2020/12/20 14:59 Taiwan Railways Administration Puyuma Express train Taiwan Railways Administration Puyuma Express train (Wikimedia Commons photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The southern section of Taiwan’s railway system, connecting Pingtung to Taitung, has finished the electrification process and will open to the public on Wednesday (Dec. 23). Taiwan’s Minister of Transportation Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) boarded a train departing from Pingtung at 7:33 a.m. Sunday morning (Dec. 20), ringing a bell to signify the commencement of operations. Lin said the southern segment of the railroad was the last step to electrify Taiwan’s railway network. On Wednesday morning, Lin and Pingtung County officials will preside over the inaugural ceremony at Pingtung Railway Station. According to Lin, after the electrification of the southbound railway, the Puyuma Express, Taroko Express, and Taiwan’s new EMU900 trains can pass through.