Puyuma Express

Puyuma Express
A Puyuma Express in Shulin Station
Gauge :	1067 mm ( cape track )
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The Puyuma Express ( Chinese  普 悠 瑪 號 , Pinyin Pǔyōumǎ Hào ) is a train category of the Railway Administration of Taiwan (TRA). Trains with tilting technology are used . Scheduled operations began on February 6, 2013 during the Chinese New Year celebrations .

The Puyuma Express was put into service to better develop the east coast of Taiwan. As there are often traffic jams on the roads due to the topographical situation, the Puyuma-Express is a fast and comfortable alternative. The maximum speed of the Puyuma-Express is 150 km / h. It is therefore the fastest train category in the TRA. Only tickets with a seat reservation are available.

Origin of name

The word "Puyuma" means "together", "united" in the Puyuma language spoken by the indigenous Puyuma people of eastern Taiwan. This word was selected after a public naming competition.

Rolling stock

For the Puyuma-Express, multiple units with tilting technology of the TEMU2000 series, which were built by Nippon Sharyo , are used. The TRA acquired a total of 136 cars. The first 16 cars reached Taiwan on October 25, 2012.

Misfortunes

• On 21 October 2018 a Puyama Express derailed in Xinma in Yilan County at 16:50 local time. 18 people were killed and 187 injured.

Individual notes

1. ^ Shelley Shan: Puyuma express to be launched . The Taipei Times. January 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
2. ↑ TRA promotes train-bus service, offers Puyuma train tickets - The China Post . The China Post. January 21, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
3. ↑ Puyuma train launch carries hopes of East Coast travelers - The China Post . The China Post. February 7, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
4. ↑ Puyuma train launch carries hopes of East Coast travelers - The China Post . The China Post. February 7, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
5. ↑ Shelley Shan: Puyuma express begins service - Taipei Times . The Taipei Times. February 6, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
6. ↑ Puyuma trains good to go after safety approval - The China Post . The China Post. February 6, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
7. ^ Tilting trains to be named 'Puyuma' - Taipei Times . The Taipei Times. July 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
8. ^ TRA takes delivery of 16 new train car - The China Post . The China Post. October 26, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
9. ↑ Train platforms altered to make way for tilted train . The Taipei Times. November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
10. ↑ Yimou Lee: Taiwan train crash kills 18 in deadliest rail tragedy in decades (en-US) . In: US . Retrieved October 21, 2018.