TRA TO HAVE MORE UNMANNED STATIONS AT NIGHT|售票機+一例一休 台鐵擬增夜間無人車站

The new five day workweek policy has impacted a wide variety of industries, including labor intensive transporation industry. The TRA said they are considering canceling night shifts at 12 stations with low-ridership, meaning there will be no personnel rotating the night shift. The TRA said passengers can still buy tickets from vending machines and they will adjust the schedule according to the market demand. A video footage by a netizen shows that there were barely any people in sight on the platform and few passengers aboard the train during the late night at Qigu station. Low ridership at night, the five-day workweek policy and short-staffed predicament contribute to the TRA's measure of more unmanned stations at night, meaning no personnel are present during the night shift. ==MISS KAO member of the public== If there were no personnel and should there be any emergency or contingency, we still need personnel so we can report the emergencies to them. ==MR HSU member of the public== For the elderly and the underage, it is not convenient for them because they are used to getting in line. You can still see people queuing for tickets. The TRA said there are 228 stations nationwide, with 44 of them being unmanned. It is checking the distribution of manpower during the period from 10 pm to 6 am in every station. The preliminary plan is to add 12 more unmanned stations at night. ==HUANG JUNG-HUA Dir., TRA Taipei Train Station== We will make adjustments in accordance with the ridership in every station. The current three-shift schedules may be adjusted to only two shifts. ==LEE KER-TSUNG Asst. Prof., TTM Dept., Feng Chia University== Passengers might get off at the unmanned stations and the rate of fare evasion will increase accordingly. Analysts suggested there should be supporting measures to regulate the fine for fare evasion and the mechanism of emergency notification in the event of accidents. With ticket vending machines prevailing in many stations and fewer needs for manpower, the TRA is still discussing the plan, which is due to take effect on Oct 1. TRANSLATED BY：BRYANT CHANG 台鐵全台共有228個車站，其中有44個是無人值班的招呼站，台鐵表示，由於許多車站都設有自動售票機，加上夜間載客量低，以及受到一例一休衝擊，人力吃緊等因素，打算擴大實施「夜間無人車站」制度，最快從10月起，將再新增12個夜間無人車站，不派人夜間值班。 有網友拍下、深夜的台鐵七堵車站月台上，幾乎空無一人，車廂內也沒什麼乘客，由於夜間載客量低，加上一例一休上路後、人力吃緊，台鐵打算擴大實施「夜間無人車站」制度，也就是日間派人，但不派人夜間值班。 ==民眾 高小姐== 沒有人管理的話 如果發生緊急狀況 或者是有一些突發狀況的時候 當然還是要有管理人員 可以通報啊 ==民眾 徐先生== 可能對年紀大的 或是年紀比較小的 比較不方便啊 因為他們還是比較習慣 你看還是有人在排隊買票啊 台鐵表示，全台共有228個車站，其中富貴、南勢、歸來、海端等44個站，已經是無人值班的招呼站，目前正在盤點各站、晚間10點到隔天清晨六點的人力運用，初步規劃、將再新增12個夜間無人車站。 ==台鐵台北站長 黃榮華== 我們會採集各地的 旅客的狀況做調整 有可能原來是(員工)三班制的 改為AB班 ==逢甲運輸管理系副教授 李克聰== 我們的使用者 民眾有一端是無人車站 在某些時段的情況下 他就可能 就會增加逃票的比例 學者建議，實施無人車站應有相關配套措施，包括民眾逃票怎麼開罰，以及萬一發生事故，應有緊急通報機制等，而台鐵則表示，現在許多車站都有自動售票機，使用率很高，人力需求越來越少，目前這項計畫還在內部檢討，預計10月1號上路。 記者 賴淑敏 莊志成 張國樑 台北報導