The Taiwan Railway Administration has launched a new year's day continuous holiday operation, and the daily passenger traffic is expected to reach 700,000.

(Provided by Taiwan Railways)

Yesterday, the single-day transport volume of many Taiwan Railways reached 700,000 passengers for returning home, traveling, and New Year's Eve activities

[Reporters Ding Yi, Zheng Weiqi/Comprehensive Report] The Expressway Bureau predicts that the traffic flow of the National Highway will be 113 million vehicle kilometers on New Year’s Day today, which is 1.3 times that of normal days. Northbound will be jammed from morning until late at night.

If the public does not want to be trapped in traffic, it is recommended to return north early this morning, or postpone it until tomorrow morning. If the public chooses to return north in the afternoon, it is recommended to use an alternative road to avoid traffic jams.

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Cai Mingzhe, Section Chief of the Traffic Management Team of the Gaogong Bureau, said that there will still be southbound traffic today, but the overall flow will be dominated by northbound traffic, and there will be more northbound traffic tomorrow than today.

The main congested road sections are concentrated in the afternoon, such as: Xiluo, Miaoli, Yuanshan northbound roads in Guoyi, Nantou, Daxi, Guosan three, etc. The congestion will gradually ease after 8 pm.

Part of the ramp on the northbound Gaochengzai National Highway of Ming Dynasty Five is closed

Chen Lizhe, a forecaster from the Gaogong Bureau, said that there are still many traffic-intensive road sections in the south, including Guoyi Yangmei to Hsinchu, Guosan Tucheng to Kansai, Guowu Nangang to Toucheng and other places.

He reminded that from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. today and tomorrow, high-occupancy loads will be implemented in the northbound direction of National Fifth; some ramps on the entire national highway will also be closed.

On the first day of consecutive New Year's Day holidays, due to the strong demand for returning home, traveling, and participating in New Year's Eve activities, coupled with the gradual lifting of various domestic epidemic prevention measures, Taiwan Railway estimated that the single-day traffic volume reached 700,000 passengers yesterday.

Du Wei, director of the Taiwan Railways, said that the number of seats on the numbered trains has increased by 7% compared with last year's New Year's Day.

50,000, providing more than 1,626,000 seats, which is the most transport capacity provided during the five-day transport period, setting a record high.

Due to the large number of new trains of Taiwan Railway EMU 3000 and EMU 900, a total of 139 additional trains and 48 additional carriages were added to the entire line, including in response to the New Year's Eve activities in the northern, central, southern, and eastern districts , Another 25 more shuttle trains will be opened to meet the needs of the public after the activities in various places are over.

The Taiwan Railway Bureau stated that the total amount of transport capacity provided during the New Year's Day holiday has increased by five.

8% (14.1% increase on the East Line, 4.9% increase on the South Circuit Line, and 2.7% increase on the West Line).

Eighty-six percent.

Du Wei went to Taichung Station and Xinwuri Station respectively yesterday to inspect the dispatch and said that the replacement of trains by the Taiwan Railway Bureau has achieved preliminary results. The transportation capacity provided by the New Year's Day in 1112 has set a record. I believe that the Spring Festival holiday will also be smooth. transport.

On the first day of the New Year's Day holiday, according to the real-time road conditions of the National Highway, although there are many cars in the afternoon, the speed is still above 40 kilometers per hour.

(Central News Agency)