Taiwan High Speed Rail Mother's Day tickets go on presale at midnight on April 12

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Network, reported by Chen Guanxin

 

For Mother's Day 2014, Taiwan High Speed Rail will operate 36 additional train services (21 southbound and 15 northbound) over a four-day transportation period from May 9 to 12, providing a total of 598 services. During the Mother’s Day transport period, early bird discounts apply to 386 services. Passengers who book their tickets between 8 and 28 days before the travel date may enjoy early bird discounts of 65%, 80%, or 90%. Starting from midnight on April 12 (Saturday), passengers can purchase round-trip tickets for the Mother’s Day transport period in advance through Taiwan High Speed Rail’s partner convenience stores, online booking systems, the T Express mobile ticketing app, the voice reservation system, or at ticket windows and ticket vending machines at stations during business hours. The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation kindly advises passengers to reserve seats in advance and pick up their tickets early so they can go straight to the platform upon arrival, saving time queuing for tickets and avoiding crowds at the station.

During the Mother’s Day transport period, all trains will maintain 3 to 4 cars of non-reserved seating. Passengers holding periodical tickets, round-trip tickets, or EasyCard co-branded cards (with auto-load enabled) can directly tap in and use the non-reserved seating.

The transport period will feature special offers such as the “College Student Discount,” “Standard Class Cardholder Discount,” and “Business Class Limited Upgrade.” However, programs such as the “Off-Peak Weekday Discount,” “Senior Citizen Discount,” “Group of 30 or More,” and “School Excursions” will not be available during this period.

 

In addition, for the first time during the transport period, Taiwan High Speed Rail has planned 16 designated services in standard class with assigned seating, all offering either an early bird discount of 65% or 90% (see table below).

 

Discounts	Direction	5/10(Saturday)	5/11(Sunday)
All with early bird 65% discount	Southbound	753 (20:36), 255 (20:54)	139 (10:54), 641 (11:00)
	Northbound	1750 (20:18), 752 (20:36)	114 (07:54), 1618 (08:18)
All with early bird 90% discount	Southbound	1639 (10:48), 641 (11:00)	259 (21:30), 761 (21:36)
	Northbound	134 (10:30), 636 (10:36)	762 (21:54), 334 (22:12)
Total: 16 services		Note: Train numbers (departure times from terminal stations)

 

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