THSR Taichung Station

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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 44,791 (2012)[2]
Operator(s) Taiwan High Speed Rail
There is a bus stop near this station.
THSR Taichung Station lobby
THSR Taichung Station front
THSR Taichung Station northbound platforms

THSR Taichung Station (Chinese: 高鐵台中站; pinyin: Gāotiě Táizhōng Zhàn) 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 operational high speed rail station in central Taiwan before additional station getting operational.

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
toward Taipei
 Taiwan High Speed Rail
toward Zuoying

References

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  1. ↑ "Destinations". Taiwan High Speed Rail. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  2. ↑ "Table 2-9 Passenger Traffic of High-Speed Rail Stations". Ministry of Transportation and Communications. April 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-22. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Timetable 101201" (in Chinese). THSRC. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 
  • Italics indicate stations under construction
  • Grey text indicates planned stations.

Coordinates: 24°6′42.19″N 120°36′57.33″E / 24.1117194°N 120.6159250°E / 24.1117194; 120.6159250


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