High speed rail launches wait-time forecast for non-reserved seats

High speed rail launches wait-time forecast for non-reserved seats

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Thousands of people will be homewardbound this Friday to spend the Lunar New Year holiday with their families. And many of them plan on taking the high speed rail. But if you haven’t already booked a reserved ticket, you’ll have to squeeze into a carriage that has open seating. Fortunately, for this holiday season, the HSR has launched a waiting time indicator system for non-reserved seats. The system allows passengers to spend less time in line waiting and avoid peak periods.

Lin Li
FTV Reporter
It’s almost Lunar New Year, and time to grab train tickets home, but it can be really frustrating to miss out on reserved seats. To prevent long waits on the train platform, the HSR has launched a non-reserved seating light indicator, so you don’t have to worry about when to head out.

Passenger
Riding high speed rail
It’s handy because you can check it at home to decide what time to head out.

Passenger
Riding high speed rail
I noticed the feature was available on the official app yesterday. It’s great if you can’t book a reserved seat.

Lin Ying-sha
HSR Nangang Stationmaster
We’re expecting crowds in both directions on the second, third and fourth days of the Lunar New Year.

The wait-time indicator is also available on the messaging app Line. If you have Line on your phone, you can access the indicator by going to "Line Today," then "Lifestyle," and scroll down for the latest information. The system gives an estimated waiting time for non-reserved ticket holders from when they arrive at the station to the time they board. Each icon of a person represents 20 minutes. If they appear red, it indicates waiting times of more than one hour, giving travellers the chance to avoid those time periods.

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#convenient #hsr #highspeedrail #bullettrain #travel #traintravel

"3燈號"掌握時間! 高鐵推"自由座等候燈號"避尖峰人潮

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這週五就要準備返鄉過年，不少民眾選擇搭高鐵，但沒搶到票，就得擠自由座，高鐵特別在春節疏運期間，推出「自由座等候時間」燈號預估功能，節省旅客排隊時間，也能優先選綠燈時段，避開尖峰人潮。

[[記者林莉]]
“每到過年，要返鄉搶票搭高鐵，搶不到票搭自由座，真的好煩，為了不讓旅客在月台久等，今年新推出自由座燈號預估，讓你不會再煩惱，我到底要幾點出門。”

[[高鐵站旅客]]
“算是便民吧，因為可以提早在家裡先看好，然後決定要不要現在出門。

[[高鐵站旅客]]
我昨天好像有發現在高鐵的APP上面，已經有(新功能)了。應該還滿方便的吧，對我沒有買到對號座的話，有幫助啦。

[[高鐵南港站站長林鶯沙]]
“初二回娘家、以及初三、初四，都會有雙向出遊的人潮。”

新上線的自由座等候時間燈號預估，今年還首次跟LINE合作公共服務機制，點到LINETODAY、按生活、往下滑，底下就有高鐵最新候車資訊，依照自由座旅客抵達車站到上車，每20分鐘為一級，看到紅燈就代表可能要等一小時以上，能先避開時段。

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