High-speed rail adds 30 trains for Mother’s DayStaff writer, with CNATaiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSR) yesterday announced that it would add 30 trains over the Mother’s Day travel period from May 8 to 11, with tickets to go on sale at midnight tomorrow night. The additional services consist of 15 northbound and 15 southbound trains, it said in a statement. Early-bird discounts would be available for all trains departing from their origin stations before 8am on May 9, it said. People are pictured next to a high-speed train at Taipei Railway Station in an undated photograph. Photo: Wu Liang-yi, Taipei TimesTo encourage college students to return home for Mother’s Day, eight more services would offer half-price student tickets, THSR said.

Source: Taipei Times April 08, 2026 17:12 UTC