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High-speed rail discounts create headache for rail operator (2014/02/13)

Taiwan’s high-speed rail company announced Thursday that it will offer an 8 percent discount on all off-peak reserved seat fares beginning March 13. Now that may sound good, but it’s created a problem. The discount has made reserved seat fares cheaper than the price of non-reserved seats during off-peak hours, upsetting people who had already bought what they thought were cheaper tickets. 

Many high-speed rail riders buy non-reserved seat tickets to save money. But the 8 percent discount for reserved seats during off-peak hours may change the equation because some reserved seat fares will end up cheaper than non-reserved seat prices.

A one-way off-peak ticket between Taipei and Kaohsiung will now cost NT$1,495, cheaper than the NT$1,580 charged for non-reserved seats. Those who have already bought non-reserved seat tickets won’t be happy.

Wang Ping-yu
Taiwan High Speed Rail 
During those hours in which the 8 percent discount is applicable, (non-reserved seat) ticket holders can go to a station and (change to a reserved seat). There will be no processing fee.

The Transportation Ministry on Thursday also offered a discount to travelers. During the long weekend holiday starting Feb. 28, tolls on Taiwan’s highways will be free from 11pm to 6am. During other hours, motorists will be given a 25 percent discount off the normal tolls but the first 20 kilometers traveled will not be free.

高鐵離峰降

高鐵宣布從下月13日起，在離峰時段搭車，對號座票價打九二折。以北高為例，單趟就能省下135元。但因為自由座票價沒有同步優惠，比對號座還貴85元。站票竟然比坐票貴，讓民眾大呼，不合理，高鐵允諾可以換票到對號座。

不少民眾搭高鐵，都買自由座，站著就能少花錢。但現在高鐵宣布，下個月13日起，離峰時段，對號車票全面打九二折，但這也造成，同一班自由座，竟然比對號車票，還要貴。

以單程北高車票來說，離峰時段原價打完九二折，是1495元，比沒有離峰優惠的自由座1580元，足足少了85元，早就買好自由座的旅客應該非常嘔。

[[台灣高鐵公關 王平宇]]
“在那個時段，符合九二離峰的話，可以直接到我們車站窗口，都是不收手續費的”

大眾運輸今天除了高鐵宣布降價外，交通部也公布228連假的國道管制措施，免收費時段從深夜11點到清晨六點，費率採單一費率，無前廿公里免費優惠，通行費為平日75折。

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