The Ministry of Transport says the number of High Speed Rail passengers hit a
record high last year - and the number of passengers entering and exiting
Zuoying Station in Kaohsiung both exceeded 10-million for the first time.

According to the ministry, passenger volume on the High Speed Rail reached
78.25-million last year and that was a 7-per cent increase from the previous
year and highest in its 18 years of operations.

The High Speed Rail's Taipei Station served the highest number of passengers,
with 16.39-million entering and nearly 16.96-million leaving.

That was followed by Taichung Station, with nearly 13.238-million entering
and 13.237-million leaving.

Zuoying Station was third - with the number of passengers entering the
station reaching 10.47-million and 10.43-million passengers leaving.

In terms of passenger growth rate ...

.. Nangang Station in Taipei posted the highest growth in passengers it
served in 2024, with around 3.91-million passengers entering, up 12.9 percent
from the previous year, while nearly 3.41-million exiting, an increase of
10.5-per cent from 2023.