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Taiwan Railway suspends operations due to Typhoon Gaemi, flights cancelled | Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Railway suspended operations on Wednesday afternoon (July 24) after Typhoon Gaemi made landfall early in the morning. CNA.

The following transport services are affected. Please note that this information is subject to change.

Taiwanese Railway

On Wednesday all trains will be cancelled from 12:00 to midnight.

Taiwan High Speed ​​Railway (THSR)

From Wednesday noon, three trains will run without seat reservations in both directions and stop every hour at every station, per ET TodayThe operating schedule for Thursday (July 25) will be announced at 9 p.m.

Taipei MRT Station

The travel times on the routes will be adjusted depending on the traffic volume and wind speed, or the elevated sections of the route will be closed.

Trains on the Wenhu Line, Tamsui Xinyi Line, Songshan Xindian Line, Bannan Line and Zhonghe Xinlu Line run every 15 minutes. The overlapping sections such as Nanshijiao and Daqiaotou stations take about 7.5 minutes.

New Taipei MRT Station

The Ankeng and Danhai light rail lines run every 30 minutes. The Danhai and Circular Line overlap area runs every 15 minutes.

Taoyuan Subway Station

Direct and overtime trains will be cancelled on Wednesday. Regular trains will run every 15 minutes.

Taichung MRI

The Green Line runs every 15 minutes.

Kaohsiung MRT Station

On all light rail lines, trains run every 15 minutes.

YouBike

All YouBike stations in Taipei and New Taipei will be closed until further notice.

Flights

According to the Civil Aviation Administration, as of 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, 201 international and cross-strait flights and 261 domestic flights had been cancelled and 14 flights had been delayed.