THSR Tainan Station
THSR Tainan Station 高鐵台南站 | |
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|---|---|
| Tainan Station | |
| Location | |
| City | Tainan |
| District(s) | Guiren |
| Address | No. 100, Gueiren Blvd[1] |
| Info | |
| Type | Elevated |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Accessible |  |
| History | |
| Opened | November 3, 2006 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Taiwan High Speed Rail (TNN) |
| Daily Ridership | 17,960 (2013)[2] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan High Speed Rail |
 There is a medium bus rotary at this station. | |
THSR Tainan Station (高鐵台南站) is a Taiwan High Speed Rail station located in Guiren District, Tainan City, Taiwan. Besides the Shuttle Bus service, passengers can transfer to downtown Tainan and other towns in the greater Tainan area by local train of TRA Shalun Line .
Overview
Tainan station was designed by Fei & Cheng Associates and constructed primarily by Shimizu Corporation. The total floor area is 28,708 m2 (309,010 sq ft) and is constructed from steel and reinforced concrete.[3] The station is an elevated structure with two side platforms.
The roof of the station building and the platform are horizontally connected, and an oval-shaped skylight is installed in the center of the station hall.
History
- November 3, 2006: Opened for service.
- January 5, 2007: The segment from Banciao to Zuoying opened for service. Trains begin stopping at Tainan Station.
Platform layout
| 4 | 2A | ■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Southbound) | Toward Zuoying |
| 3 2 |
■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Passing tracks) |
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| 1 | 1A | ■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Northbound) | Toward Chiayi, Taichung, Taoyuan, Taipei |
Station layout
| 3F | |
| Platform 2 | THSR toward Zuoying (Terminus) |
| Passing track | THSR through service |
| Passing track | THSR through service |
| Platform 1 | THSR toward Taipei (Chiayi) |
| 2F | Connecting Level | Ticketing gates, waiting area, infant care room. The skywalk connected THSR Station with TRA Shalun Station. |
| Ground Level | Lobby | Entrance/Exit, ticketing, automatic ticketing machines, restrooms, information desk Parking lot, transfer station, taxi stand, drop-off area |
Shuttle Bus
The station has a Bus stop located nearby Exit 2.
- Bus Route[4]
- 【H31】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Tainan City Hall
- 【H62】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Chimei Hospital
- 【R3】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Tainan Airport ─TRA Tainan Station
- 【R14】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Downtown Guiren ─ Guanmiao
Around the station
- Provincial Highway No. 86
- National Cheng Kung University Aviation Space and Technology Research Center
- National Chiao Tung University, Tainan campus
- Chang Jung Christian University
- Taiwan Tainan Detention Center
Image gallery
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THSR Tainan Station exterior
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An inside view of the skyway to Shalun Station
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Publicity of transferring to downtown Tainan in 20 minutes
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The Waiting area of THSR Tainan Station
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A northbound train was approaching Tainan Station.
See also
Sources
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to THSR Tainan Station. |
- ↑ "Destinations". Taiwan High Speed Rail. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ↑ "Table 2-9 Passenger Traffic of High-Speed Rail Stations" (PDF). Ministry of Transportation and Communications. January 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-1. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Taiwan High Speed Tainan Station". Fei & Cheng Associates. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ↑ "Bus Routing Information". 臺南市公車動態資訊系統. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
| Preceding station | Taiwan High Speed Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Taipei | Taiwan High Speed Rail | Terminus |
Coordinates: 22°55′29.07″N 120°17′8.76″E / 22.9247417°N 120.2857667°E