[2] It was constructed by Nippon Sharyo and Taiwan Rolling Stock Company and began operations on 20 November 2007.

[3] The EMU700 adopts current rules of Taiwan Railway Administration known as RAMS: Reliability; Availability; Maintainability; System Safety.

[4] A lunchbox counter designed in the style of the EMU700 front cab also exists at Platform 2 of Shulin Station in New Taipei City, Taiwan since July 2009.

The EMU700 has distinctive hinged nose cone unlike its predecessors in the EMU line with smooth fronts.

It has an onboard broadcasting system that is able to play a note sound upon arrival to a station and when the doors open and close.