Free seating on Taiwanese trains
Train passegers take note. Although there is a "Seat no." printed, it is usually treated like an ink smudge because the locals don't give a damn about seat numbers. I bought a train ticket to Hualien from Keelung station. Looking at the seat number, I thought to myself I can finally sit down and relax, but when I boarded the train, all the seats have been taken!!! I asked a local(who is also standing) about this and he told me that this is very normal.So the next time you see a seat that you fancy, rush in and take it, it's yours!f.y.i this tip applies to Taiwanese buses as well
