THSR Taoyuan Station
Encyclopedia
THSR Taoyuan Station (高鐵桃園站) is an underground station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail
located in Zhongli City
, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
. It is also known as Chingpu Station (青埔車站).
s. The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation signed contracts with both China Airlines
and EVA Air
for preferential services at this station for the two airlines' outbound passengers. Twenty-two hectares of land around the station are slated for commercial and manufacturing development, with the goal of developing the area into an international commercial city.
In the future the station will also connect to the Taoyuan Airport MRT (scheduled to begin service in 2012) and the planned Taoyuan MRT
network. The station will be elevated with one island platform
and one side platform
.
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Republic of China from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung...
located in Zhongli City
Zhongli, Taiwan
Zhongli City , formerly Chungli , is a city in Taoyuan County of Taiwan, Republic of China. It became a city before Taoyuan City, the county seat of Taoyuan County...
, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. It is also known as Chingpu Station (青埔車站).
Overview
The underground station has two side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation signed contracts with both China Airlines
China Airlines
China Airlines is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of Republic of China . Although not directly state-owned, the airline is owned by China Airlines Group, which is owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation...
and EVA Air
EVA Air
EVA Airways Corporation "; ) is an airline based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully...
for preferential services at this station for the two airlines' outbound passengers. Twenty-two hectares of land around the station are slated for commercial and manufacturing development, with the goal of developing the area into an international commercial city.
In the future the station will also connect to the Taoyuan Airport MRT (scheduled to begin service in 2012) and the planned Taoyuan MRT
Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System
Taoyuan Rail Transit is a proposed rapid transit system for the Taoyuan area in Taiwan. The proposed network will consist of five lines...
network. The station will be elevated with one island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
and one side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
.
History
- November 10, 2006: The station opened for service.
- January 5, 2007: The segment from BanciaoBanqiao StationBanqiao Station or Banciao Station is a train station located in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station serves high-speed rail, conventional rail, and metro trains...
to Zuoying opened for service. Trains begin stopping at the station.
Station layout
| Street Level | Lobby | Entrance/Exit, ticketing, automatic ticket machines, restrooms, information desk Tourism counter, retail stores Parking lot, transfers, taxi stand, drop-off area China Airlines China Airlines China Airlines is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of Republic of China . Although not directly state-owned, the airline is owned by China Airlines Group, which is owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation... , EVA Air EVA Air EVA Airways Corporation "; ) is an airline based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully... check-in counters |
| B1 | Concourse | Waiting area, nursery, retail stores |
| B2 | |
Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| Platform 1 | THSR Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Republic of China from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung... toward Zuoying (Hsinchu THSR Hsinchu Station THSR Hsinchu Station is an elevated station of Taiwan High Speed Rail located in Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It opened for service in 2006. The THSR Hsinchu Station was designed by Taiwanese architect Kris Yao.-Overview:... ) |
| Platform 2 | THSR Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Republic of China from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung... toward Taipei (Banciao Banqiao Station Banqiao Station or Banciao Station is a train station located in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The station serves high-speed rail, conventional rail, and metro trains... ) |
Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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Around the station
- Ching Yun UniversityChing Yun UniversityChing Yun University（; Hakka: Ciàng-iŭn Tai-hok; abbreviation CYU）is a university in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan. CYU is also known as Ching Yun Tech .- Present Situation :...
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport: frequent buses link the airport and the station.
- National Highway No. 2National Highway No. 2 (Taiwan)National Highway No. 2 is a freeway, which begins in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Dayuan, Taoyuan and ends in Yingge at the junction with National Highway No. 3.-Junction list:*National Highway No. 1 at Airport JCT. in Luzhu, Taoyuan...
Dajhu Interchange - Metro Walk Mall
- Liqingpu Elementary School
- Taoyuan County Baseball Stadium