger who won the top prize has not yet been identified, but the THSRC said that the passenger bought two tickets for a round-trip between Hsinchu and Taichung with the ticket numbered 0510202040053 winning the top prize and the other ticket numbered 0510202040052 winning a vacation package. [FULL STORY]
