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Taiwan Railway Administration Bicycle Policy (Full): Putting Your Bike On The Rails

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
With Lunar New Year just days away, I thought I would give my loyal readers a gift from the heart. No, not a red envelope or 7-11 booze...

 
Bike-Train Information!!!!

 
Cycling around Taiwan is often very convenient and also very rewarding. Still, one of the major gripes a cycling traveler can have here is the lack of any information in English on putting bikes on trains. There is a good reason for this. The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) has buried a very comprehensive bicycle policy beneath mountains of rules and red tape that makes accurately understanding it almost impossible.

 
Nobody wants to translate it because nobody, not even the locals, can make heads or tails of it. I have even been to train stations where the person at the ticket counter and the person at the ticket gate have wildly different interpretations of the bicycle policy.

 
Well... here it is.

 
My wife and I have set out to try to make heads or tails of this policy and hopefully take some of the headache and frustration out of your next bicycle excursion where bike meets train.

 
This can be especially valuable in allowing people greater access to the far away places that may be too far for a day ride.

 
The information below may be subject to change so please check with the TRA before making reservations.

 
In most cases I used the Hanyu Pinyin spelling system, but I left the local spellings for major destinations. My spelling may vary from other posted spellings so stay alert.

 
Any guesses how long it will take before this translation makes its way to the TRA?

 
Have fun and ride safe!

 

1. Go to website: http://163.29.3.98/twrail_bicycle/bicycle/index.aspx

2. Choose 自行車種類。（Type of bicycles)

· 折疊式 （Folding bikes)

· 非折疊式 （Non folding bikes)

· 折疊式以及非折疊式 （Folding bikes and Non Folding bikes )

· 10車以上 ( 10 or more 10 bikes)

3. Choose 起程站 (From: Choose a station you board)

4. Choose 到達站 ( To: Choose your destination)

5. Choose 乘車日期 (Date)

6. Choose 乘車時間 (Time: Choose a period time you are thinking about taking the train)

7. Choose 開始查詢（Start searching)