Taiwan Railways and Highways To Accommodate Lunar New Year Travel Surge

Taiwan’s railways and national highways will adjust operations to accommodate the expected increase in traffic during the Lunar New Year holiday.

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00:00There's still a month to go before Lunar New Year, but preparations are already underway

00:05in Taiwan.

00:07The country's transportation systems are adjusting to accommodate increased traffic during the

00:11week-long holiday.

00:13To help ease the surge in traffic, the national highway system will be toll-free during certain

00:18off-peak hours between January 29th and February 2nd.

00:22And Taiwan's railway system, including its high-speed rail, will operate hundreds of

00:27additional trains over the holiday.

00:29Millions of people travel across the country to visit family every Lunar New Year.