Miaoli () is a railway station in
Miaoli County, Taiwan 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 ...
. Transfers to
Fengfu railway station
Fengfu () is a railway station of Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung line located in Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Transfers to THSR Miaoli Station can be made at this station.
History
*25 May 1903: The station opened for s ...
can be made at this station, which links to
Miaoli railway station
Miaoli () is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.
Overview
The station has one side platform and one island platform. It also has a tourist information center. Miaoli Station is an important station on the ...
located in
Miaoli City
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 relative ...
.
Overview
Due to funding problems, Miaoli Station was not constructed when Taiwan High Speed Rail first opened for service in 2007, and the detailed design began in 2010. Construction began on 28 January 2013,
and the station opened on 1 December 2015.
The station consists of one elevated main station and 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. Availability of high speed rail reduced travel time between Miaoli County and Taipei City to 43-49 minutes.
To allow transfers to
TRA,
Fengfu railway station
Fengfu () is a railway station of Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung line located in Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Transfers to THSR Miaoli Station can be made at this station.
History
*25 May 1903: The station opened for s ...
was moved approx. 400 meters north of its original location on September 10, 2016 to connect with the HSR station.
Station layout
HSR services
The station is only served by trains which stop at all stations. It is normally served by 8xx trains which stop at all stations on the Taiwan High Speed Rail, and occasionally served by (1)5xx trains which depart/terminate at
Taichung HSR station
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 Metro. The station is adjacent to Xinwuri Station of Taiwan Railway Administration. ...
.
Around the station
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Hakka Round House
The Hakka Round House () is a Hakka building in Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
History
The house was built by Miaoli County Government and was opened on 25 October 2014 with a cost of NT$130 million. In 2015, the county government ...
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Yingtsai Academy
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TRA Fengfu Station
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan:
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ...
References
Railway stations served by Taiwan High Speed Rail
Railway stations in Miaoli County
2015 establishments in Taiwan
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