Puyuma Table Seats; TRA Relaxes Booking Rule to Allow 1-9 Seats Within 7 Days of Departure [Exclusive]
Considering booking demand, Taiwan Railways recently adjusted the booking regulations for Puyuma table-type seats. Effective immediately, passengers can book 1 to 9 seats up to 7 days before departure, relaxing the previous restriction which only allowed flexible booking of 1 to 9 seats within 3 days before departure.
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Central News Agency, Reporter Huang Chiao-wen, Taipei, May 16 - Considering booking demand, Taiwan Railways recently adjusted the booking regulations for Puyuma table-type seats. Effective immediately, passengers can book 1 to 9 seats up to 7 days before departure, relaxing the previous restriction which only allowed flexible booking of 1 to 9 seats within 3 days before departure.
The table-type seats unique to the Puyuma train allow passengers to chat, interact, and eat conveniently while traveling. According to Taiwan Railways' previous booking regulations, passengers were limited to booking 4 or 8 seats if more than 3 days before departure, and 1 to 9 seats within 3 days of departure. This regulation has been relaxed recently.
Taiwan Railways told Central News Agency reporters that the current table-type seats on the Tze-Chiang-Puyuma train are designed for the convenience of passengers traveling together to talk or for family trips. After the new system adjustment on May 13, 115 (Republic of China calendar), the aforementioned restriction period has been adjusted from 3 days to 7 days. That is, 7 days or more before departure, it is limited to booking 4 or 8 seats at a time; within 7 days before departure, 1 to 9 seats can be booked, and the same applies to on-site ticket purchases.
Taiwan Railways pointed out that this adjustment is to consider the actual booking needs of passengers and improve the flexibility of table-type seat utilization. In the past, 1 to 9 seats were only open for flexible booking within 3 days before departure, and passengers had less time for itinerary planning and ticket booking, so the flexible booking period was moderately extended to 7 days before departure to improve booking convenience and seat utilization for passengers.
Taiwan Railways stated that among all trains currently in Taiwan, only the Puyuma train has table-type seats in cars 4 and 5. Each car has only 4 tables, each table seats 4 people, 16 seats per car, and a total of 32 table seats per train. The Puyuma train has a total of 372 seats, accounting for about 8.6%. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150516
The table-type seats unique to the Puyuma train allow passengers to chat, interact, and eat conveniently while traveling. According to Taiwan Railways' previous booking regulations, passengers were limited to booking 4 or 8 seats if more than 3 days before departure, and 1 to 9 seats within 3 days of departure. This regulation has been relaxed recently.
Taiwan Railways told Central News Agency reporters that the current table-type seats on the Tze-Chiang-Puyuma train are designed for the convenience of passengers traveling together to talk or for family trips. After the new system adjustment on May 13, 115 (Republic of China calendar), the aforementioned restriction period has been adjusted from 3 days to 7 days. That is, 7 days or more before departure, it is limited to booking 4 or 8 seats at a time; within 7 days before departure, 1 to 9 seats can be booked, and the same applies to on-site ticket purchases.
Taiwan Railways pointed out that this adjustment is to consider the actual booking needs of passengers and improve the flexibility of table-type seat utilization. In the past, 1 to 9 seats were only open for flexible booking within 3 days before departure, and passengers had less time for itinerary planning and ticket booking, so the flexible booking period was moderately extended to 7 days before departure to improve booking convenience and seat utilization for passengers.
Taiwan Railways stated that among all trains currently in Taiwan, only the Puyuma train has table-type seats in cars 4 and 5. Each car has only 4 tables, each table seats 4 people, 16 seats per car, and a total of 32 table seats per train. The Puyuma train has a total of 372 seats, accounting for about 8.6%. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150516