( CNN ) -- Six hundred passengers were evacuated from a high-speed train in Taiwan on Friday after explosives -- attached to a timer and apparently close to detonation -- were found in luggage inside a restroom , police said . The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. train stopped at Hsinchu City after someone found the explosives in two pieces of luggage shortly after 9 a.m. , according to police . Police said the luggage was emitting white smoke , and people nearby could smell gas . The setup included 5 liters of gasoline and an activated timer device to trigger them , police said . Investigators believe the explosives would have detonated had authorities not intervened , according to police . They said they believe the blast would have taken out one carriage . A carriage can carry about 60 passengers . Police did not release any information about who could be responsible for the device . The train started at Zuoying and was headed to Taipei . CNN 's Karen Smith and Jason Hanna contributed to this report .
Investigators : The bomb could have taken out one carriage , carrying up to 60 people . Someone found the device in a Taiwan High Speed Rail train , police say . Hundreds of passengers are evacuated at Hsinchu City . The timer on the bomb was activated , police say .