Taiwan High Speed Rail has stated that short-term extra services will be introduced on eight consecutive weekends from November 3 to December 24 in order to handle the peak travel season at the end of the year. There are plans to offer more services every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There will be a limit of eight trips per week for extra services. Pre-orders for tickets will also be available beginning on October 21.
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Taiwan HSR will run 58 more trains for 8 consecutive weekends at the end of the year in response to the holiday travel season.Photo provided by Taiwan High Speed Rail
The extra trips this time, according to Taiwan High Speed Rail, are mostly concentrated during times when demand for passenger travel is high. These times include Friday afternoon and evening (2 trips to the south and 2 trips to the north, totaling 4 trips), Saturday morning to afternoon (2 trips to the south and 1 trip to the north, totaling 3 trips), and Sunday noon (1 trip to the north), with up to 8 additional trips every weekend.
According to the pre-sale schedule, customers can buy tickets one after the other starting at 0:00 a.m. on October 21, according to Taiwan High Speed Rail. The "T-EX Press" App, the online ticket ordering service, the High Speed Rail-affiliated convenience stores, or manual ticket windows and vending machines may all be used by passengers to purchase tickets outside of the stations.
