The launch ceremony of the new EMU3000 intercity express train was held at Taitung Station on December 26, 2021; Premier Su Tseng-chang attended the ceremony and announced the operation of the new fleet.
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Premier Su stated that “Safety” is the core value of TRA, and the government aims at “zero accident” and will assist the TRA in implementing safety measures. Premier Su, Minister Wang and Director General Tu pledged to the reform in four aspects: personnel, trains, railroads and the system. Moreover, the evaluation and certification of a third party in TRA’s safety management system will be carried out in the first quarter of 2022 to ensure railroad operational safety.
Minister Wang emphasized that with the deployment of new EMU3000 intercity express trains, Ministry of Transportation and Communications will continuously work with the TRA in terms of slope protection for railway tracks, foreign object detection and decrement of failure in order to improve railway safety. Wei Tu, the Director General of TRA, also stated that TRA will be able to decrease failure rate and accident by replacing older model trains with EMU3000 intercity express trains.
EMU3000 intercity express trains are the latest model trains of the TRA,