A group of dog lovers and their pets boarded a train for Hualien yesterday on the country’s first train travel package allowing pet owners to tote their furry friends.
The group traveled on an express train from Taipei yesterday in a charter “pet party” carriage for dogs and their owners.
The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) launched a three-month trial period on July 1 to allow passengers to bring pets on the trains.
Liu Chu-mei (???), assistant manager at the Taipei-based travel agency that organized the tour, said the “very important dogs” traveling with the group would not only accompany their owners on the train, but also stay in their owners’ hotel rooms and eat at the same restaurants.
Liu, also a dog lover, said she first contacted the administration about 18 months ago about the possibility of designating train cars for pets to allow passengers to travel with them in a relaxed atmosphere.
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