Tainan HSR station

Tainan
台南
Taiwan High Speed Rail
THSR railway station
Station exterior
Tainan
Traditional Chinese 台南
General information
Location 100 Guiren Blvd
Guiren District, Tainan
Taiwan
Coordinates 22°55′29″N 120°17′09″E / 22.9246°N 120.2857°E / 22.9246; 120.2857Coordinates: 22°55′29″N 120°17′09″E / 22.9246°N 120.2857°E / 22.9246; 120.2857
Line(s)
  THSR
Distance 313.7 km[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Architect Fei & Cheng Associates
Other information
Website www.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/84221373-8943-4a42-8707-bbd38f022138
History
Opened 2007-01-05[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 7.917 million per year[3]
Rank 6 out of 12
Services

Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station
Chiayi
towards Nangang
 THSR Zuoying
Terminus
Location
Tainan
Location within Taiwan
Direction sign of TRA platform which is behind ticket barrier in THSR Tainan Station.
There is gateway connected the THSR Tainan Station with Shalun Station.

Tainan (Chinese: 台南; pinyin: Táinán) is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, and is connected to Shalun station for TRA services.

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.[4] 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

  • 2006-11-03: Opened for service.
  • 2007-01-05: The segment from Banqiao 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)
1 1A ■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Northbound) Toward Chiayi, Taichung, Taoyuan, Taipei

Station layout

3F
Side platform
Platform 2 THSR toward Zuoying (Terminus)
Passing track THSR through service
Passing track THSR through service
Platform 1 THSR toward Taipei (Chiayi)
Side platform
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[5]
    • 【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

See also

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料". data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵". Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "投資人關係-營運資訊". Taiwan High Speed Rail (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Taiwan High Speed Tainan Station". Fei & Cheng Associates. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Bus Routing Information". 臺南市公車動態資訊系統. Retrieved 2013-08-12.


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