The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSR) has officially inaugurated three new stations this month, and train fares throughout the route have been cut back to the level of the year before last. Currently, there are three types of trains: direct trains, stopping trains and semi-direct trains, but most people do not know about them. The THSR explains that the train numbers that they assign to the trains are actually quite meaningful. As long as people understand what the numbers stand for, they can immediately tell which trains are direct trains.
According to a report in the United Daily News, with the exception of discount tickets, fares for direct trains, stopping trains and semi-direct trains are all the same; they only differ in travel time. For example, a journey from Taipei to Kaohsiung on a stopping train will take 42 minutes longer than on a direct train. However, if members of the public can decipher train numbers, they will be able to know which type of train they are taking.
The THSR says there are two types of numbers: three-digit numbers, which are applicable to daily trains, and four-digit numbers, which apply to non-daily trains. The first digit of a three-digit number and the second digit of a four-digit number reveal how many stops a train makes. If the train number is 1xx, it is a conventional direct train that only calls at Banciao and Taichung between Taipei and Kaohsiung. If the number is 2xx, the train also calls at Chiayi and Tainan. If the number is 3xx, it calls at every station south of Taichung. If the number is 5xx, the train only runs from Taipei to Taichung or Taichung to Zuoying. If the number is 6xx, the train does not call at the three new stations. If it is 8xx, it calls at every station. If it is a four-digit number, just look at the second digit and follow the same logic as with three-digit numbers.
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The THSR offers some examples. If you want to take a direct train from Taipei to Taichung, you can choose a 1xx, 2xx or 3xx train. If you want to visit Yunlin, you can only take 3xx or 8xx trains. To travel from Taipei to Zuoying, the fastest way is to take a 1xx train.
(Liberty Times, translated by Ethan Zhan)
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