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Taiwan's Japan-built high-speed trains have yet to become a cash-cow success, but neither are they the disaster critics had once predicted.
As Taiwan marked the first year of the rail system on Jan. 5, bittersweet pride surely ranks high among its founders.
The bitter sprouts from a fiscal shortfall as Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. seeks to dramatically boost ridership from the current 43,000 passengers daily to at least the break-even point.
But the sweet is just as palpable as Taiwan's first bullet trains, which traverse 345 km between Taipei and Kaohsiung at the island's southern tip, run without a hitch. ...
Boasting an impeccable safety record so far, THSR plans to increase daily trips from 113 to 176 and post profits next year, THSR Chairwoman Nita Ing said.
Already, a new ticketing policy is boosting passenger traffic.
In November, THSR added open seating, while reducing fares by 20 percent, for seats in three train cars, a policy that saw passenger traffic jump from 1.44 million passengers in October to 2 million in December. (Ed: 2 million/month means 66,000 pax/day, while the article says 43,000 earlier?)
And so popular is the policy that THSR plans to extend it indefinitely, said Ted Chia, vice president of the THSR public affairs division.
"The trend is obvious," he added. "Passengers are steadily increasing."
Still, 2 million riders monthly is a far cry from what an industry insider said is the 3.6 million passengers, each paying at least 1,000 Taiwan dollars (¥3,350), that THSR needs to start settling its debts and making a profit.
Nonetheless, "THSR expects to break even in the latter half of this year," Chia said, adding the network will run 176 daily trips by then. ...
Next year, THSR plans to break ground on a 12-km extension to the Nangang District in Taipei with operations starting in 2011.
Construction of three more stations on the current line will follow, Chia said.
"Our biggest source of target customers now are private car owners," he said. "Nearly 2 million private vehicle trips are made on Taiwan's highways. If we could draw one-tenth, or even one-eighth, of that traffic, that would be phenomenal."
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