During the peak period of the Qingming Festival travel period from March 31 to April 4, Taiwan High-Speed Rail has added six additional train services (four southbound and two northbound); in addition, to accommodate the early demand for holiday travel to return home for tomb-sweeping, three extra services (one southbound and two northbound) will be operated on March 25 and 26, enhancing service for passengers. All of the aforementioned additional services will be equipped with 3 to 5 cars of non-reserved seating. Advance ticket sales will begin at midnight on March 18, and passengers are welcome to make use of this opportunity.
Taiwan High-Speed Rail adds six more train services during the Qingming Festival travel period. (Photo provided / Taiwan High-Speed Rail)
Taiwan High-Speed Rail will operate 187 additional train services during the Qingming Festival transport period (83 southbound and 104 northbound), providing a total of 1,000 train services over the six-day period. Passengers can use the ticket purchasing services available at over 10,000 convenience stores and take advantage of the convenient “T EXPRESS” service to collect their tickets in advance, allowing them to board directly upon arrival at the station.
In addition, passengers traveling to and from areas such as Neihu, Nangang, Songshan, Xinyi, Xizhi, Keelung, and Yilan can conveniently board and disembark at the HSR Nangang Station nearby, saving time and offering greater convenience.
Taiwan High-Speed Rail Additional Train Services Schedule for Qingming Festival Transport:
| Direction | Date | Train Number |
Terminal Station Departure Time |
Stop Pattern |
Non-Reserved Seating Number of Cars |
| Southbound |
03/31 (No. 5) |
1317 | 13:50 | Hongmaoban ─── Zhongzhangyunchijiannan Left | 3 |
| 1691 | 21:10 | Hongmaobantaozhu ─ Zhong ─ Jiannan Left | 5 | ||
|
04/01 (No. 6) |
1305 | 07:50 | Hongmaoban ─── Zhongzhangyunchijiannan Left | 4 | |
| 1325 | 17:50 | Hongmaoban ─── Zhongzhangyunchijiannan Left | 3 | ||
| Northbound |
04/04 (No. 2) |
1306 | 08:45 | Jiannanyunjizhangzhong ─── Banbeigang | 3 |
| 1332 | 21:15 | Jiannanyunjizhangzhong ─── Banbeigang |
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Taiwan High-Speed Rail Additional Train Services Schedule for the Weekend Before Qingming Festival:
| Direction | Date | Train number |
Terminal station Departure time |
Stopping pattern |
Flexible seating Number of carriages |
| Southbound |
03/25 (Sat) |
1305 | 07:50 | Hongbei Ban ─ Zhongzhang Yunjia Nanan Left | 4 |
| Northbound |
03/26 (Sun) |
1836 | 15:10 | Left Nanzhajia Yunjia Zhong Miao Zhu Tao Ban Bei Gang | 5 |
| 1856 | 20:10 | Left Nanzhajia Yunjia Zhong Miao Zhu Tao Ban Bei Gang |
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