TRA unveils new ticket machinesMOBILE PAYMENTS: The machines offer new payment services, as well as instructions in multiple languages, while they have two versions, one for disabled peopleBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) yesterday unveiled new ticket machines, which people will be able to start using at stations in Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Hualien from now until Monday next week. The new machines allow people to book tickets with or without reserved seats, operations that have until now been done on separate machines, the TRA said. A woman uses a new ticket machine at an event arranged by the Taiwan Railways Administration at Taipei Railway Station yesterday. To request a refund, the ticket is inserted into the machine and a refund button is pressed, the TRA said. The machines offer service in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Indonesian, Filipino, Vietnamese, German, French and Spanish, the TRA said.

Source: Taipei Times March 23, 2021 15:56 UTC