Taiwan Railway Corp (TRC) today said it has already filed a police report and would press charges against influencers who rode on the outside of a train to post on social media.
On April 17, the TRC received a report on its emergency hotline of a person riding on the top of a No. 4826 train near Shifen Waterfall in New Taipei City's Pingsi District (平溪), the railway operator said.
When the train got to Shifen Station, the conductor and station master checked the train and could not find the person in the report, it said.
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As the train traveled between Wanggu and Lingjiao stations, the conductor discovered a person wearing all black clothing and informed the Shifen station master, it said.
At Lingjiao Station, personnel made sure no one was on the roof of the train and checked that everything was normal, it added.
A few days later on April 22, a post on Instagram showed two unidentified individuals riding on the outside of what appeared to be a TRC train, which officials later confirmed belongs to the Cidu (七堵) maintenance garage in Keelung.
The TRC said that both cases were reported and it hopes to press trespassing charges.
Police have already checked security cameras to clarify the time and place of the violations, it said.
The TRC reminded the public that railways and train depots are dangerous places where it is illegal to trespass for personal and public safety.
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