MOTC to Face Challenges During Long Holiday|史上最長春假 交長:疏運挑戰高
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This year's Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday is five days long, the longest ever. Transportation and Communications Minister Ho Chen Tan says the holiday's highway traffic controls will be more challenging than that of the Lunar New Year. Meanwhile, Taiwan Railways Administration will offer 20 percent discounts for some Tze-chiang class train standing tickets, and if you have bought your ticket already , don't worry, you will be refunded the price difference.
National highways always get congested during long weekends and holidays. This year's Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday is a record five days long. Transportation and Communications Minister Ho Chen Tan attended an interpellation with the legislature's Transportation Committee on Mar. 29. He admitted the holiday's highway traffic controls will be more challenging to implement than that of the Lunar New Year.
In previous years, in the week before the Tomb Sweeping Festival, we offered 20 percent discounts, is that correct? Yes. This year, it is two weeks before. Next year, can we bring it forward to one month before? With regards to your suggestion, we will determine if it's more effective to offer a higher discount or to extend the period and reduce the discount.
Meanwhile, Taiwan Railways Administration has begun selling standing tickets for the new Tze-chiang class trains serving the Eastern Line, but did not offer 20 percent discounts like it had done during the Lunar New Year. Legislators said it is extremely difficult to get Eastern Line tickets during the Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday. Moreover, the Suhua Highway Improvement Project is not completely open, and it will be very uncomfortable to travel while standing up on tilting trains. They concluded the TRA should offer discounts.
At present, we are unable to satisfy the transport requirements of our Hualien and Taitung residents due to software and hardware limitations. We have no alternative but to resort to standing tickets. I believe if we can offer a discount, then that is something we should do. This is the direction we are moving in, offering a 20 percent discount during the Tomb Sweeping Festival like during the Lunar New Year. We have no alternative but standing tickets, and because there are no alternatives, we believe they should not be sold at the full price.
The minister finally announced the TRA will offer 20 percent discounts on some train services during the holiday. Those who have already purchased tickets will be refunded the price difference.
National highways always get congested during long weekends and holidays. This year's Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday is a record five days long. Transportation and Communications Minister Ho Chen Tan attended an interpellation with the legislature's Transportation Committee on Mar. 29. He admitted the holiday's highway traffic controls will be more challenging to implement than that of the Lunar New Year.
In previous years, in the week before the Tomb Sweeping Festival, we offered 20 percent discounts, is that correct? Yes. This year, it is two weeks before. Next year, can we bring it forward to one month before? With regards to your suggestion, we will determine if it's more effective to offer a higher discount or to extend the period and reduce the discount.
Meanwhile, Taiwan Railways Administration has begun selling standing tickets for the new Tze-chiang class trains serving the Eastern Line, but did not offer 20 percent discounts like it had done during the Lunar New Year. Legislators said it is extremely difficult to get Eastern Line tickets during the Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday. Moreover, the Suhua Highway Improvement Project is not completely open, and it will be very uncomfortable to travel while standing up on tilting trains. They concluded the TRA should offer discounts.
At present, we are unable to satisfy the transport requirements of our Hualien and Taitung residents due to software and hardware limitations. We have no alternative but to resort to standing tickets. I believe if we can offer a discount, then that is something we should do. This is the direction we are moving in, offering a 20 percent discount during the Tomb Sweeping Festival like during the Lunar New Year. We have no alternative but standing tickets, and because there are no alternatives, we believe they should not be sold at the full price.
The minister finally announced the TRA will offer 20 percent discounts on some train services during the holiday. Those who have already purchased tickets will be refunded the price difference.
