Travelling inter-city in Taiwan has never been this convenient. Last year was my very first trip to Taiwan to attend my Taiwanese friend's wedding in Kaohsiung. Having arrived at Taoyuan International Airport, if I decided to ride on the bus, it would take me at least 4 hours to reach Kaohsiungcity . The Taiwan Bullet Train or better known as Taiwan HSR (High Speed Rail) will transport you from one end to another end in approximately 1 hour 30 minutes with a maximum speed of 300 km/h.
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| The Taiwan HSR which was opened for service in the year 2007, runs approximately 345 km along the west coast of Taiwan, stopping and serving 8 major cities which are as sequenced, Taipei-Banqiao-Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Taichung-Chiayi-Tainan-Zuoying |
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| The standard seat offers spacious and comfortable leg space with 3-2 seating configuration |
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| Tray is available for each seat while business class seat provides an additional electrical socket for work |
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| purchasing the Taiwan HSR Tickets has never been easier through their web portal at http://www5.thsrc.com.tw/en/. Discounted tickets of up to 35% can be purchased at earliest 1 month before your planned trip. Tickets can be collected at the station or mentioned convenience store throughout Taiwan with a fee of 1 Taiwan Dollar. I have even purchased a discounted ticket from Taipei to Taoyuan (with an additional bus ride) to Taoyuan International Airport which took only 15 minutes instead of 1 hour trip by bus. |
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| This sunset was one of the best sunset view I have ever seen from a train ride. I |
I hope that this information provided here will be useful for future Taiwan traveller. Up next will be a review of my first hostel in Taiwan.
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