Taoyuan HSR () is a high-speed rail and metro station in

Zhongli District Zhongli District () is a District (Taiwan), district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Zhongli is spelled variously as ''Jungli'', ''Jongli'', ''Jhongli'' or ''Chungli'' on railway stations, bus stops and road signs. Historically, the city is the site of t ...

, Taoyuan,

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, served by

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...

and

Taoyuan Airport MRT Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT (Mass Rapid Transit), commonly known as the Airport MRT, is a rapid transit line of Taoyuan Metro that connects the municipalities of Taipei, New Taipei, and Taoyuan with Taoyuan International Airport. T ...

, and is also known as Qingpu Station ().

History

* 10 November 2006: This station opened for service. * 05 January 2007: The segment from the

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to Zuoying opened for service and trains began stopping at this station. * 02 March 2017: The

opened for service connecting the station to the now completed

Taoyuan Metro The Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a rapid transit system serving Taoyuan City in Taiwan. The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, of which 2 are now ...

line. The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation signed contracts with

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for preferential services at this station for the airline's outbound passengers.

HSR station layout

The

section of the station is underground with two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s. Prior to the abolition of Taoyuan Air Force Base, Taoyuan Air Force Base had set an altitude limit for the construction of

, which is why the high-speed rail station is underground. Prior to the opening of

, the area this station is located in,

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, was very deserted and distant from Central Taoyuan. This has begun to change after the opening of

, with major developments such as the opening of a new outlet mall, an IKEA store, and an indoor aquarium. Twenty-two hectares around the station are reserved for commercial and industrial development, with the goal of developing the area into an international commercial city. Image:Platform 2, THSR Taoyuan Station 20211003.jpg, Taoyuan HSR station northbound route map Image:THSR 700T at Platform 1, THSR Taoyuan Station 20070727.jpg, THSR Taoyuan Station platform

Taoyuan Airport MRT station layout

The

section of the station is elevated with two

HSR services

HSR services 295, (1)3xx, (1)5xx, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Around the station

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(17 minutes by

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) * National Highway No. 2 Dazhu Interchange * Metro Walk Mall * Liqingpu Elementary School *

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* Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum

References

{{Taoyuan Metro Airport MRT Railway stations opened in 2006 Railway stations served by Taiwan High Speed Rail Zhongli District Railway stations in Taoyuan City 2006 establishments in Taiwan Taoyuan Airport MRT stations