Many people don’t know whether they are sitting by the window or aisle when they buy high-speed rail tickets.
In fact, as long as you remember the following chart, it’s easy to know where you’re sitting.
Many people don’t know whether they are sitting by the window or aisle when they buy high-speed rail tickets.
In fact, as long as you remember the following chart, it’s easy to know where you’re sitting.
General Carriage
There are a total of 5 seats in the general carriage, in the following order:
Seat arrangement:
A, E are by the window
C, D are by the aisle
B is only located between standard carriages.
Taiwan High-speed rail carriages consist of 12 sections.
Business Carriage
The 6th section is the business carriage, which is arranged in the following order:
簡單來說，就是ABC一組、DE是另一組。
CD seats are not together
CD seats are not together, so don’t assume that CD seats are in the same location.
Online booking seats
Online booking seats may not be continuous. In recent years, online ticketing has been changed to prioritize consecutive seat bookings, but because high-speed rail is very popular, especially during holidays, even the middle seats between carriages are filled with people. Therefore, if you really want to sit together, the best way is to arrive early and purchase tickets at the counter. In my experience, this is the safest way to sit together.
Otherwise, you’ll have to wait until you board the train and see if there are any kind people willing to switch seats!
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