Taiwan Railway fined NT$8.7m over four yearsNONCOMPLIANCE: The firm breached Railway Bureau rules 12 times in 2023, once in 2024 and twice last year, while THSRC was fined thrice from 2022 to last yearBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterTaiwan Railway Corp (TRC) was fined a total of NT$8.7 million (US$276,542) for 15 penalties accumulated between 2022 and last year for failing to comply with railway regulations, the Railway Bureau said. A Taiwan Railway Corp train is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: Taipei TimesFrom 2022 to last year, the bureau conducted 144 inspections at TRC and 18 inspections at THSRC, it said. It had two cases in 2022, when it employed foreign workers without the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ approval, the bureau said. The bureau imposed a fine of NT$300,000 for each case in 2022, the bureau added.

Source: Taipei Times February 12, 2026 16:52 UTC