Perhaps the Japanese feel especially fit that Shinkansen trains run in TAiwan seeing as they were the ones who set up the railways in TAiwan. Including the Alishan railway. And most of the trains in TAiwan have been Japanese as well. Decades ago the fastest train (kuang hwa ) from TAipei to Kao…

The jiji line has reopened but boy is it crowded on weekends, I saw people wedged in like sardines. The checheng station stop is scenic and lots of vendors there now. Jiji station and area is under renovation still which is a strange choice for the summer time.

[!quote] @Formosa_News An iconic piece of Taipei Main Station is about to disappear, according to the renovation plans of its new operator, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi. The most shocking redesign will take place in the main lobby, where the famous black-and-white checkerboard flooring will be completely…

I am not a fan of how SKM does things in general, and I was not delighted to learn they are taking control of this central and important space in Taipei. Guy

Where are all the hardworking Sunday off workers going to sit then Can they still sit there after it’s done ? I thought that was public property not private what’s up

[image] tommy525: I thought that was public property not private what’s up Exactly, I smell greed. It won’t look good if it’s full of crap either and it will be harder to navigate, it’s already an Odyssey level experience as it is.

Maybe the same train types, I took them from Longxi to Taitung, and KHH to Tainan [Estonia3b] At Tainan, took photos to remember the stations, as it will change a lot of the renovation [Estonia3d] Inside of trains are older, but still clean and strong air con Seats have much more leg room tha…

Tainan’s above ground station is now closed to trains as the last train left on Friday. Starting Saturday trains will be arriving at the new underground Tainan train station. Once the tracks are removed the old path will be converted into a 30m wide greenway for cycling and walking. [A ne…

[image] DKaoshuing: Seats Just took the HSR from Ktown to Taichung and back. The seats are terrible, soft as though kids have been jumping up and down on them. The regular train from Ktown to Taitung? Seats were much better. Far more supportive.

new hsr trains coming, and hopefully the old ones will get new seats

[image] TRC reminds riders of etiquette after two reported incidents - Focus Taiwan The Taiwan Railway Corporation (TRC) late Friday urged passengers to observe proper train etiquette, after a foreign passenger was asked to stop putting their legs up against a train wall earlier the same…