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Tainan HSR station

Tainan is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, and is connected to station for TRA services. It is near the border between Kaohsiung City and Tainan City. Tainan HSR station is about 17 km away from Tainan railway station.

Overview

Tainan Station, part of the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) network, was designed by Fei & Cheng Associates and constructed primarily by the Shimizu Corporation. The station features an elevated structure with two side platforms and a total floor area of 28,708 square meters (309,010 square feet). It is built using steel and reinforced concrete.

The architectural design includes a horizontally connected roof between the station building and the platforms. A distinctive oval-shaped skylight is positioned at the center of the station hall, allowing natural light to illuminate the interior space.

History

History

3 November 2006: Tainan Station officially opened for service.

5 January 2007: The THSR segment between Banqiao and Zuoying commenced operations, with trains beginning to stop at Tainan Station.

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.

Platform layout

Station layout

Shuttle Bus

The station has a Bus stop located nearby Exit 2.

  • Bus Route[4]
  • 【32】 HSR Tainan Station ─ The Indigenous Culture Museum
  • 【62】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Chimei Medical Center
  • 【H31】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Tainan City Hall
  • 【G16】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Guanmiao Junior High School ─ Guanmiao Bus Station ─ Sinhun Bus Station
  • 【R3】 Guanmiao Bus Station ─ HSR Tainan Station ─ Tainan Airport ─TRA Tainan Station ─ Tainan Bus Station
  • 【R14】 Chang Jung Christian University ─ HSR Tainan Station ─ Downtown Gueiren ─ Guanmiao Bus Station

HSR services

HSR services (1)2xx, (1)3xx, 583, 598, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Oiran Train Scenic Park

On December 22nd, 2023, the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation opened the Oiran Train Scenic Park at the Tainan HSR Station. It features the 0 series "Oiran" train car that was originally transported from Japan for surveying and track testing during the construction of Taiwan's high speed rail.[5]

The train is one of two 0 series trains located outside of Japan, and was a gift from the West Japan Railway Company. After its service from 2004 to 2006, the train was stored at the HSR Liujia Depot in Hsinchu. Restoration on the car by the Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum began in 2017 and completed in 2019. [6]

Around the station

  • Provincial Highway No. 86
  • Mitsui Outlet Park Tainan
  • National Cheng Kung University Aviation Space and Technology Research Center
  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Tainan campus
  • Chang Jung Christian University
  • Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City
  • ICC Tainan convention center
  • Taiwan Tainan Detention Center

Image gallery

See also

  • Taiwan High Speed Rail
  • Tainan

Sources

References

  1. 高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料 data.gov.tw, retrieved 30 August 2018^
  2. 計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵 Railway Bureau, MOTC, retrieved 29 August 2018^
  3. 投資人關係-營運資訊 Taiwan High Speed Rail, retrieved 29 August 2018^
  4. Bus Routing Information 臺南市公車動態資訊系統, retrieved 2013-08-12^
  5. New train site boosts Tainan tourism Taiwan Today, 2023-12-27, retrieved 2024-07-17^
  6. Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum tdiscovery.thsrc.com.tw, retrieved 2024-07-17^