The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation has announced that it is to add three new stations – Miaoli, Changhua and Yunlin –
by the end of December. Many have expressed concerns that this may increase the journey time between Taipei and Kaohsiung, but it is understood that this journey will not be influenced by the addition of the three stations.
Construction of the new stations at Miaoli, Changhua and Yunlin is expected to be completed by July, with the new stations being put into service in December. Services on the route between Taipei and Kaohsiung, with the most departures, will not be affected. The current direct route between Taipei and Kaohsiung, calling at Banciao and Taichung, takes 96 minutes, and this will not change in future. The extended travel time will, however, present some technical issues regarding journey scheduling.
Photo: Liao Shu-ling, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者廖淑
(Liberty times, translated by Paul Cooper)
台灣高鐵宣布，今年十二月底將新增苗栗、彰化以及雲林三站，讓不少人質疑恐增加台北至高雄的行駛時間，但據了解北高車程不受新增站點影響。
新增的苗栗、彰化、雲林三站預計在七月完工，十二月將投入營運，發車密度最高的台北至高雄車班不會受到影響。現行的台北至高雄直達列車，中間停靠板橋、台中，車程耗時九十六分鐘，未來仍將保留，延長行駛時間，只是要如何排定班次仍有技術性問題存在。
（自由時報）
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