Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/11/23
By: Chen Wei-ting and Elizabeth Hsu
Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) High-speed rail trains and trains run by the Taiwan Railways
CNA file photo
Administration (TRA) headed south from Taipei were mostly jammed on Friday, the day before nationwide elections for local government officials.
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. said all regular trains set to depart from Taipei at and after 3 p.m. Friday were fully booked, and it ran an additional train departing from Nangang station in Taipei southbound to Kaohsiung at 7:15 p.m. to meet high demand.
The TRA faced a similar situation. It said almost every southbound train leaving Taipei at and after 6 p.m. Friday was packed, and most of the tickets for Tze Chiang express trains set to depart before Saturday noon were also sold.
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