Tickets for additional Taiwan Railway services over the 228 Peace Memorial Day long weekend will go on sale at midnight on Jan. 30, according to the Taiwan Railway Corp (TRC).
The TRC said on Monday it plans 97 additional services from Feb. 27 to March 3 in light of the anticipated surge in passengers over the holiday from Feb. 28 to March 2.
The additional services will be available for some Tze Chiang Limited Express and Puyuma Express routes, as well as certain fast local trains, it said.
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Meanwhile, tickets for coaches normally reserved for passengers traveling with young children will not be sold during the aforementioned five-day period, during which the cars will be open for general access to alleviate increased passenger volume, the TRC said.
Real name-based seating on the Tze Chiang Limited Express, available to Taiwanese nationals residing in Hualien and Taitung counties, their spouses, and relatives within one degree of consanguinity, or to citizens whose ID numbers begin with the letters U or V, can be bought one day later at midnight on Jan. 31, it said.
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