Chiayi () is a high-speed rail station in Taibao City,

Chiayi County Chiayi County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename wa ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

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 ...

Overview

The station is elevated 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 platform ...

s. The two platforms are connected by an overhead skyway. The station was designed by Fei & Cheng Associates and constructed primarily by

Takenaka Corporation is one of five major general contractors in Japan. Takenaka provides architectural, engineering, and construction services and has its headquarters located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. Takenaka has eight domestic offices in Japan with ...

. 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. The total floor area is and is constructed from steel and reinforced concrete.

History

THSR

* 2006-11-03: The station opened for service. * 2007-01-05: The segment from

Banqiao Banqiao () may refer to: Taiwan *Banqiao District, seat of New Taipei Mainland China *Banqiao Dam (), dam on the Ru River near Zhumadian, Henan that suffered an infamous failure in 1975 *Banqiao Town (disambiguation) *Banqiao Township (disambigua ...

to opened for service. Trains begin stopping at the station.

Bus rapid transit

* 2007-01-05: A temporary bus rapid transit (BRT) line linking the station begins service. * 2008-01-31: Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) formally opens for service.

Station layout

HSR services

HSR services 203, 295, 1202, (1)3xx, 583, 598, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Around the station

Chang Gung University of Science and Technology Chang Gung University of Science and Technology (CGUST; ) is a private university in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, and Puzi City, Chiayi County of Taiwan. History CGUST was originally established as Ming Chi College of Technology in 1983. I ...

Ping Huang Coffee Museum The Ping Huang Coffee Museum () is a museum about coffee in Taibao City, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Architecture The museum spreads over two floors. The ground floor consists of the coffee knowledge area, Golden Mandeling avenue, tasting area and ...

Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum The Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum (NPMSB; ) is a museum in Taibao City, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History To improve the cultural equity between Northern Taiwan and Southern Taiwan, the Executive Yuan approved the construction of ...

* Zhecheng Cultural Park *

Special Zone * Chiayi County Government * Suantou Village ( Lioujiao administrative center) * Chiayi County Baseball Stadium * Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch * National Taiwan College of Physical Education, Chiayi Campus

References

{{Taiwan High Speed Rail 2006 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations in Chiayi County Railway stations opened in 2006 Railway stations served by Taiwan High Speed Rail