THSR Taichung Station


THSR Taichung Station 高鐵台中站
THSR Taichung Station Lobby
Location
Municipality	Taichung
District(s)	Wuri
Address	No. 8, Kaotie Pei Rd.^[1]
Info
Type	Elevated
History
Opened	October 24, 2006
Rail services
Line(s)	■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (TAC)
Daily Ridership	35,724 (2010)^[2]
Operator(s)	Taiwan High Speed Rail
There is a bus stop near this station.

THSR Taichung Station (高鐵台中站) is an elevated station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail located in Wuri District, Taichung City, Taiwan. Transfers can be made to Xinwuri Station on the TRA Western Line. It is currently the only high speed rail station in central Taiwan prior to completion of additional stations.

1 Overview
- 1.1 History
- 1.2 Platform layout
2 Station layout
3 Service routes
4 Around the station
5 References

Overview

The station is elevated and has two island platforms. There are a total of 10 exits for the station. It is the farthest station by minimum distance for adjacent stations (85.9 km (53.4 mi) to Chiayi and 93.5 km (58.1 mi) to Hsinchu), making the minimum fee to enter the station the most expensive.^[3]

History

October 24, 2006: The station opened for service.
January 5, 2007: The segment from Banciao to Zuoying opens for service. The station becomes a stopping station.

Platform layout

1 2	1A 1B	■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Southbound)	Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Zuoying
3 4		■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Passing tracks)
5 6	2A 2B	■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Northbound)	Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei

Station layout

3F	Platform 1A	THSR toward Zuoying (Chiayi)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	THSR toward Zuoying (Chiayi)
	Passing track	THSR through service
	Passing track	THSR through service
	Platform 2A	THSR toward Taipei (Hsinchu)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	THSR toward Taipei (Hsinchu)

2F	Lobby	Entrance/Exit, information desk, tourism counter, shops Ticketing, automatic ticket machines, faregates, waiting area Restrooms, nursery
		Passageway (with TRA Xinwuri Station)

Street Level

Outside Area

Parking lot, buses, transfers, taxi stand
Drop-off area

Service routes

Currently, all high speed rail trains stop at this station, either as a stop or as a terminus.^[3]

Around the station

Preceding station		Taiwan High Speed Rail		Following station
Hsinchu toward Taipei		Taiwan High Speed Rail		Chiayi toward Zuoying

References

^ "Destinations". Taiwan High Speed Rail. http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/destinations/des_route.asp. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
^ "Table 2-9 Passenger Traffic of High-Speed Rail Stations". Ministry of Transportation and Communications. January 2011. http://www.motc.gov.tw/motchypage/monthly_eng/c2090.xls. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
^ ^a ^b "Timetable 101201" (in Chinese). THSRC. 2010-12-01. http://www.thsrc.com.tw/download/timetable_101201_tc.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-11.

Taiwan High Speed Rail

Nangang - Taipei - Banciao - Taoyuan - Hsinchu - Miaoli - Taichung - Changhua - Yunlin - Chiayi - Tainan - Zuoying - Kaohsiung Italics indicate stations under construction. Grey text indicates planned stations.