Taichung HSR () is a railway and metro station in Wuri District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail and the

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of the

Taichung Metro The Taichung MRT (also called Taichung Mass Rail Transit or Taichung Metro) is a rapid transit system in Taichung, Taiwan. In addition to Taichung, it may serve Changhua and Nantou counties in the future. Taichung Metro's first route, the Green ...

. The station is adjacent to

Xinwuri Station Xinwuri () is a railway station in Wuri District, Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It is connected to Taichung HSR station via a bridge, and also has a connection to Taichung HSR Station metro station. Overview The station consis ...

of Taiwan Railway Administration.

History

The station is elevated and has two

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s. 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 . The design of the station was carried out by HOY Architects, a

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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 Miaoli City (Wade–Giles: ''Miao²-li⁴''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-sṳ''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-chhī'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Miaoli has a relatively hi ...

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and

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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

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, but it can also service those living in the northern part of

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

in central

. 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

Station layout

Metro service

A metro service operated by

is available through an out-of-station transfer. It is the western terminus of the . The HSR concourse could be reached via a bridge through

Xinwuri railway station Xinwuri () is a railway station in Wuri District, Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It is connected to Taichung HSR station via a bridge, and also has a connection to Taichung HSR Station metro station. Overview The station consis ...

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 *

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* National Freeway 1 * National Freeway 3 * Provincial Highway 74

Gallery

References

{{TCMRT Green Line Railway stations served by Taiwan High Speed Rail Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations opened in 2006 Taichung Metro