Chinese New Year HihgSpeedTrain Tpe to Khh

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according to my knowledge, 2010 CNY will start officially Monday, February 15th.

My parents are flying into Tpe Thursday 11th February. They want to stay in Tpe
a couple of days before coming down to Kaohsiung and they want with the Gaotie.
I could imagine it will get crazy already on the next day (which is friday) …

So, my question is, based on your experiences, when does it start to get overcrowded ?
Do Gaotie just sell as much tickets as available ? Keep in mind my parents are bit older, travel with alot of luggage, so even if it is just 1,5 hours, I don’t want to squeeze them into a train like the MRT trains. I will pick them up, but still …

Is it highly recommended to reserve tickets around this time of the year ? And if you bought a fixed train no, is it allowed to change for a later train ?
Thank you …

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Yes you should reserve. In fact, I think the only way you can get on during holiday times is with a reserved ticket - they make the normal unreserved cars into reserved cars.

In theory you can change one train for a later or earlier train (I’ve done it at normal times) but it depends on seating availability. It might not be possible at CNY.