Extra day of holiday to stay: MOTCSMOOTHER TRAVELS: The ministry said it has adopted the measure as a standing policy after the extra day at the beginning of the holiday greatly reduced travel problemsBy Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNAThe addition of an extra day at the beginning of the Lunar New Year holiday — the day before Lunar New Year’s Eve — has successfully alleviated travel congestion, so the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has made the change permanent. A traffic jam is pictured on a highway in Changhua County on Feb. 7, 2019, the third day of the Lunar New Year holiday. The TRA has mobilized an additional 288 trains over the holiday, as well as discounted express trains that depart from Taipei, Yilan and Hualien stations, Chang said. The eastern line would feature midnight trains and trains with only registered seating, Chang added. From Monday to Tuesday next week, THSRC trains are only to offer registered seating, with all eating and drinking prohibited, Chen said.

Source: Taipei Times February 10, 2021 15:56 UTC