Railway Act Article 46

Transportation contracts of passengers or freight are brought into existence due to the railway institutes’ acceptance of transportation. Passengers shall be transported on time, if unable to transport on time, railway institutions shall be liable to indemnify for the delay.In case the aforementioned transportation delay is due to force majeure, the indemnity will be limited to a necessary fee of additional expense for delay of passengers.Railway institutions shall provide the criterion of indemnity on delay situations and report to the MOTC to approve for future reference.In case the damage to passenger exceeds the aforementioned criterion of indemnity, said passenger may still ask for indemnity on other acts.
中文原文 鐵路法第46條
旅客或物品運送契約,因鐵路機構承諾運送而成立。
鐵路機構應將旅客準時送達;未能準時送達者,應負遲延之賠償責任。
前項遲延送達係因不可抗力所致者,其賠償以旅客因遲延而增加支出之必要費用為限。
鐵路機構應依遲延情形,訂定賠償基準,報交通部備查後公告實施。
旅客所受損害超過前項賠償基準者,仍得依據其他法律請求賠償。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.