Typhoon Podul disrupted rail and ferry transportation in Taiwan today, as the storm brought powerful winds and heavy rain to much of southern Taiwan.
Rail services on the Hualien-Taitung and South Link lines along Taiwan's east coast were suspended until at least 6pm today due to the effects of the typhoon, while adjustments were also made to the schedule of trains along the main west coast line, Taiwan Railway Corp (TRC) said.
Photo: Tsai Yun-jung, Taipei Times
The adjustments include southbound express trains No. 117 through No. 145, which are to run only as far as Changhua, with service between Changhua and Chaozhou suspended.
Train No. 385 from Taichung to Taitung was canceled, train No. 511 from the greater Taipei area to the Kaohsiung area is to run to Changhua only, train No. 137 is to run to Taichung, and train No. 177 from Hualien to Dounan in Yunlin County via Taipei would operate as normal.
Train No. 477, starting in Taitung and heading north on the east coast before heading down the west coast to Yuanlin in Changhua County, is to operate from Hualien to Yuanlin, while train No. 283 would suspend service to its first three stations and run from Hualien to Douliu.
Northbound express trains No. 124 through No. 150 would be suspended between Chaozhou and Changhua.
Train No. 372 from Taitung to Taichung via Kaohsiung was canceled, while train No. 554 from Chaozhou to Hualien via Taipei is to operate from Changhua to Hualien.
Train No. 136 from Chaozhou to Nangang is to start in Taichung.
In terms of the branch lines, Shalun Line services from train No. 3731 to 3734 onward were suspended.
Also today, the Maritime Port Bureau said 129 journeys on 14 routes were canceled.
The affected routes are Keelung-Matsu, Nangan-Langqi (Fujian), Beigan-Huangqi (Fuzhou), Kinmen-Shijing (Quanzhou), Kinmen-Wutong Ferry Terminal (Xiamen), Kaohsiung-Magong, Budai-Magong, Magong-Wangan Township-Qimei Township, Jiangjun (Tainan)-Dongji Island, Dongang-Xiaoliuqiu, Yanpu-Xiaoliuqiu, Fugang-Green Island, Fugang-Lanyu (Orchid Island) and Houbihu-Lanyu.
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