Lu Chun-kai, who works in Taiwan High Speed Rail’s (THSR) overhead power line maintenance section, is called “THSR Spiderman” on account of the kind of work he does. He and his girlfriend Wang Chu-i meet by chance at a THSR activity. The high-speed rail has been their main means of transport for dating and has given their happy match a smooth ride. The young couple recently decided to walk down the aisle, and on June 16 they made a special visit to Tainan Station, which has borne witness to their love story, to take wedding photos.
The THSR Corporation says that maintenance workers often climb electric pylons over 10 meters tall in the depth of night to maintain the overhead power lines, which run for a total length of 774 kilometers. Because of their strength and agility, they are known as “THSR Spidermen.”
Lu joined THSR as a “THSR Spiderman” in 2012 and met Wang in the same year. Lu works in the north, while Wang lives in Tainan, so the THSR forms a bridge of love for the two of them, and they have set foot in every station on the route.
Photo copied by Wu Chun-feng, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者吳俊鋒翻攝
On June 16, Lu took his bride-to-be Wang to Tainan Station to get some nice shots, hoping to record the happy memories evoked by the THSR in their wedding photo album.
(Liberty Times, translated by Julian Clegg)
在台灣高鐵電車線維修課任職的呂鈞凱，因工作性質而被稱為「高鐵蜘蛛人」。他與女友王楚詒邂逅於高鐵的活動，而高鐵更是約會時重要的交通工具，順利維繫這段美好的緣分。小倆口最近決定攜手走向幸福紅毯，六月十六日特地到見證愛情故事的台南站拍攝婚紗照。
高鐵公司表示，維修人員經常在深夜爬上十幾公尺高的電線桿，維護總長七百七十四公里的電車線，身手矯健，因而被稱為「高鐵蜘蛛人」。
呂鈞凱二○一二進入高鐵擔任「高鐵蜘蛛人」，並在該年認識王楚詒。呂凱鈞在北部工作，而王楚詒家住台南，高鐵為兩人搭起了愛的橋樑，各站都有小倆口的足跡。
呂鈞凱六月十六日帶著即將迎娶的王楚詒到台南站取鏡，希望將高鐵帶來的美好回憶紀錄在婚紗照中。
(自由時報記者吳俊鋒)
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