Typhoon Soudelor Approaches: Overview of Transportation and Activity Adjustments

By / MOOK Scenic Spots Home Travel Life Network Editorial Team
 

Typhoon Soudelor is approaching, and authorities across Taiwan have gradually announced work and school arrangements for the 7th. The typhoon is expected to have the most severe impact from the second half of the 7th to the 8th. Everyone should prepare for the typhoon. Below is a summary of transportation and activity adjustment information:

[Work and School Suspensions Across Taiwan]
● Northern Region
Keelung City    Work and school suspended tonight.
Taipei City    Work and school suspended tonight.
New Taipei City    Work and school suspended tonight.
Taoyuan City    Work and school suspended tonight.
Hsinchu City    Work and school suspended tonight.
Hsinchu County    Work and school suspended tonight.
● Central Region 
Miaoli County    Normal work and school today.
Taichung City    Normal work and school today.
Changhua County    Normal work and school today.
Yunlin County    Normal work and school today.
Nantou County    Normal work and school today.
● Southern Region
Chiayi City    Work and school suspended tonight.
Chiayi County    Normal work and school today.
Tainan City    Normal work and school today.
Kaohsiung City    Normal work and school today.
Pingtung County    Normal work and school today.
 ● Eastern Region
Yilan County    Work and school suspended today.
Hualien County    Work and school suspended today.
Taitung County    Work and school suspended this afternoon.
Green Island and Orchid Island: Work and school suspended today.
 ● Outlying Islands Region       
Penghu County    Work and classes suspended tonight.
Lienchiang County    Normal work and classes today.

Kinmen County    Normal work and classes today.

 

【Traffic Disruptions】
● Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) -  Train operations after 12:00 on August 7 are as follows
◎ The Western Trunk Line (between Keelung and Pingtung), all branch lines (except Pingxi Line) and Alishan Forest Railway operate normally.
◎ Eastern Trunk Line
1. Taipei to Taitung: All services suspended after the departure of Puyuma No. 426 and No. 228.
2. Taitung to Taipei: All services suspended after the departure of Taroko No. 425.
※ Pingxi Line services suspended after 17:00: Upward trains from No. 4734, downward trains from No. 4735, all suspended.
※ Local trains operate flexibly depending on weather conditions.
※ South Link Line operates normally except for Taroko No. 328 and No. 332 which are suspended due to vehicle scheduling.
● High-Speed Rail (THSR)
Normal operation all day on August 7; operational status for August 8 to be announced at 12:00 noon.
● Ferries
◎ Taitung–Orchid Island/Lanyu ferries suspended from the afternoon of the 6th through the 9th
◎ Dongyin–Liuqiu ferries suspended after 10:00 on the 7th

● Flights

◎ China Airlines
Domestic routes normal; flights to/from the US, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand/Australia depart earlier.
◎ EVA Air
Domestic routes normal; flights to/from the US, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand/Australia depart earlier.
◎ Far Eastern Air Transport
Domestic flights canceled after 14:00; Hong Kong flights canceled after 16:50; Ningbo–Taichung flight delayed; Kaohsiung–Liuqiu ferry port flights canceled.
◎ TransAsia Airways
Flights departing after 13:30 from Songshan Airport canceled, details as follows:
Taipei–Makung canceled flights: GE511, GE510, GE5111, GE5102, GE513, GE514, GE515, GE516
Taipei–Hualien canceled flights: GE015, GE016
2. Flights departing from Kaohsiung Airport after 17:00 have been canceled, as detailed below: GE228, GE227, GE2282, GE229

◎ Tigerair Taiwan
→ Flight schedules adjusted for flights after 20:00 on the evening of August 7
IT303 Taoyuan - Macau will depart earlier at 19:00
IT211 Osaka (Kansai) - Taoyuan delayed departure
IT302 Macau - Taoyuan delayed departure
IT506 Bangkok (Don Mueang) - Taoyuan delayed departure
IT512 Singapore - Taoyuan canceled
 
→ Flights on August 8 that are expected to be affected
IT200 Taoyuan - Tokyo (Narita) delayed departure
IT201 Tokyo (Narita) - Taoyuan delayed departure
IT210 Taoyuan - Osaka (Kansai) delayed departure
IT301 Taoyuan - Macau delayed departure
IT302 Macau - Taoyuan delayed departure
IT304 Macau - Taoyuan delayed departure
IT321 Kaohsiung - Macau delayed departure
IT322 Macau - Kaohsiung delayed departure
IT507 Taoyuan - Bangkok (Don Mueang) delayed departure
IT508 Bangkok (Don Mueang) - Taoyuan delayed departure
IT284 Kaohsiung - Osaka (Kansai) canceled
IT285 Osaka (Kansai) - Kaohsiung canceled

IT511 Taoyuan - Singapore canceled

【Event Changes】
● Eastern Region
◎ “2015 Hualien Adventure Season - 3D Children’s Day” closed the park and suspended operations starting August 7.
◎ The “Red Duck FUN Holiday” event at Carp Lake, originally scheduled for August 8 including activities such as the “Duck Waddle Around the Lake with Dad” hike and parent-child fun relay, has been postponed. The new date will be announced separately.
◎ The Yilan Children's Festival will be closed for two days on August 7 and 8.
※ The “Dad’s Week” event will be extended and end on August 10.
※ Adjustments to performances by the Children’s Festival team at Yilan Performing Arts Center and Luodong Cultural Factory.
Yilan Performing Arts Center: The originally scheduled international group joint performance (Mexico, Russia R) on 8/7 (Fri) has been moved to 19:30 on August 10. The New Image Creation Troupe’s “Fantasy Starry Sky” originally set for August 8 has been moved to 19:30 on August 9.
Ludong Cultural Workshop: The performance by the Turkish group originally scheduled for August 8 at 14:30 has been canceled. If you are unable to attend due to the rescheduling, you may request a refund at the ticket booth in front of Yilan Performing Arts Center. For inquiries, please call 03-9369115 ext. 120.
 
●Northern Taiwan
◎ The schedule for the “2015 Taipei Riverside Music Festival” series of events has been adjusted.
◎ The Xikou Music & Lifestyle Festival event on August 8 has been postponed to August 23.
◎ The Dajia Children’s Fun Festival has been temporarily closed to the public starting August 6. The reopening date will be announced later depending on the typhoon situation.
◎ The Super Slackas 6 – World Is So Big event has canceled its performances on August 7 and 8. A brand-new lineup will perform on August 9 and 10 at the original venue.
◎ The Yehliu Night Music event has been postponed to August 15.
◎ The Children’s Art Festival has been postponed to open on August 10.
 
●Central Taiwan
◎ The “2015 Taichung Blue Ocean Tourism Season” series of events, originally scheduled to begin at Dajia Coastal Amusement Park on August 8, have been postponed by one week to August 15.
◎ For the 2015 Taichung City Music Street series of events, activities originally scheduled for August 7 in Dajia District, Wujhi District, and Fengyuan District have been postponed to August 14, while those in Taiping District and Xinshe District have been moved to August 21. The event times and locations remain unchanged. The “2015 Taichung City Houli District Fruit and Vegetable Industry Culture Event,” originally scheduled by the Houli District Office to take place on August 8–9 in the parking lot in front of Houli Horse Ranch, has been postponed to August 29–30.
◎ The Shueili Water Play Festival, originally scheduled from today through August 8 at the Shueili Water Park, has been postponed to August 13–16.
 
●Southern Taiwan
◎ Alishan National Forest Recreation Area and Aogu Wetland Park have been closed to the public since August 7. The reopening date will be announced later depending on the condition of access roads and the typhoon situation.
◎ The Seven Villages Seafood Festival and Father’s Day events originally scheduled for August 8 in Tainan have been canceled or rescheduled.

◎ The Butterfly Amusement Park events originally scheduled for August 8 and 9 at Hongye Park by the Siraya National Scenic Area Administration have been suspended.