Tainan 台南  | |||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 台南 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 100 Guiren Blvd Gueiren District, Tainan Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°55′29″N 120°17′09″E / 22.9246°N 120.2857°E | ||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 313.7 km [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Fei & Cheng Associates | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TAN／11 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 January 2007 [2] | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 8.321 million per year
[3]  5.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 6 out of 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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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. Tainan HSR station is about 17 km away from Tainan railway station.
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) |
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| 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 Nangang ( 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 Medical Center
- 【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.
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
- Taiwan Tainan Detention Center
Image gallery
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THSR Tainan Station exterior -
An inside view of the skyway to Shalun Station -
The Waiting area of THSR Tainan Station -
A northbound train was approaching Tainan Station.
See also
Sources
References
- ^ "高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料". data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵". Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "投資人關係-營運資訊". Taiwan High Speed Rail (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Taiwan High Speed Tainan Station". Fei & Cheng Associates. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Bus Routing Information". 臺南市公車動態資訊系統. Retrieved 2013-08-12.