Taichung HSR station

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

Taichung 台中
THSR railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	台中
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táizhōng Gāotiě Zhàn Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ Hakka Romanization Tǒi-zóng (Sixian dialect) Toi-zhùng (Hailu dialect) Southern Min Tâi-lô Tâi-tiong
General information
Location	8 Zhanqu 2nd Rd Wuri District, Taichung Taiwan
Coordinates	24.1117°N 120.6161°E / 24.1117; 120.6161
Line(s)	THSR
Distance	165.6 km[1]
Connections	Conventional rail Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	TAC／07
Website	www.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/4b80429e-2b1a-429d-93ab-6870d49cab03
History
Opened	2007-01-05[2]
Passengers
2018	22.115 million per year[3]  5.45%
Rank	2 out of 12
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station Miaoli towards Nangang THSR Changhua towards Zuoying
Location Taichung Location within Taiwan

HSR Taichung station 119 高鐵臺中站
General information
Location	Wuri, Taichung Taiwan
Operated by	Taichung Metro
Line(s)	Green line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	119
History
Opened	25 April 2021 (2021-04-25)
Services
Preceding station Taichung Metro Following station Terminus Green line Wuri towards Beitun Main

Taichung HSR (Chinese: 台中高鐵站; pinyin: Táizhōng Gāotiě Zhàn) is a railway and metro station in Wuri District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail and the Green Line of the Taichung Metro. The station is adjacent to Xinwuri Station of Taiwan Railway Administration.^[4]

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 m²).^[5]

The design of the station was carried out by HOY Architects, a Taipei based firm.^[6] Construction took four years and took $5 billion NTD, making it the most expensive station at the time of its opening.^[7]

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)
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.^[8][9]

The HSR concourse could be reached via a bridge through Xinwuri railway station.^[10]

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

• 
  THSR Taichung Station lobby
• 
  THSR Taichung Station northbound platforms
• 
  THSR Taichung Station exterior

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. "高鐵時刻表及票價資訊" (PDF). Taiwan High Speed Rail. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
5. 陳建徵 (16 October 2004). "高鐵生活圈透天厝暴漲100萬". Apple Daily. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
6. "台灣高速鐵路台中車站". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
7. 張惠民 (24 October 2006). "〈獨家〉SOGO新館設計團隊 50億打造烏日站". TVBS.
8. 郝雪卿、蘇木春 (2020-11-15). "台中捷運綠線試營運16日起1個月免費搭 市民興奮終於等到了[影]". 中央通訊社.
9. "臺中捷運未來營運計畫" (PDF). Transportation Bureau of Taichung City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taichung Metro. May 8, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
10. "台中捷運綠線18個車站站名出爐 搭乘友善度為命名首要原則". Taichung City Government (in Chinese (Taiwan)). June 30, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2019.