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64-699: Initially available in two- and tri-axle variants, the articulated version of the B8RLE called the B8RLEA is available in Australia since late 2014. In 2017, Euro III and V versions were launched worldwide with engine outputs at 250 and 330 hp. The 250 hp version is marketed in Brazil as the Volvo B250RLE. It is also available as a medium-floor bus chassis, known as Volvo B8R . Throughout Europe ,

128-460: A trailer bus , where the bus passenger cabin is built as a body semi-trailer towed by a separate tractor unit . Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail ( THSR ) is the high-speed railway network in Taiwan , which consists of a single line that runs approximately 350 km (217 mi) along the western coast of the island, from the capital Taipei in the north to

192-699: A JR Central design running on both the European and Japanese track systems." Customization was focused on adapting to Taiwan's climate and geography, and the nose shape was optimized for tunnels wider than those in Japan. The maximum service speed of the trains was raised from the 700 Series Shinkansen's 285 to 300 km/h (177 to 186 mph). The 12 cars of a 700T train are grouped in three traction units with three power cars and one trailer each, providing 10.26 MW (13,760 hp) of power; both end cars are trailers to avoid slip on powered bogies . The train

256-467: A design speed of 350 km/h (217 mph), track layout was designed with a minimum curve radius of 6,250 m (20,505 ft), track-centre distance of 4,500 mm (177.2 in), right-of-way width of 18 m (59 ft 1 in), and a maximum gradient of 2.5%, except for 3.5% at one location. All but 3 km (1.9 mi) of track is ballastless , combining slab track of Japanese manufacture on open line sections with switches from

320-468: A discount of about 21% off the full fare of a reserved Standard Seat. Non-registered and registered multi-ride tickets can be purchased at the ticket windows of all THSRC stations. Upon first purchase of a multi-ride ticket, a card deposit fee of NT$ 100 is required (refundable if the card is returned). The registered multi-ride ticket is limited to personal use by the registered cardholder. Since November 2012, an Early Bird discount of 35% has been offered for

384-550: A fleet of 6 Volvo B8RLE buses with Liannex bodywork on the Sentosa Bus Network . A further 2 buses with SC Chivalrous bodywork were acquired by ComfortDelGro Bus to supplement the fleet of 6 Volvo B8RLE buses owned by Sentosa Development Corporation . Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a contract for purchasing 373 buses of Volvo B8R Sunsundegui SB3 along with a 10-year maintenance contract in support of Dubai’s mobility plan and to cope with

448-424: A given time period for a certain number of rides. The card is sold in either registered (name-bearing) or non-registered form. Only adult tickets are available in this format, and cannot be used for rides between Banqiao and Taipei. After purchasing or adding value to a multi-ride card, the card balance is valid for 45 days counted from the day of first use. The ticket is good for 8 rides. The multi-ride card provides

512-440: A limited number of tickets sold no later than 8 days before the departure date. If the 35% off tickets sell out before the deadline, tickets with a discount of 20% off are offered. If these tickets sell out before the deadline, tickets with a discount of 10% off are offered. If all early bird tickets are sold out, then full fare tickets are offered. THSRC operates additional train services during national holidays. On 29 June 2011,

576-459: A multi-axle bus was a one-off three-axle Crossley Condor , shown here , built for the 1932 Scottish Bus Show. Usually vehicle licensing authorities of different countries will set legal limits on the amount of weight that can be put on each axle. In the UK , a recent extension to the legal limit on the length of rigid buses and coaches has led to the increased use of three axles to accommodate

640-407: A primary focus of THSRC's infrastructure design was how to respond to natural disasters such as earthquakes and how to ensure safety for all passengers and trains in any emergency situation. THSRC has established a system to respond to natural disasters and unexpected intrusion onto the right-of-way, called DWS (Disaster Warning Systems). This system consists of a network of sensors installed along

704-499: A proposal by THSRC to increase the maximum number of train services to 210 per day (compared to the existing 175 per day) passed an environmental impact assessment, increasing the number of possible services on "high-load days". Original estimates predicted a daily ridership of 180,000 after launch, growing to 400,000 by 2036. In view of a 50% drop in airline passengers in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis , forecasts were revised downwards. The final initial ridership estimate

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768-438: A quarter that of buses. In the late 2010s, THSRC began work to purchase additional high speed trains, in light of growing demand. 12 trains would be ordered, at a cost of around NT$ 30 billion. Due to the limited number of Japanese companies who build Shinkansen rolling stock, it took several years for THSRC to agree an acceptable deal. In 2022, it was reported that THSRC was speaking to European train manufacturers instead, as

832-564: A successor of its Daji-bodied B7RLE single-deck bus, for public bus service Tainan City Bus and THSR Shuttle Bus in urban and suburban Tainan. Since September 2018, Precious Grace Transport (Premium Point-to-Point bus or P2P) are purchasing B8RLE low-entry buses (Autodelta Volvo 8900LE replica) body by Autodelta Coach Builders, Inc. are built in Subic , Zambales , in order to handle exceeding demands of several Premium Point-to-Point bus service covering TriNoma to Bulacan route. Since 2020,

896-466: Is 304 m (997 ft 5 in) long and has a mass of 503  t (554 short tons ) when empty. The trains have a passenger capacity of 989 seats in two classes: 66 seats in 2+2 configuration in the single Business Car and 923 seats in 2+3 configuration in the eleven Standard Cars. The per capita energy consumption of a fully loaded 700T train is 16% of that of private cars and half that of buses; carbon dioxide emissions are 11% of private cars and

960-476: Is done for specific reasons such as weight or legalities, as having extra axles means extra costs for the operator in terms of tyre replacement, and to an extent, higher fuel consumption . In some buses the rearmost axle is connected to the steering , with the rear most set steering in the opposite direction to the front axle. This steering arrangement makes it possible for the longer triple axle buses to negotiate corners with greater ease than would otherwise be

1024-469: Is fitted with 4 wheelchair accessible chairs and a disabled-friendly restroom. Passengers can call THSR's Customer Service Hot Line at (Taiwan) 4066-3000 or visit any THSR station ticket window to reserve these seats. By August 2012, implementation of 4G WiMAX on-board trains is expected to provide smooth wireless broadband services, making THSR the first high-speed ground transportation system equipped with this service. In 2012, THSRC rated highly in

1088-455: Is offered for groups of 11 or more. A group discount cannot be used in combination with other discount offers and does not include non-reserved seats. Passengers eligible for multiple discounts can only choose one discount offer. Since 1 July 2010, a smart card system has provided frequent travelers with multi-ride (eight trips) or periodic tickets. THSR's contact-less smart cards allow the cardholder to travel between specific stations within

1152-476: Is sometimes employed on articulated buses to accommodate the extra weight of coach bodies, such as in this quad-axle articulated coach Volvo Articulated Coach , and the quad-axle double-deck articulated coach, the Neoplan Jumbocruiser . Quad-axle arrangement is also the exclusive arrangement for three-part bi-articulated buses . A rare reason why a bus may have multiple axles is in the case of

1216-521: Is the tag-axle bus with one axle at the front for steering, and two axles at the back; the main drive axle and a trailing non-drive axle. Tri-axle double-decker buses are common in high capacity operating environments where articulated buses are not used, such as Hong Kong and Singapore . Tri-axle buses also see high volume use in Dublin, Ireland . Imported tri-axle buses were used initially by Megabus for high capacity low cost intercity travel in

1280-573: The Double Ten Day holiday, THSRC transported a single-day record of 189,386 passengers. On 5 February 2011, the third day of Chinese New Year ’s celebration, a new record of 190,596 passengers was achieved. The next single-day record was reached on 25 January 2012, also the third day of Chinese New Year's celebration, at 191,989 passengers. The most recent record is 212,000 passengers transported on 1 January 2013. The high-speed trains have successfully out-competed planes: by August 2008, half of

1344-588: The B8R and the B8RLE is only available with the bodywork Unvi Urbis, Castrosua Magnus E, Sunsundegui SB3 and Sunsundegui Astral (this bodywork is discontinued). In the Philippines , Volvo Buses launched the B8RLE in August 2018. The bus chassis is imported from Borås , Sweden and bodywork is made by Autodelta Coach Builders. In Indonesia , Indotruck Utama (as a representative of Volvo Buses Indonesia) launched

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1408-711: The B8RLE in March 2019 at Busworld Southeast Asia. D8K , 7698  cc , in-line 6-cylinder turbodiesel (2013–present) D8C , 7698 cc , in-line 6 cyl. turbodiesel (2017–present) The Volvo B8RLE has been popular with many bus operators in Australia, most of which also operate the Volvo B7RLE in large numbers. The first example in the United Kingdom was delivered to Arriva Shires & Essex in 2014. As at January 2021, 88 have been delivered with Lothian Buses

1472-571: The B8RLE is most commonly available as the semi-integral Volvo 8900LE . In the United Kingdom , the B8RLE is offered with MCV Evora and Wright Eclipse 3 bodywork, and formerly also with MCV Evolution 2 bodywork. Additionally, Plaxton has also developed a low-entry version called the Plaxton Panther LE coach based on the B8RLE chassis with the 6x2 tri-axles configuration, for the intercity bus-commuter coach market. In Spain

1536-635: The Chunghwa High Speed Rail Consortium (CHSRC). THSRC's bid was based on the high-speed technology platform of Eurotrain , a joint venture between GEC-Alsthom , the main maker of the French TGV , and Siemens , the main maker of the German ICE , while CHSRC's bid was based on Japanese Shinkansen technology supplied by Taiwan Shinkansen Consortium (TSC), a joint venture of Japanese companies. THSRC, which submitted

1600-531: The CommonWealth Magazine (天下雜誌) "Golden Service Award survey" (金牌服務大賞), not only far outpacing all rivals in the "long-distance land transport" category, but also taking the top spot in the overall rankings of 300 industries. To improve local public transit connections to THSR stations, the TRA built two new spur lines branching off from West Coast Line . With a few exceptions, the services follow

1664-812: The Executive Yuan in June 1992 and by Taiwan's legislature , the Legislative Yuan , in 1993. In November 1994, Taiwan passed a law regarding the use of private finance in infrastructure projects, which also applied to the up-to-then state-run THSR project. Consequently, in 1995, POHSR was transformed into the Bureau of High Speed Rail (BOHSR), which started to tender THSR as a build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme in October 1996. The bidding process pitted Taiwan High Speed Rail Consortium (THSRC) against

1728-488: The National Certification before they can drive the train. In addition, after becoming a certified high-speed train driver, they undergo further on-the-job training at least three times each year in order to guarantee they can drive the train safely. Taiwan frequently faces multiple types of natural disasters, including typhoons , earthquakes , heavy rainfall, floods , and landslides . For this reason,

1792-678: The OCC have been Taiwanese, and since October 2008, all train drivers have been Taiwanese. The OCC's main responsibility is to maintain safe train operations. THSRC has 132 controllers (July 2012), of which about one quarter are female, working 24 hours per day and 365 days per year in the OCC. Requirements for becoming a Chief Controller (主任控制員) include experience in all nine OCC positions, 300-hours of on-the-job training and acquiring qualification. THSRC has 144 drivers (July 2012), of which almost 10% are female. All driver candidates must spend 8 months completing 1,326 hours of professional training and pass

1856-872: The Outstanding Civil Engineering Project Award by the Asian Civil Engineering Coordination Council (ACECC) in Sydney in 2010. In 2011, the Public Construction Commission (公共工程委員會) organized an on-line voting campaign that garnered over 330,000 votes, to select the 100 best infrastructure projects (百大建設) in Taiwan to celebrate the centennial of the Republic ; Taiwan High Speed Rail topped the list. Reflecting

1920-534: The Richter Scale with an epicenter 17 km (11 mi) from Jiaxian, Kaohsiung that shook southern Taiwan on 4 March 2010 (甲仙地震). One operating train was slightly derailed in Sinshih, Tainan , and six trains were stopped on the track. In spite of the temporary suspension of operations, there was no damage or casualties. All 2,500 affected passengers were evacuated in two hours without injury. Service resumed

1984-600: The UK. Tri-axle double decker coaches have been used to accommodate the extra weight. Models are also being introduced on high capacity inter-city routes, such as by the operator Megabus . The Neoplan Megaliner was the first quad axle double decker coach , and is used in Japan . Further examples include the Scania K380IB 8x2 . Tri-axle is the standard arrangement of two-part articulated buses . Quad-axle arrangement

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2048-592: The air routes between Taipei and the country's western cities had been discontinued, including all connections between cities with THSR stations except for a single daily connection between Taipei and Kaohsiung. Total domestic air traffic was expected to be halved from 2006 to 2008, and actually fell from 8.6 to 4.9 million. In June 2012, officials announced the discontinuation of the last remaining commercial flight between Taipei and Kaohsiung. The share for conventional rail between Taipei and Kaohsiung fell from 9.71% in 2006 to 2.5% in 2008, while high-speed rail became

2112-847: The amount of water pumped from deep wells by 210,000,000 tonnes (2.1 × 10  kg) by 2021. According to THSR's July 2018 timetable, there are 989 train services per week of operation, with operation times between 05:50 to 24:00 every day. Most southbound trains originate from Nangang station and most northbound trains originate from Zuoying ; however, a few trains operate just between Nangang and Taichung or between Taichung and Zuoying. Southbound trains are designated by odd train numbers, and northbound trains by even train numbers. Each train consists of 1 business car (car 6) and 11 standard cars (including reserved seats and non-reserved seats). Since July 2010, non-reserved seats are available in cars 10 through 12 (some trains available in cars 9 through 12 or available in cars 8 through 12 ). Car 7 of each train

2176-642: The below pattern. As of January 2018, a one-way Taipei–Zuoying trip, a THSR standard car adult ticket is NT$ 1490, and a business car ticket fare is NT$ 1950. The cost of a non-reserved seat is approximately 3% less than the regular price. Business and standard car reserved ticket reservations are available 28 days prior to the date of departure (including the departure day). Senior citizens (Taiwan citizens above 65 years of age), registered disabled persons plus one accompanying passenger (Taiwan citizens only), and children (passengers under 12 years of age) are eligible for concession (half price) tickets. A group discount

2240-716: The bid, in February 2001 it filed for a US$ 800 million damage claim against THSRC at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre . After a lengthy arbitration process, the court ruled in March 2004 that THSRC should pay a compensation for the US$ 32.4 million Eurotrain spent on development and US$ 35.7 million for unjust enrichment. THSRC agreed to pay US$ 65 million (US$ 89 million with interest) to Eurotrain in November 2004. Construction of

2304-465: The case. A bus with a single, rigid chassis, is known as a rigid bus , as opposed to an articulated or bi-articulated bus . Tri-axle rigid buses can either be tag-axle buses or twin steer buses . A twin steer bus is a rare type of tri-axled bus; where the double axles are in the front and steer, as in the Bedford VAL or Bustech CDi. By far the most common type of tri-axle rigid bus

2368-499: The company Subus Chile, which is part of the Red Metropolitana de Movilidad , operates with 201 Volvo B8RLEA buses. In 2022, 564 Volvo B8R buses were delivered to Chile, of which 173 Volvo buses are operated by Metropol Chile and 391 Volvo buses are operated by RBU Santiago ( Transdev ). A large part of the bus lines on which these buses operate are the most extensive in the system. Sentosa Development Corporation operates

2432-487: The company so it could remain operational and profitable. The government injected NT$ 30 billion as a financial bailout, boosting the government's stake to about 64% from about 37%. The government also extended the rail concession from 35 years to 70 years and terminated the company's build-operate-transfer business model. Taiwan's rapid economic growth during the latter half of the twentieth century led to congestion of highways, conventional rail, and air traffic systems in

2496-516: The depot. THSRC also uses a former 0 Series Shinkansen end car as a structure gauge test car . As the first high speed railway system in Taiwan, THSRC started operation in 2007 with many foreign employees, including French and German train drivers and operation controllers in the Operation Control Center (OCC). At the same time, THSRC also started to train local drivers and controllers. Since May 2008, all controllers working in

2560-482: The forecast of 240,000 daily passengers for 2008. The system carried its first 100 million passengers by August 2010 and over 200 million passengers had taken the system by December 2012, followed by 400 million by December 2016. THSR, or railways in general, is only located on the main island of Taiwan. Outer islands under the control of the ROC government including Penghu , Kinmen , and Matsu do not have railways. In

2624-575: The government of Japan promised soft loans if THSRC switched to TSC. Although Eurotrain promised to match TSC's financial proposal, the Eschede train disaster in combination with TSC offering the newer 700 Series Shinkansen , convinced THSRC to reopen its core system bid, ultimately resulting in TSC selected as the preferred rolling-stock supplier in December 1999. Although Eurotrain eventually conceded in

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2688-477: The heavier chassis and passenger load. Certain countries apply exceptions to vehicle rules for specific operations. Extra axles may also be provided on shorter buses and coaches to accommodate extra equipment loads, such as passenger lifts, or comforts such as toilets, televisions, climate controls. In addition, in some cases the need is bus cargo transport, when large cargo compartments and heavy weight of cargo needs extra axles. Adding axles to chassis designs

2752-408: The initial years of operation, THSRC accumulated high debts due to high depreciation charges and interest, largely due to the financial structure set up for the private company. In 2009, THSRC negotiated with the government to change the method of depreciation from depending on concessions on rights to ridership. At the same time, the government also started to help refinance THSRC's loans to assist

2816-1626: The largest purchaser with 45, 15 of which are fitted with Wright 13.2m bodywork for subsidiary company East Coast Buses with the remaining 30 fitted with 12.9m MCV eVoRa bodies. East Yorkshire Motor Services purchased 6 with MCV Evolution bodywork in late 2015–2016. Stagecoach in the Fens have 17 B8RLEs on the Wright Eclipse 3 and MCV eVoRa , and Trentbarton also have some on the Wright Eclipse 3 body, Stagecoach South Wales have recently received an order of 12 eVoRa bodies for their TrawsCymru work. Since 2015, several bus operators in Gyeonggi Province including subsidiaries of KD Transportation Group are purchasing B8RLE double-deckers with its bodywork by Daji Motors Enterprise Co.(大吉汽車 in Taiwan ), in order to handle exceeding demands of several express bus lines covering Seoul metropolitan area . In 2016, Kaohsiung Transportation introduced 2 3-axle open-top double-decker B8RLE bus with its bodywork by Daji Motors Enterprise (Chinese: 大吉汽車) in Kaohsiung , Taiwan . Then, San Chung Bus in Taipei and Tainan Bus in Tainan also introduced this 3-axle open-top double-decker B8RLE for city sightseeing routes. In 2019, Shing Nan Bus Company in Tainan introduced 22 2-axle single-deck B8RLE bus with Daji Motors body, as

2880-474: The latter include the JNR Class DD14 and JNR Class DD16 diesel-hydraulic locomotives, which were originally used for snowploughing by JR. The two ex-JR locomotives with THSRC are equipped with Shinkansen-style rotary couplers and standard-gauge bogies instead of the original 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) gauge bogies and knuckle couplers and are used for shunting the 700T trainsets within

2944-585: The line by THSRC officially started in March 1999. Tunnels and other major civil engineering works were completed by 2004, along with the first delivery of the 700T trains. Testing and commissioning of the line then took place in 2005 and 2006, with a maximum testing speed of 315 kilometres per hour (196 mph) achieved in October 2005. The railway was opened in 2007, with limited commercial services between Banqiao and Zuoying stations from January 5, with full service from Taipei Station to Kaohsiung from May 2007. Three additional stations located along

3008-441: The line lie outside the cities served; however, a variety of transfer options, such as free shuttle buses, conventional rail, and metros have been constructed to facilitate transport connections. Ridership initially fell short of forecasts, but grew from fewer than 40,000 passengers per day in the first few months of operation to over 129,000 passengers per day in June 2013. Daily passenger traffic reached 130,000 in 2014, well below

3072-499: The line – Miaoli , Changhua and Yunlin – opened in 2015. On 10 September 2019, the Executive Yuan announced that the railway would be expanded to Pingtung . Out of four proposed route options, it was confirmed on 27 September that the expansion would bypass central Kaohsiung, branching from Zuoying east towards western Pingtung City , near Liukuaicuo , with an estimated cost of NT$ 55.4 billion. Although lowest in cost,

3136-690: The lower bid and promised to build the line with zero net cost from the government, was chosen as the preferred bidder in September 1997. The group was renamed and formally established as the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) in May 1998. THSRC and the government signed the BOT agreement on 23 July 1998. However, controversy arose during rolling-stock selection. In May 1999, as THSRC faced difficulties in raising capital,

3200-471: The most common mode of transport at 50% of all trips by 2008. The opening of THSR led to a 10% reduction of traffic on the parallel expressway in 2007. Despite cheaper ticket prices, long-distance bus companies reported that passenger volumes had fallen by 20 to 30 percent by 2008. Construction of the system took more than 2,000 professional engineers from 20 countries and over 20,000 foreign and domestic workers six years to complete. Construction work

3264-470: The next day. Such a record was well noted, and provided valuable experience in operational safety to the global railway industry. In April 2010, it was reported that subsidence had been observed during construction on a 6 km (3.7 mi) viaduct section in Yunlin County . The subsidence continued, reaching up to 55 cm (22 in) over seven years. By 2010 subsidence had slowed, which

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3328-675: The option was met with criticism regarding its economic benefits. The extension to Pingtung was approved by Premier Su Tseng-chang in January 2023, with opening of the extension planned for 2029. The line was extended 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from Taipei to Nangang , opening in July 2016. On 25 October 2019, the Railway Bureau published an assessment report to extend the line further from Taipei to Yilan , cutting travel time to 13 minutes. The 56.4 km (35.0 mi) extension

3392-540: The price offered by Japanese companies was "unreasonable". In March 2023, it was announced that a joint bid by Hitachi and Toshiba had been awarded the contract. Twelve of the latest generation of Shinkansen train—the N700S Series —would be delivered at a cost of NT$ 28 billion. THSRC uses overhead line inspection trains from Windhoff , Harsco railgrinders , Plasser & Theurer track tampers , and several ex- JR rolling stock to maintain its line. Among

3456-601: The rail route to detect unexpected situations such as earthquakes, strong winds, heavy rainfall, floods, landslides, and intrusions. In case of an unexpected situation, the DWS will send signals to the OCC (Operation Control Center) immediately; it will also activate contingency measures to ensure the safety of the passengers and trains, including decelerating or stopping trains in the affected area. The DWS has functioned successfully since its initial operation in 2007. The most powerful earthquake that THSRC has experienced measured 6.4 on

3520-482: The rising number of public bus riders. Multi-axle bus A multi-axle bus is a bus or coach that has more than the conventional two axles (known as a twin-axle bus ), usually three (known as a tri-axle bus ), or more rarely, four (known as a quad-axle bus ). Extra axles are usually added for legal axle load restriction reasons, or to accommodate different vehicle designs such as articulation, or rarely, to implement trailer buses . An early example of

3584-581: The southern city of Kaohsiung . With construction and operations managed by a private company, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC), which also operates the line, the total cost of the project was NT$ 513.3 billion in 1998. The system's technology is based primarily on Japan's Shinkansen . The railway opened for service on 5 January 2007, with trains running at a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph), currently running from Nangang to Zuoying in as little as 1 hour and 45 minutes, reaching almost 90% of Taiwan's population. Most intermediate stations on

3648-456: The western transport corridor, which threatened to impede the region's development. The idea of a new high-speed rail line arose in the 1970s, and informal planning began in 1980. In 1987, the executive branch of Taiwan's government, the Executive Yuan , instructed the Ministry of Transportation to launch a feasibility study for a high-speed rail line in the western Taiwan corridor, which

3712-476: Was 140,000 passengers per day. Actual initial ridership did not match these projections. In September 2007, six months after opening, THSRC carried 1.5 million passengers monthly, translating to about 50,000 passengers daily. In the second year, passenger numbers almost doubled. In the third year, average daily ridership continued to grow to 88,000 passengers per day, jumping to over 120,000 passengers per day in 2012. (updated to September 2012) Seat occupancy

3776-537: Was approved in October 2020, and is planned to open by 2030. Taiwan High Speed Rail started operation with 30 THSR 700T trainsets supplied by a consortium led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries . In response to increasing ridership and new stations that would begin operation in 2015, THSRC signed the contract for four new 700T trainsets with the Kawasaki consortium in May 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. The first (TR 31) trainset

3840-406: Was around 45% in the first three years, with a modest improvement achieved in 2009, and reached 53.91% in 2012. (updated to September 2012) Punctuality is stable above 99%. The 10-millionth passenger was carried after 265 days of operation on 26 September 2007, while the 100-millionth passenger was carried after 1,307 days on 3 August 2010, and 200-millionth by December 2012. On 10 October 2011,

3904-508: Was ascribed to the closure of some deep groundwater wells operating in the region. Although the situation was deemed safe with differential settlement between adjacent piers along the viaduct at only a sixth of the permissible level, the BOHSR urged the closure of more wells. On 25 July 2011, the government announced plans to close almost 1,000 wells in Changhua and Yunlin counties, reducing

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3968-405: Was broken into several specialized lots that were contracted separately. One group of contracts was for civil works, covering the construction of the superstructure of open line sections. Stations and depots were the subject of separate groups of construction contracts. A fourth group of contracts was for track work. The Taiwan North-South High Speed Rail Project was awarded the first prize for

4032-530: Was completed in 1990. The study found that in a comparison of potential solutions to traffic problems in the corridor, a high-speed rail line would offer the highest transit volume, lowest land use, highest energy savings, and least pollution. In July 1990 the Preparation Office of High Speed Rail (POHSR) was established and a route was selected in 1991. Plans for the THSR were subsequently approved by

4096-408: Was delivered to Taiwan on 23 December 2012; the second (TR 32) on 21 January 2013; the third (TR33) on 25 January 2014; the fourth (TR34) on 12 August 2015. The THSR 700T trainset is based on the 700 Series Shinkansen trainset used by JR Central and JR West in Japan. This marked the first time Shinkansen technology was exported to a foreign country, and it involved "rolling stock derived from

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