Taichung HSR () 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 MRT. The station is adjacent to Xinwuri station of Taiwan Railway.
History The design of the station was carried out by HOY Architects, a Taipei-based firm. Construction took four years and $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.
Overview 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 .
Due to the location of the station, it can serve not only residents of Taichung, but also 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 entering/exiting from Taichung HSR station has surpassed the number of passengers enter/exiting from Zuoying HSR station, and this growth continues to accelerate.
Station layout 3FPlatform 1ATHSR toward Zuoying (Changhua)Island platformPlatform 1BTHSR toward Zuoying (Changhua)Passing trackTHSR through servicePassing trackTHSR through servicePlatform 2ATHSR toward (Miaoli)Island platformPlatform 2BTHSR toward Nangang (Miaoli) 2FLobbyEntrance/exit, information desk, tourism counter, shopsTicketing, automatic ticket machines, faregates, waiting areaRestrooms, nurseryPassageway (with TRA Xinwuri Station) Street levelOutside areaParking lot, buses, transfers, taxi standDrop-off area
MRT service The Taichung MRT is available through an out-of-station transfer. It is the western terminus of the .
The HSR concourse can 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 Xinwuri railway station Dadu River Greater Taichung International Expo Center National Freeway 1 National Freeway 3 Provincial Highway 74
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