HSR Taichung Station (Taichung Metro)
History
The station is elevated and has two island platforms. Since all services stop at this station, the passing tracks located between platforms are rarely used to connect trains with the depot to the south. The station has a total area of 12 hectares (120,000 m).
The design of the station was carried out by HOY Architects, a Taipei based firm. Construction took four years and took $5 billion NTD, making it the most expensive station at the time of its opening.
Prior to the opening of Miaoli, Changhua and Yunlin HSR stations in December 2015, this was the only operational high speed rail station in Central Taiwan.
Utilization status
Due to the location of Taichung HSR station, not only can the station service residents of Taichung, but it can also service those living in the northern part of Changhua County in central Changhua. In addition, the development of Taichung has become increasingly prosperous in recent years. Since 2011, the number of passengers enter/exiting from Taichung HSR station has surpassed the number of passengers enter/exiting from Zuoying HSR station, and its growth continues to accelerate.
Platform layout
| 1 2 |
1A 1B |
■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Southbound) | Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Zuoying |
| 3 4 |
■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Passing tracks) |
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| 5 6 |
2A 2B |
■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Northbound) | Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei |
Station layout
| 3F | Platform 1A | THSR toward Zuoying (Changhua) |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 1B | THSR toward Zuoying (Changhua) | |
| Passing track | THSR through service | |
| Passing track | THSR through service | |
| Platform 2A | THSR toward Nangang (Miaoli) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 2B | THSR toward Nangang (Miaoli) | |
| 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 |
Metro service
A metro service operated by Taichung Metro is available through an out-of-station transfer. It is the western terminus of the Green line.
The HSR concourse could be reached via a bridge through Xinwuri railway station.
HSR services
HSR services 1xx, (1)2xx, (1)3xx, (1)5xx, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station, making this the HSR station with the most services and the only HSR station with all services.
Around the station
- TRA Xinwuri Station
- Dadu River
- Greater Taichung International Expo Center
- National Freeway 1
- National Freeway 3
- Provincial Highway 74
Gallery
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THSR Taichung Station lobby -
THSR Taichung Station northbound platforms -
THSR Taichung Station exterior
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