TRA EMU3000 Opens Standing Tickets on West Coast Line, Adds Stops at Miaoli and Other Stations

Central News Agency, Taipei, May 25. Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) reported signal anomalies today, causing train delays. In response, the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) announced that starting at 10:00 AM today, standing tickets for the New Tze-Chiang (EMU3000) trains on the West Coast Line will be fully available, and both northbound and southbound Tze-Chiang trains will make additional stops at Xinwuri and Miaoli stations. THSR released its latest operational update, stating that due to signal issues, it has adjusted its schedule since 8:00 AM, canceling regular services. Instead, it is operating three all-non-reserved seat trains per hour (excluding business class) from Nangang (southbound) and Zuoying (northbound), departing at the top of the hour, 20 minutes past, and 40 minutes past. The TRA issued a press release today, noting that there are still seats available on various reserved-seat trains and encouraging passengers to utilize them. Starting after 10:00 AM, standing tickets for the EMU3000 on the West Coast Line are fully open. The TRA has arranged standby crews and train sets, and will monitor peak commuting demand (expected after 4:00 PM) to add semi-express services between Taipei and Taichung (stopping at Taipei, Banqiao, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Fengyuan, Taichung, Xinwuri, and Changhua), adjusting as necessary. THSR stated that maintenance crews are working to repair the signal failure in the Miaoli section. After careful assessment, operations are being adjusted to clear the affected area before immediate system troubleshooting begins.