Tainan HSR 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.

This article is about the THSR station. For the connected TRA station, see Shalun railway station. For the TRA station with the same name, see Tainan railway station.
Tainan

台南
THSR railway station
Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese台南
General information
Location100 Guiren Blvd
Gueiren District, Tainan
Taiwan
Coordinates22.9246°N 120.2857°E / 22.9246; 120.2857
Line(s)
  THSR
Distance313.7 km[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ArchitectFei & Cheng Associates
Other information
Station codeTAN／11
Websitewww.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/84221373-8943-4a42-8707-bbd38f022138
History
Opened2007-01-05[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)8.321 million per year[3]  5.1%
Rank6 out of 12
Services
Preceding station 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.
THSR Tainan Station is connected by skywalk to TRA Shalun Station shown above.

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 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

Around the station
  • THSR Tainan Station exterior
  • An inside view of the skyway to Shalun Station
  • Publicity of transferring to downtown Tainan in 20 minutes
  • The Waiting area of THSR Tainan Station
  • A northbound train was approaching Tainan Station.
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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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