In response to the needs of commuting and commuting to school, 3 additional local trains will be opened in the Taitung area of ​​Taiwan Railways from September 26.

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[Reporter Zheng Weiqi/Taipei Report] After the Hualian East Line of the Taiwan Railway opened the Hualien-Fenglin and Fuli-Taitung sections on September 22, 70 trains were provided daily to provide passenger services. The Taiwan Railway Administration stated that due to the commuting of local people, To meet the needs of school, Taitung area will open 3 more trains every morning from September 26th, and adjust the running time of 1 train.

The Taiwan Railway Administration stated that the 3 additional trains from September 26 will include the 4607 local trains from Taitung Station to Chishang Station, which will drive at 5:20 a.m. from Taitung Station; the 4504 local trains from Guanshan Station to Taitung Station, Guanshan Station The train leaves at 5:54 a.m.; the 4608 shuttle bus from Chishang Station to Taitung Station leaves at 6:20 a.m. at Chishang Station.

In addition, the original Taitung Station to Fuli Station was adjusted 4611 times, and Taitung Station was changed to 5:54 am.

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According to statistics, among the trains on the Huadong Line yesterday, the minimum number of 38 people and the maximum number of 272 people boarded from the Hualien Station on the 8 trains with the correct number, and many passengers took the local train; in terms of trains, 0952 Hualien-Yuli, 0953 Yuli-Taitung , there is a bus every 30 minutes, and there is another 0951 Hualien-Taitung direct bus, which opened a total of 135 trips yesterday, connecting 1,571 passengers.

Regarding the emergency repairs on the East Line, the Taiwan Railway Administration said that about 40 poles of the tram between Yuli and Dongli were broken, and it still needs to be repaired after the bridge is restored.

As for the bridges, Xinwanlixi Bridge, Lelexi Bridge (P62 to P69 piers), and Xinxiu Guluanxi Bridge have been damaged. The emergency repair plan will be confirmed when the professional consultant company submits a safety assessment report on September 27.