Taiwan High Speed Rail Co. (THSRC) will operate more services between Jan. 27 and Feb. 7 to meet increasing demand for travel during the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday, the company announced Tuesday.
There will be an additional 13 trains -- nine southbound and four northbound -- during the 12-day period, bringing the total number of train services to 2,179, the company said.
Reservations for tickets during the holiday can be made starting at midnight on Jan. 13, THSRC said.
This is the second set of extra services announced by the company for this upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, after it said in late December that it would add 450 trips to support Lunar New Year travel.
COVID-19 restrictions will remain in effect, with passengers still required to wear face masks when they are in high-speed rail stations or on high-speed trains, according to the company.
Passengers can remove their masks briefly if they want to eat something and social distancing is observed, or if partitions are available between them and people they are not traveling with, the company said.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel