Lice Crawling on Passenger on Tzu-Chiang Express Train; Taiwan Railways Urgently Disinfects, Deep Cleans

A passenger posted on social media stating that yesterday, while traveling with their daughter on Taiwan Railways' train number 122, they requested a seat from a male passenger. After their daughter sat down, they discovered multiple lice on the seat, which even crawled into their daughter's clothing and onto her body. The male passenger subsequently changed seats several times. The passenger has reported the situation to Taiwan Railways. Taiwan Railways Company issued a statement saying that train cars are cleaned to varying degrees based on usage frequency. Additionally, to eliminate cockroaches, mice, insects, and lice in the carriages, bait is placed and fog disinfection (Dison) is performed twice a month to improve carriage cleanliness and quality. Taiwan Railways indicated that after investigation, the train set that operated yesterday underwent its scheduled cleaning upon arrival at the Kaohsiung Maintenance Depot. Upon receiving notification of lice on the seats, the train set was immediately detained, underwent full spray disinfection, and was deep cleaned using powerful vacuum cleaners on fabric seats, backrests, and headrests to ensure the complete eradication of lice from the entire train set. Taiwan Railways stated that due to the recent rainy season, to prevent the proliferation of fleas and lice in the carriages, deep cleaning will be added to all train classes from April to July each year, in addition to the existing spray disinfection, to enhance the quality of the ride. Taiwan Railways expresses its deep apologies for the discomfort caused to the passenger. (Editor: Zhang Yanjing) 1150408