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Transport operators brace for Spring Festival rush

Transport operators brace for Spring Festival rush

2024-02-07

Taiwan’s transport network is bracing for the Lunar New Year travel rush. To accommodate the surge, railway and high speed rail operators have increased capacity by as much as 29%. Ridership is expected to peak next Monday, two days before the holiday ends. On Wednesday, Premier Chen Chien-jen visited an emergency response center at Taipei Main Station. He thanked transport workers for staying on duty over the holiday to ensure safe travels for the public.

Taipei Main Station is bustling as travelers get a head start on the holiday. Premier Chen Chien-jen stopped by the station in the morning, to thank the workers who will keep Taiwan moving over the break.

Chen Chien-jen
Premier
I know that everyone will give their best effort, and that excellent preparations have been made for transporting passengers. Taiwan Railway has increased capacity by 6.5% this year, and Taiwan High Speed Rail has increased capacity by 29%. Road transport is also being managed very well with an excellent app and content management system.

Wang Kwo-tsai
Transport minister
I’d like to once again thank everyone in the transport sector. During Spring Festival, when everyone else is off on a break, our colleagues in transportation will be working very hard.

The minister said that transport systems are expecting full capacity over the holiday. Peak ridership is expected for Monday, or the third day of the new lunar year.

Feng Hui-sheng
Taiwan Railway Corporation
The greatest passenger volume should be seen on the third day of the new lunar year. We expect to hit 817,000 trips. Based on that estimate, we will add train services to meet demand.

Lu Wei-tung
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
We expect between 199,000 to 313,000 passenger trips. The estimate of 313,000 is for the third day of the new lunar year. If we do see that many passenger trips, it would mark the third-highest volume in the history of the high speed rail.

The high speed rail expects to handle the third-highest number of passengers in its history. Over Spring Festival, transport operators will stand firm at their posts, to ensure a safe journey home for the public.

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雙鐵.客運迎春節疏運! 行政院長陳建仁視察台北車站

2024-02-07

馬上要過年了,為了迎接返鄉人潮,台鐵、高鐵、和客運疏運人員繃緊神經迎戰,今天上午,行政院長陳建仁也來到台北車站防災中心視察,強調因應春節連假,台鐵將增加6.5%運量、高鐵則增加29%運量,感謝工作人員在民眾開心出遊之時,堅守崗位提供舒適便利的交通運輸。

台北車站人潮湧現,不少民眾提早返鄉過年。行政院長陳建仁上午送上禮盒,希望為台鐵、高鐵和客運工作人員加油打氣。

[[行政院長 陳建仁]]
“知道大家都是全力以赴,做了很好的疏運的準備,我們看到鐵路增加了6.5%的運量,然後高鐵增加了29%的運量,然後在國道的疏運方面,也有很好的APP跟CMS(標誌)”

[[交通部長 王國材]]
“再次謝謝我們所有的疏運單位,在春節連假,大家休息的時間,事實上,所有疏運的同仁都最辛苦了”

王國材強調,目前已開啟最大量能,迎接返鄉人潮,雙鐵也預估,初三將是運量最高峰。

[[台鐵總經理 馮輝昇]]
“我們最高的疏運旅次會發生在初三,會有81.7萬人次,那依照這樣的一個運量,推估的結果,我們也進行班次的加開”

[[高鐵營運資深副總 陸衛東]]
“我們預測這一次,是從19萬9千到31萬3千(人次),31萬3千會在初三。31萬3千如果照我們的預測來講,大概也會是高鐵營運通車以來,運量的第三高”

高鐵預料,將迎戰史上第三高運量,疏運人員馬不停蹄,隨時掌握運輸現場狀況,要讓民眾春節開心出門,平安返家。

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